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This is a discussion on Best Upgrades within the 3.8L V6 Naturaly Aspirated (L36)(L26) forums, part of the Engine category; I currently own a stock 00 gt coupe, I was wonderin what upgrades could significantly improve my bhp or is ...

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Old 11-02-2008, 09:14 PM
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I currently own a stock 00 gt coupe, I was wonderin what upgrades could significantly improve my bhp or is it best to upgrade to a gtp?
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Buy a GTP, Turbo It, or Top Swap! If you don't want to spend that much then FWI, DP, 1 step colder plugs, er ratio rockers, ZZP HVTB, HV3 insert, water underdrive pulley, reprogram PCM should make the car a little more responsive and improve your bhp.
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Just top swap it, and get supporting mods
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Why do you have a GXP in your avatar? lol
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i own a gxp and several other cars, in fact I like to fool with cars just to upgrade them to a more respectable overall vehicle
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if i were to buy a used s/c of a totaled gtp what other upgrades would i need to make my engine and tranny capable of handling the additional tourque, and what would that with a 3/4 pulley, k&N air intake and a flowmaster bring my bhp to about?
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You'd need either ZZP's SS M90 kit or the heads, LIM, TB, crank pulley, idler pulleys, coil pack bracket, etc from a supercharged car.

If you put a supercharger on a non-supercharged car with 3.4 and only mufflers and a K&N intake you will blow it up. You need a lot more supporting mods than that to run the stock pulley safely on a L36 short block, and even more to run a 3.4.
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Stickers. Lots and Lots of stickers. Each one, MINIMUM 5 HP gain.
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