Hey all,
Been awhile since I was active here, in the least 2 years I've finished my thesis, graduated and received my MSME, started a new job, moved, etc. etc. etc. All the wonderful things life keeps us busy with. That being said, it didn't leave much time to work on my old GN. The good news is I recently got a 2nd car to be my daily driver, and moved into a place with an AWESOME garage (bathroom with shower, tile floor, AC unit, fridge, almost as big as my house itself, big workbench, slop sink, etc.) so I am pretty well set-up to get some work done on this beast.
First up on the list are to fix some basic driveability/safety issues (wobbly steering column and leaking power steering system, worn-out transmission) that I had just been 'living with' as I had neither time nor money to fix before. Once those are out of the way I am planning on doing some 'fun' work on her. I'm thinking along the lines of new up-pipe, TA33c turbo, exhaust system, either install the Spearco intercooler kit I've had for 5 years now or maybe throw on alky injection (maybe both?).
Unfortunately, I haven't been too active on the boards lately, and am a little out of touch with what the current performance offerings are. Hopefully you guys that are a little more up-to-date than I might be able to help out with the following questions:
1 - Who makes new up-pipes for our cars, and whose is best performance-wise? I have a badly leaking stocker, and need to replace it. If I can get one that ups performance a little, all the better. The only one that comes to mind is the JaysGN pipe (with a small flex section in the middle), but I don't know if that is still available, or if there are better options out there.
2 - Similar question to above, but replace up-pipe with turbo. Mine seems in pretty good shape (not much play, no signs of excessive oil leakage etc) but I'm looking to step up the performance. Back when I was active here a few years back, the only real "plug-n-play" option was a TA33C (anything bigger required some custom work as i recall). I think the 33 would be fine for my performance goals, but wasn't sure where to source one, or if something better has come along since.
3 - Have there been any new developments in the world of hot-air performance in the last few years? I seem to remember there being some discussion of someone spooling up to make headers for our cars? Then of course there always seemed to be someone working on an intake setup that would allow for easy and affordable intercooling, anyone managed to achieve the impossible yet?
I'm glad to be back, and I'm sure there will be a flood of new questions from me as I dig into my baby and figure out all the things I have forgotten about these cars
thanks in advance guys. It feels good to be home.
Been awhile since I was active here, in the least 2 years I've finished my thesis, graduated and received my MSME, started a new job, moved, etc. etc. etc. All the wonderful things life keeps us busy with. That being said, it didn't leave much time to work on my old GN. The good news is I recently got a 2nd car to be my daily driver, and moved into a place with an AWESOME garage (bathroom with shower, tile floor, AC unit, fridge, almost as big as my house itself, big workbench, slop sink, etc.) so I am pretty well set-up to get some work done on this beast.
First up on the list are to fix some basic driveability/safety issues (wobbly steering column and leaking power steering system, worn-out transmission) that I had just been 'living with' as I had neither time nor money to fix before. Once those are out of the way I am planning on doing some 'fun' work on her. I'm thinking along the lines of new up-pipe, TA33c turbo, exhaust system, either install the Spearco intercooler kit I've had for 5 years now or maybe throw on alky injection (maybe both?).
Unfortunately, I haven't been too active on the boards lately, and am a little out of touch with what the current performance offerings are. Hopefully you guys that are a little more up-to-date than I might be able to help out with the following questions:
1 - Who makes new up-pipes for our cars, and whose is best performance-wise? I have a badly leaking stocker, and need to replace it. If I can get one that ups performance a little, all the better. The only one that comes to mind is the JaysGN pipe (with a small flex section in the middle), but I don't know if that is still available, or if there are better options out there.
2 - Similar question to above, but replace up-pipe with turbo. Mine seems in pretty good shape (not much play, no signs of excessive oil leakage etc) but I'm looking to step up the performance. Back when I was active here a few years back, the only real "plug-n-play" option was a TA33C (anything bigger required some custom work as i recall). I think the 33 would be fine for my performance goals, but wasn't sure where to source one, or if something better has come along since.
3 - Have there been any new developments in the world of hot-air performance in the last few years? I seem to remember there being some discussion of someone spooling up to make headers for our cars? Then of course there always seemed to be someone working on an intake setup that would allow for easy and affordable intercooling, anyone managed to achieve the impossible yet?
I'm glad to be back, and I'm sure there will be a flood of new questions from me as I dig into my baby and figure out all the things I have forgotten about these cars
thanks in advance guys. It feels good to be home.
