180sx Power Upgrade

[2wayTouge]

I have a standard enough power wise 180 1997.
I want more power im not having enough fun in the dry! to hard to initiate
Whats the story with s14 and s15 turbos? are they much different to mine?
Can i bolt on straight away, will i make much more power.
im on a budget and just want your views cheers

[nissan_doctor]

Stage one,
Turbo back exhaust,
FMIC
Boost controller(0.85-0.9)
1 stage colder plugs,
uprated fuel pump,


Even with the standard ecu you should be seeing approaching 250hp from the above on a healthy engine safely for road use.

Anything beyond that(turbo, injectors etc) will require a mappable ecu.


Have a look here for the sort of money the above parts can be had for...
http://www.inoc.ie/forum/showthread.php?t=1040

[bnollie]

What is your 180? an Sr or a Ca? As said above a good intercooler and boost controller with a fuel pump will make a big difference also change the diff. If you dont want a 2way get a 1.5. Thats what i have and i have no problem in the dry.

[casper]

What is your 180? an Sr or a Ca? As said above a good intercooler and boost controller with a fuel pump will make a big difference also change the diff. If you dont want a 2way get a 1.5. Thats what i have and i have no problem in the dry.

he has a blacktop sr,and theres already a two way on it,also a de cat and hks cat back,apexi intake,think thats all.

[bnollie]

he has a blacktop sr,and theres already a two way on it,also a de cat and hks cat back,apexi intake,think thats all.

What? and you have problems in the dry??

[way2fastforu]

What? and you have problems in the dry??

if he has long gear ratio in the diff he would like say a 3.7 or 3.9 he prob wouldn have the power...i had probs wit my old 1.5 way cos had big ratio but slides perfect wit my new 4.4

[eileen]

Stage one,
Turbo back exhaust,
FMIC
Boost controller(0.85-0.9)
1 stage colder plugs,
uprated fuel pump,

that really sums it up. h-dev chips arent expensive and they do the boost valves too. make sure you have a boost gauge thats accurate. once you mess with boost you gotta keep an eye on it. you can pick up the other stuff handy enough these days
i take it your 180 has a t25. for a t28 you'll need mani, elbow and downpipe i think

What is your 180? an Sr or a Ca?

if its a 180 it cant have a ca lol

[Frankae86]

Thought the early or some of the early 180's had CA engines....?

[way2fastforu]

jus get a 4.3 or 4.7 diff an ull have plenty of fun in wet or dry...my silvia is standard enuf power wise an put in a 4.4 diff an it slides no prob in dry.

[way2fastforu]

if its a 180 it cant have a ca lol

early 180s had a ca thats were the name 180 came from as in 1800 engine they jus never changed it wen the sr's were put in