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Old 03-04-2003, 02:40 PM   #26
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Originally posted by mx6gt91
The reason why they have so little horse power is cause they have a 2.2 SOHC, and the turbo is very small. the engine is mainly a torque engine. plus the exhaust ports in the engine dont flow worth shit, thats why bigger turbos dont do much for them.

it will increase hp, but mostly in the high rpm range, which the stock turbo puts out after about 4500rpm.


and therefore you gotta change stuff to make it fast thats all im saying, in stock form they are slow as shit.
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