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10-21-2002, 11:24 PM
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What to do with a Saturn?
Hey, my friend has a Saturn (I think it's 1998). It's your basic 4 banger, and he's wanting more power out of it (he can't even get the thing to spin the tires! Even in reverse!). He put one of those huge round mufflers on it....but didn't help much. What would you guys reccomend he do to make it go faster? I don't know much about the newer technology and electronics that you guys deal with (like in his saturn), hence, I have the good ole power of the '81 corvette....so I thought I'd just see what you guys have to say. And remember, he doesn't want to pay a whole lot...so just the best bang for the buck. Is there any kind of chip he can put in it or something else? (no Nitrous, turbo or superchargers). Thanks!
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10-21-2002, 11:45 PM
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Nope, there isn't much he can do without a turbo or internal modications.
Here's what he can do, take the cylinder head to a machine shop and have the ports matched and a bit of bowl work done. After that, he might be able to find a header for it, that might pick up a few horses. Other than that, the only way to get more speed out of a saturn cheaply is to crash it and use the insurance money to buy a faster car.
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10-22-2002, 05:17 AM
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or just go off a cliff, see how fast you can hit the bottom
 *I like saturns bty*
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10-22-2002, 01:44 PM
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Re: What to do with a Saturn?
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The Saturn would benefit from a K&N drop-in filter & cut a bigger hole in the air filter's intake box. Other than that, I've seen some sweet Saturrns, but again they put $$$ into them.
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#6
10-22-2002, 01:49 PM
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Get some stickers. Those make everything go faster. oh, and a body kit and maybe a wing. That'll drop at least 45 HP in it right off the bat.
In all honesty, there's not much for a saturn. If you want to soup a car and have lots of parts avalible for everything you can think of, buy a Civic.
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10-22-2002, 05:50 PM
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Re: Re: What to do with a Saturn?
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I would never advise cutting up your airbox, it's just more likely to get dirt and stuff on your filter. Contrary to popular belief, a K&N filter is not always effective. In fact, most box/sheet style filter flow a lot more than the engine needs, yes, even when dirty. Ever seen a dirty K&N? Regular filters work fine most of the time...
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Connor - Porsche Nazi since 2001, VW defiler since 2004 This here's a Fabrication forum! My lugnut requires more torque than your LS1 makes.
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10-22-2002, 05:52 PM
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Connor - Porsche Nazi since 2001, VW defiler since 2004 This here's a Fabrication forum! My lugnut requires more torque than your LS1 makes.
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10-22-2002, 07:23 PM
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my k&N was dirty, so I cleaned/recharged it
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10-22-2002, 10:39 PM
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TORNADO!!!!!
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 Not mine, but a nice one! I have one though, 1994 Bonneville, new vehicle section doesn't let you list more then 1 car.
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10-23-2002, 05:40 AM
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Exactly my point. Isn't cleaning the K&N a lot more maintainance than simply replacing it?
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Connor - Porsche Nazi since 2001, VW defiler since 2004 This here's a Fabrication forum! My lugnut requires more torque than your LS1 makes.
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10-23-2002, 05:56 AM
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well, I did notice a slight change in milage, and a possable change in power when I did get one,
And no, if you got the time its really easy to recharge one, and its alot cheeper, the kit is $11 but its got a good 5 uses.
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