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motoboy tinkerer
Joined: 19 May 2002 Posts: 152
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2002 11:09 pm Post subject: faster gemini |
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how can i make my te gemini faster all round without turbos? |
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Gene FJ20DET hod rodder
Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 9163 Location: brisbane
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2002 11:12 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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1super charge! hehehe
2NOS
3rocket engin on ya roof racks
4tie 300 "horses" to it and u will have 300hp _________________
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Fastgem tinkerer
Joined: 04 Oct 2001 Posts: 166
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2002 11:50 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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more comprssion. better breathing. |
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TXcoupe petrol head
Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 1675
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 1:42 am Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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bigger motor
1.8 or 2L |
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Gene FJ20DET hod rodder
Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 9163 Location: brisbane
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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patato chicp in the fule!
i put some 104+ octain booster in my fuel and insted of the usual 90-95km/h outta 2nd i could get 105-110km/hour outta second, give that ago _________________
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fluid rice boy
Joined: 12 Apr 2002 Posts: 36
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 9:38 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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Ummmm....
Higher octane allows for more advance / compression....
It don't increase peformance output one bit just by increasing the octane of the fuel.... |
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Gene FJ20DET hod rodder
Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 9163 Location: brisbane
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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yeah ok i must have been dreeaming ay? _________________
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Pete backyard mechanic
Joined: 05 Oct 2001 Posts: 502
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 10:30 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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no, but i dont doubt you were into the *back medicine* again... |
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Gene FJ20DET hod rodder
Joined: 06 Oct 2001 Posts: 9163 Location: brisbane
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2002 10:35 pm Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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back medicine lol!! sshhhhhh, mr stinky does good deals!
lol _________________
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spud petrol head
Joined: 05 Apr 2002 Posts: 1106
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 1:25 am Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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if your car isnt tuned properly you can get better performance by uping the octane. |
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Winter newbie
Joined: 24 May 2002 Posts: 5
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Posted: Fri May 24, 2002 9:30 am Post subject: Re: faster gemini |
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OK, first thing would be to get rid of the pollution control gear fitted to that model if you haven't already done so. That is, get an inlet manifold off a tx or tc gemini without the EGR portion on the bottom of it. Secondly, get a set of extractors for the car, as the factory exhaust manifold is the biggest POS. Thirdly, get yourself a nice cam, no more than a stage 2 at the outside for a standard motor. Fourth, get yourself a better carby, something along the lines of a Weber 32\36 off the Cortina 2L and a performance air filter to suit. Fifth, look into rebuilding the complete motor from the ground up, using high compression pistons, balanced bottom end, ported\polished head, oversize valves and so on. Sixth, if this still doesn't satisfy your desire for grunt, then consider going to a 1.8L or a 2L, in either sohc or dohc. And don't forget to do things like your suspension, and most importantly your brakes!! There's no point having all the extra go if you can't pull it up in time. HTH Cheers |
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