So I sat here and had a little idea. Everyone has their thoughts on what the best bang for the buck is with mod's. So I thought I would start a thread that can act as a list of every mod that is out there (turbo kits) (intakes) (exhausts) and apply a simply formula. This is more/less just to actually see what the numbers are. Of course everyone has their own opinion so if you really don't like it, thats fine.

If anyone else participates, I will update the root post.

Formula
(HP Gain) / Average Cost of Mod = # of HP per $.

Rules
-Prices can only be taken from site sponsors.
-HP Gain is the advertised HP gain.

Here are a couple examples.
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JWT PopCharger
Average Price: $110
HP Gain: 6.5
Bang For Buck: .05hp per $

Greddy Twin Turbo Kit
Average Price: $4881
HP Gain: (350-400whp), 125
Bang For Buck: .02hp per $

JWT Twin Turbo Kit
Average Price: 6975$
HP Gain: (350-400whp), 125
Bang For Buck: .02hp per $.017

more to come

 

good idea....subscribed

 

NOS usually beats out all.

 

Oops sorry. I thought he wanted to know which moderator was the best bang for the buck. My bad.

 

I'm sure I don't want to know.

 

Im voting for nitrous $500
100hp
0.2 hp/$

 

then blow your motor & its $5000 to gain back the 300 horsepower you lost

 

And what, you can't blow your motor with F/I?? Don't feed into the BS - with the technology available today, its a LOT easier to safely run a nitrous setup..

 

go on..

 

are you retarded? its the other way around....

Average mod cost / hp gain = # of HP per dollar

Check your math...or go back to school for algebra.

 

do ppl really think that nitrous will blow your motor?!?! If setup and tuned right. It could be safer than F/I. No boost spike. or any of that ****. its a constant hp/ tq. window switch so you dont spray too low, and so you dont slap rev limiter. the only problem would be silenoid stick open...+1 nitrous

 

Nitrous is definitely the most bang for the buck period no matter what car you have. The problem is you're not gonna have that power all the time. It would make it more interesting if NOS was excluded.

 

$700 5/16 Spacer and Mrev (i got it from EverythingG35.com)

.0214 hp per dollar

 

To safely run nitrous you need:
NX Wet Kit: 500
Auto Bottle Heater: 120
Wideband: 300
ECU (Like Utec): 850
Nitrous Gauge (not required really): 160
Window Switch: 120
There are other little things needed as well so add in: 100
Install by pro: 300?
First bottle fill: 50

so total is: $2500

Total power safely added: 100 Hp

Cost per Hp: $25


This does not mention exhaust, headers, clutch and air filter that are all required to support this mod properly. I like the idea of nitrous but in the end they are all about the same.

Add those in for
1000 for exhaust (Nice proven exhaust)
700 for headers
230 for intake
800 clutch/flywheel
Total 2730
Grand total of $$5230

So cost is now: 52.30 per hp with nitrous.

With forced Induction: Say 8 grand all said and done: 125HP added---> $64 per hp

In the end it probably all evens out with bottle fills and such. So moral of the story is:

YOU GOTTA PAY TO PLAY.

 

^^^in that case, not the best bang for the buck. Not many people that I know that ran nitrous included 75% of those other parts in the install and use.

 

uh.. i think you are wrong... you retard. lol

 

umm............................ re-read what you wrote.

 

your all retards, the best bang for your bucks is (stickers)....






j/k

 

+1 Advan stickers add 48whp. Thats why I have two. hahah

 

This thread is useless as I have no way to know if people are using the same formula. Algebra is too big a word to describe how basic this is. One way gives you the amount of horsepower each dollar will buy and the other gives you what 1 horsepower costs. Is your answer "per dollar" or "per horsepower"? In the first case the highest is best and second case the best is low. Both are equally good for comparing as long as we SPEAK THE SAME LANGUAGE.