Horsepower Gains For A 190e 2.6
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Horsepower Gains For A 190e 2.6
I Am About To The Point Of Screaming Because I Cant Find Any Performance Upgrades For My 190 2.6. I For A Measley Air Intake And A Muffler But Thats It. I Need Help Finding Some Upgrades.
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Taylor
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Taylor
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Unfortuately, bolt-on mods don't do sh*t for an NA car. You need to go through all the traditional hot-rodding techniques to get any decent amount of power-gians:
- big-bore pistons
- high-compression (12:1 on 95-98 octane)
- high-lift, long-duration cams
- 4-1 long-tube headers
- MAF-conversion
- EFI system upgrade to standalone (MOTEC, TEC, AutoTronic, etc.)
All of this will be custom of course and will require finding a shop with the expertise and experience to be able to do it.
Another idea is turbo-charging. Again, a custom kit needed as you'll need new intake & exhaust manifolds. Programmable EFI would definitely be a requirement.
- big-bore pistons
- high-compression (12:1 on 95-98 octane)
- high-lift, long-duration cams
- 4-1 long-tube headers
- MAF-conversion
- EFI system upgrade to standalone (MOTEC, TEC, AutoTronic, etc.)
All of this will be custom of course and will require finding a shop with the expertise and experience to be able to do it.
Another idea is turbo-charging. Again, a custom kit needed as you'll need new intake & exhaust manifolds. Programmable EFI would definitely be a requirement.
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190E
I agree with Danno on his suggestions and MTI on changing the trans. These aren't the normal Supras or Skylines which have endless aftermarket components and bolt-ons. Even tho I have the 2.5-16v, I still think they're not enough for me. AMG and Brabus are already into turbos and superchargers as that's the only way a Mercedes can get more power compared to BMW and Audi (who makes awesome engines since last year!) Despite piston or crank changes, seems like turbos / superchargers is the answer. Besides Brabus and AMG, there's also Kleemans, just to show that they all rely on supercharge/turbo. I've always preferred NA now am already thinking of changing it to a 5 litre engine (once the funds comes in of course!)
Check out the site below, this guy slapped on a supercharger on his 2.4 litre and out comes 240hp! Simple but effective! That's horsepower per litre!
http://mb190.tripod.com/readers/Blair.html
Either that or do a custom job on getting an AMG engine and putting it in :p . Both have it's advantages...
Check out the site below, this guy slapped on a supercharger on his 2.4 litre and out comes 240hp! Simple but effective! That's horsepower per litre!
http://mb190.tripod.com/readers/Blair.html
Either that or do a custom job on getting an AMG engine and putting it in :p . Both have it's advantages...
