what would you do ?????

Supercharger, turbo, nitrous, and anything that has to do with forced induction
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vibegtcouple
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what would you do ?????

Post by vibegtcouple »

we are looking for more power in a 04 vibe gt we like the power of the hass turbo kit but not the new pics they posted with the egr and the set up pics not clean to us . we also like the zex direct port but not the look under the hood maybe we need to go with a wet kit and have it in the intake tube on the uder side what do you guys and girls thank would be good power and looks for car show
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Re: what would you do ????? (vibegtcouple)

Post by burkeyro »

Quote, originally posted by vibegtcouple »we are looking for more power in a 04 vibe gt we like the power of the hass turbo kit but not the new pics they posted with the egr and the set up pics not clean to us . we also like the zex direct port but not the look under the hood maybe we need to go with a wet kit and have it in the intake tube on the uder side what do you guys and girls thank would be good power and looks for car show Hmm - power adder that looks good for Show - that's a tough one - Personally I would go with a CAI and tap the NOS angled back to the Firewall - you should be able to hide the nozzle and could wrap the lines in black split loom to hide it and make it look like stock lines, or if you do want a bit of the "BLING", you could maybe do the Steel braided wire/hose cover stuff. - It's all Personal preference.Or if you are going to go Turbo - you could always have a Custom Heat shield made to "Hide" the turbo and manifold. I haven't seen the latest HASS pics, but I'm sure something could be done to cover the "Ugly" spots. Custom Carbon Fiber Panels or something, whatever you do it's going to cost though.
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Re: what would you do ????? (vibegtcouple)

Post by Smokin' Rubber »

Depends I would say in general a NO kit is better for show since you can get color coordinated nozzles and stainless steel braided hoses with colored fittings. A turbo will give you the most usable day to day power without having to refill a NO tank, however, unlike some cars you will not be able to see the turbo in the vibe (it is down behind the engine usually) but you will be able to see the piping and the aftercooler (which you could get powder coated to look nice).
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Post by P-Fernandez »

i agree with smokin' rubber........... get the turbo and cars behind will be smokin rubber
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Re: what would you do ????? (vibegtcouple)

Post by Lancer »

What do you mean it doesn't look clean!??That Looks Awesome!!!!And any and all 2zz owners will be drooling over that turbo!Or this one...
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AKLGT
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Post by AKLGT »

TURBO! not only can you use it happily on a daily basis, it's fast, it's cool, and much more impressive than a NOS bottle (imo). who cares about short burst of speed if you can get it ANYTIME you want?? plus, that HASS turbo will spit out much more power than just a 60 or 75 shot bottle. that's way too Fast and Furious for me. but it's your car, so do what you will!
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Post by Emerica13 »

turbo definitely..If you're running a turbo setup that puts down ~290 hp, no ones gonna have time to see how clean it is! lol jp, but seriously, get the turbo and you can dress it up nice with some nice cf or whatever you want..but like others said, its gonna cost ya some greeeeen so yeah..turbo all the way baby
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vibegtcouple
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Post by vibegtcouple »

we don't like the pics of under the car
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Post by AKLGT »

um.... is someone gonna be CRAWLING under the car at a show?? no one cares! i know most judges and show goers look at the PERFORMANCE and how nicely it's done vs oh, there's a pretty painted engine cover. whoopee! who cares?? it's all show and no go... rice alert! get the power and just polish up all the parts to make it as beautiful as possible!
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Quote, originally posted by trdvibe »um.... is someone gonna be CRAWLING under the car at a show?? no one cares! i know most judges and show goers look at the PERFORMANCE and how nicely it's done vs oh, there's a pretty painted engine cover. whoopee! who cares?? it's all show and no go... rice alert! get the power and just polish up all the parts to make it as beautiful as possible!+1000Judges don't get up under the car, and if they do, you can always do what I did, get LED strobes and put mirrors under your car and they can't see ****. They look at performance mods, that set off visual mods. Cars with leet kits and nothing under the hood get while people with engine work and subtle exterior get
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+ 1000All youll here is some smart *** judge saying "haha, look at this wagon... Oh **** its pushing 290HP turbo'd!"Then you get first place... all the honda ricers grill you and you go home with a trophy!
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Post by tcam »

I agree with Mrizzle. The numbers don't lie and they are what will win competitions for you. A wagon with power like that will always turn heads.
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Post by AKLGT »

too much ALL SHOW and NO GO rice are at most competitions. who cares! they're still SLOW! better to look good and be fast!
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Re: what would you do ????? (vibegtcouple)

Post by SuperSpeedWagon »

I would go for the turbo hands down. If power is what you want, NOS is kelw and everything but i would want something that is constent and dont have to pay someone to refill your bottle from time to time.
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Post by AKLGT »

+1who cares about a little horse power here and there and only when you hit the bottle.... i love my turbo. power whenever i want!
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i live my life a quater mile at a time anyway so im good..

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i live my life whenever and wherever i can.... 1/4 mile included. power when i want and as i please, not dependant on a bottle.
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Post by tangerine »

I live life a quarter pounder at a time, does that count?
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ha ha ha i try not to, but usually end up having to with my hectic schedule.
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Post by vibegtcouple »

going with the nitours kit we are going to get a 75 shot and go from there she drives the car to and we all no ladies can't drive
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Quote, originally posted by vibegtcouple »going with the nitours kit we are going to get a 75 shot and go from there she drives the car to and we all no ladies can't driveAmen!!! poor cars now a days.*well except hope. (Wiping forehead... phew!)
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