99 saturn sl2 mods

[mazdamx-6ls]

hi, i have a '99 saturn sl2 w/ 94k miles. and I was wondering whether anybody has any advise on doing some performance mods. (easy to install and not too much work) . want to gain a little more HP and Torque. the car is stock right now.
also does anyone know any good performance spark plugs and wires for this car?

thank you
any suggestions will be appreciated.

[nightwolf364]

Try going to www.SPS.com

[sickcallawayc12]

www.spswebpage.com
http://www.saturnmotorsports.com/
two best places to get aftermarket saturn parts.
the only easy mod you can do yourself is add a cold air intake (AEM or an ebay knockoff or make your own, assuming you have a manual tranny) and maybe a bored out throttle body. The only other ones worth doing is a cat back exhaust, header, springs, struts, sway bar if you can find one (i don't think they produce them anymore) and tires. A saturn isn't a performance vehicle; it is an economy car that can whup ass on an autocross track when properly equipped. Adding the listed performance mods to your saturn will boost hp by at the most 10-20 and i believe you actually LOSE torque in the process. If you want serious performance gains it will cost a lot of money, time, and won't be fun. It really isn't worth doing unless it is a hobby/race on the weekend kind of thing and your saturn isn't a daily driver. If you really want to do serious gains then check out www.turbosaturns.net.

[nightwolf364]

Yeah... thats the one

[colt72108]

ya ive been looking around, i have the same car with about the same milage, i just got a new obx exhaust header. its pretty hard trying to find mods for this car, but they are out there. check out www.cardomain.com ive been looking there for mods. as for the air intake, not really worth it unless u can somehow rig it to actually get cold air from outside the car in. cuz the only air intakes ive been able to find just suck up the warm air from in the engine, wich really loses the point of a cold air intake. so just get a cheap knock off unless ur skilled to rig up a better one. itll save u about 150. (i found a cheap one off ebay for $50. while AEM is arround $200)

check out mine, im posting up new pics as i get them. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3153220

[RC1488]

like everyone else said above, the s-series is not a straight line winner. However in the handling dept it soarsss. In autocross my competition are wrx's, gti, tc, and mazda 6's. And even tho my car is an AUTO! i do quite well!

I suggest working on the handling of the car. new suspensions, good brakes, and good tires are the way to go. I just ordered yokahoma S.Drives for this seasons autox. I have Falkens on right now.

I also made my own intake. It has a flap on the end so i can close it during hard rain and the winter (alot of salt in NY). The difference can be felt! I feel more torque at the cruising rpms which is great.

I also have HID's for my high beams, Xenons for the low beams, Red leds lighting up the instrument cluster, Logitech sound systems, LED emegency strobe lights, and LED turn and brake lights.

[colt72108]

a flap on the end of the air intake? howd u do that? i live in boston and i have the same weather problems as u pretty much and a flap for the intake sounds like an ammazing idea

[Cat Fuzz]

Spark plugs and wires won't do anything unless the ones you have are defective. Don't get fancy on ignition stuff. You'll be wasting your money.

[RC1488]

Originally Posted by colt72108

a flap on the end of the air intake? howd u do that? i live in boston and i have the same weather problems as u pretty much and a flap for the intake sounds like an ammazing idea

Really its just a butterfly flap at the intake. Where the fog light would go, is where the flap is. A pipe carries fresh clean air right into the air box and then the engine. I can remove the airbox and have it go straight to the engine but i only do that on race days. It works quite well!

[colt72108]

aight ur losing me on that part, wuts an airbox? butterfly flap? sorry im new to this and wanna learn as much as i can. got any pictures?

[kingkevin8]

Easy and cheap... find a stock header from a saturn sc2, i think they're in the 92 model year. then put an intake on and there's cheap and easy gain (not including the rest of the exhaust).

[RC1488]

[colt72108]

thats the butterfly flap?

[RC1488]

Yupp

[colt72108]

dam...thats genuis. do u have to open it manually? and does it stay closed or swing open from time to time?
and why does it look like a microchip? (sorry for all the questions, just really cureous)