I am a new member to the posting but not a new Vibe owner. I am intrested in giving a little more bump to the car. I have a 2004 Base, well its my wifes but I still want to "Pump it Up a Little" for my enjoyment. I have read tons of stuff on the GM Supercharger and I cannot see that amount of money for around 50hp. Does anyone have any Ideas?
Nope, can't help you at all. But welcome aboard! There are lots of people here who CAN help! And let me (finally) be the first to say--we love pics! Enjoy your stay in Vibedom!
welcome! well 50hp with out a forced induction is probably unlikely. but theres some small cheaper mods that can give it a little giddy up. -Cold air intake ie. injen cai-full exhaust with cat.back, like headers, downpipe and magnaflow exhaust.-new chip , i think emanage has one? or something like that.-throttle body spacer-nosif you search any of these you'll find a bunch of threads on people that have them and more!
I think the supercharger is probably not a good idea anymore, reading damronjr's supercharger support forecast at the bottom of http://forums.genvibe.com/zero...age=4some people have added turbochargers though
welcome aboard. depending on how much $$$ you are looking to spend, there are lots of options for the 04 base models. -turbos and superchargers (but more risky for engine issues)-cold air intakes (CAI) or short ram (SR)-exhaust (Magnaflow is the best)-engine management chips (Unichip or Emanage both are $$)amidst other things. as for just getting a nice oomph and grin on your face for the best price, I'd go with a CAI and Magnaflow exhaust. If you have the money then add a Unichip to tie it all together.
you want noticeable GO. turbo is the way to go. but a new system, you're looking at 4k$. a guy on http://matrixowners.com is selling a used one for 2400$.superchargers are good for GO, but the gain doesn't seem worth the 2k$ it cost.
Welcome to GenVibe!For 50+ hp your best Bang for the buck is going to be a Wet Nitrous kit, Hands down. You can use a 55-65 wet shot safely for under $1000.For 15-20hp see Northvibe's list of mods.Enjoy your stay!
My Fleet:
'15 Ford Fusion AWD Titanium 2.0 Tutbo
'14 Lincoln MXZ AWD 2.0 Turbo
'14 Nissan Pathfinder AWD SL
'05 Pontiac Vibe AWD