how do you get as much horsepower out of a 1996 ford escort 1.9L on a small budget?
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A tune up to start.Plugs,spark plug wires,7mm will do fine.I reccomend bosch platinum plugs or split fire.For a budget,as I am on also,a new air filter will do,I like K&N.A good low restrictive muffler and a 3 inch exhaust will be suffice.You may want to check into a chip if your vehicle has a computer.Stay away from nitrous,your bottom end will not hold.Run a good 89 octane.This will not only improve your power but will also help your fuel mileage.If you want to get wild tear out all the interior and gut the thing to lighten it.You may want to also look into aftermarket undersized pulleys.Your looking at around a grand still at that.You may want to consider a trade for a mid eighties mustang with the 302.You could build a beast with that.Gluck man.Power up....
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I'll go with the Ram. My 345 horse Hemi Ram is stinkin' fast so I can just imagine a 460 horse diesel with a chip. Let us know!
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You can't go wrong with a high flow exhaust and a high flow air filter, it helps the engine breathe a lot better and should also increase economy.  It might be a bit louder though...
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possibly take one out of an old ford mustang SVO like years 83-85 or something? IIRC, that was a 2.3 liter turbo. \n\nPossibly also, the 80's ford thunderbird turbo coupe, also used the 2.3 4 cylnider i think.
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Download a mpg decompressor. You should find some on google.
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if you want to you can bore that other engine out, it will kill the life span of the engine, but you can get a 350 way over 500 hp. or you can get a blower or a new fuel injector with a stronger spray.
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I would just run it at 60 Hz. Output rpm will be 20% higher. \n\nAlternately, you could get a 400V VFD and set it's output to 50 Hz.
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For a car?\nif you mean accelerate, go with gasoline\nSupercharged, turbocharged are nice for getting more power
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the only people thatve answered so far that has any clue as to what to do are mcneilbradley and mehotdude3 and it looks like me hot got his answers straight out of gran turismo....get a cold air intake.....full exaust....for inexpensive....depending on the car you could order a spoon gtr motor for certain imports like the wildly popular civic...or...for domestic just order a crate motor......blue printed and port and polished???? that really does cost around 10 to 15 thousand dollars.....600 hp crate motor...$5000 and a lot more results
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Eliminating backpressure in an exhaust system always creates more horsepower and more torque. Headers are excellent. The more efficient the exhaust system, the greater the power gains. \n\nThere are lots and lots of good brands of mufflers, catalytic convertors, and headers out there. In terms of mufflers, some of the best ones are: Flowmaster, Borla, Corsa, Hooker, etc. \n\nThere are lots of ways to increase performance, mate. Use high quality spark plugs, and spark plug wires. MSD ignition creates a more powerful spark, as well. Synthetic oils for the engine can also add power. Get a nice tune up using high quality parts. \n\nGood luck.
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Scrap both ideas and get a cam, port the heads, and carburate it.  You'll see more results than fuel injection for a very reasonable price, a pre GenIII small block like yours is cheap to build up!
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Unless you have very expensive machine tools, I suggest you go to the local Hobby store. You can install your own pre-built engine. It's cheaper easier and does not require tools you probably can't afford.
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I did that to my Camaro and put a 5.7 383 in there. After we emptied out the engine bay we diced out the entire ECM and electrical harness. Then hooked up the MSD system and it runs like a champ. BUT the draw back was my tach was fucked. It was run by the module. So i have to get an aftermarket tach. But other than that go for it. You can get alot more power from a carb than an efi not to mention maintenance is that much easier. So expect to remove the ECM, ignition, and replace the intake manifold, and pretty much trash all your sensors since they'll be useless.
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Try Global Spec. It's free and allows you to put in your desired torque and rpm, then shows you matching products. Keep in mind they will spam the email account you register with mercilessly.
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you can make the turbo work off of a 1984 SVO Mustang.  Hard to get but it'll work.  Try ebay. Also, the guy's post below mine is crazy.  The 2.8 in the SVO can be easily tuned to run in the low 12's.
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Yeah, sure those "high performance brakes" will give you an excellent boost in horsepower. Wtf? Add a few stickers, and a really large exhaust pipe, and you'll be drag racing before you know it!\n\nAttempt to reduce the weight of the car, and add performance add-on's to the engine and the exhaust system, so the exhaust can flow faster and more efficiently. The "add-ons" will help you produce more power, but weight is an issue.
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If u dont like modification, buy Subaru. \nIf u want more, buy evo8. \nI read, subaru only can reaches 550 HP in Prodrive Support, fully modified, but Evo8 in Rally Art can reaches 678 HP and If u want to use Mivec Engine, it can be more than 720 HP. It's up to u