I think I'm going to do ZZP exhaust with no res and a muffler for my next mod. Either that or an OTTP intake manifold. Eventually I'll do cams but that's out of my price range for now.

 

exhaust choice is nice! OTTP doesnt make an LNF intake manifold that i know of. if they do they i havent seen it yet. its really in what all do you want?? exhaust will be more for sound since your already catless and have that big power adder there. with that kind of PSI do you have an intercooler and charge pipes?

 

the stock intake manifold is fine

 

Of course I've got intercooler and charge pipes lol. And somebody makes an intake manifold with 20-30 hp gains I thought it was OTTP

 

Never mind it's TTR with the manifold. I've got their upper mount it's awesome

 

that intake manifold isnt very good lol. youd be better off porting and polishing your stock IM

 

Aftermarket upper mount has about as much benefit as a strut bar on these cars unless your end goal is to feel more engine vibrations.

 

lol I feel barely any vibrations with that and Powell's front trans mount with keyhole spacer dude. It's all about how you install it

 

Just saying that's all it's good for. I say more vibrations because the bushing stiffer. Stiffer bushings=less dampening. Not saying you feel more vibrations just pointing out that is literally the only change that mount makes to your car. It's a waste of money. Now the front trans mount with the keyhole spacer actually help align things properly and eliminate wheel hop. It has a stiffer bushing as well but in it's location it can actually absorb engine torque and will function to reduce the amount of twist the engine will have under power. It also increases vibrations but it is worth the trade-off.

 

But having the solid engine bushing with it is not recommended because it does not allow the trans to rotate like it would with the stock one.

So basically you have 2 shiny mounts for looks.

 

******* nitrous brah

just

send

it

 

Are Powell's mounts solid? I thought he had a couple versions. I have his F23 mount and it is rubber. It's stiffer than stock but will still give some. I absolutely needed it for the violent wheel hop I had and it did help a lot.

 

Powell are firm but not like delrin or poly rock hard. It's counter productive to get excessively firm but it definitely better than the voided **** bushings.

 

Powell's mounts are solid rubber, but you are not supposed to use any engine mount except the stock one with them.

 

Ohhh I get what you are saying now.

 

I'd save up for a new car.

 

Save up for a new car haha why?

 

I can't agree with you more but I just bought it anyways. I was going to just paint the stock one but TTR had like a %30 off sale so I said **** it, why not? Talked to John powell as well and he said it's fine to use it with his trans mount but doesn't make a difference whatsoever.

 

my ninja

 

Once you max a car out and you can't afford to do big power upgrades then you have to decide if you are satisfied or if it's time to find something faster.

What kind of suspensions mods do you have?
Weight reduction?

What is your final goal? Really for more power, you need more fuel and more turbo. But then you said it costs too much.

 

I've got HSD's, Powell's hardcore bar/trans mount/keyhole spacer and just received his steering rack spacer today. Also have TCABS to put in once I get around to it. That keyhole spacer made a hell of a difference so I'm sure these SR ones will line up the axles even better. As for weight reduction, im an idiot and left my subs and spare tire/rear seats in when I went to the track Sunday. That alone is probably 300 lbs so if I ever go back I'll be doing that. As for money, I'm working on saving up to do some kind of build but just have to keep doing my research. Have also had thoughts about turning this into a track car but I love to daily it. I'm sure I will need front sway bar bushings, stabilizer links, tie rod ends after the winter for sure too. They've been shot for a while lol...😒😳

 

You must have talked to a different John Powell....

Here is the full thread
https://www.cobaltss.net/forums/driv...-mount-275884/

 

Well ****, I guess I'm going to clean up the stock one and throw it back in. Thanks a lot for that by the way. I never did ask John but for some reason I thought it did. Don't mind my stupidity and luckily it's only been in for a couple weeks. ✌�✌�✌����

 

Maybe I asked TTR about that and they said it was fine. I knew in the beginning of buying John's parts that he doesn't fool around. Rookie mistake

 

catless, 24.5 psi? sounds like your done. enjoy the car. If you havent done so yet, Id look into some good tires. not that all season non-sense but something that really hooks. Best upgrade you could do for any car is proper tires.