I brought an 1988 NA Fairlane about 2 months ago. Its a great car but I am seriously thinking about some power upgrades (1800 kgs is enough to make an stock 3.9 MPI a little bit tired!)
OK, so I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I'll ask it again anyway. What should I do to get the best streetable power out of an EA 3.9 MPI? They come 139 kw stock, I would like to aim for about 185 kw with a major engine rebuild. My plan and estimated costs are:
1) Extractors into a 2.5 inch exhaust system- $600 (hi flow cat etc)
2) K&N Panel Air Filter $120
3) Camshaft by COME or Crow Cams--used to increase peak power and to shift optimum power range into the low to mid range area (peak at 3800 rpm possible?).
4) Editable ECU tuned by Unichip or similar--after other mods completed $750.
Now I'm not sure on the prices or the method, so any criticism or advice would be greatly appreciated. Am also wondering whether some minor head work could be of benefit--Porting? Polished? Shave the head?
Any help appreciated...and hey, its a luxury barge, so I'm not expecting a 10 second car!!
OK, so I'm sure this question has been asked before, but I'll ask it again anyway. What should I do to get the best streetable power out of an EA 3.9 MPI? They come 139 kw stock, I would like to aim for about 185 kw with a major engine rebuild. My plan and estimated costs are:
1) Extractors into a 2.5 inch exhaust system- $600 (hi flow cat etc)
2) K&N Panel Air Filter $120
3) Camshaft by COME or Crow Cams--used to increase peak power and to shift optimum power range into the low to mid range area (peak at 3800 rpm possible?).
4) Editable ECU tuned by Unichip or similar--after other mods completed $750.
Now I'm not sure on the prices or the method, so any criticism or advice would be greatly appreciated. Am also wondering whether some minor head work could be of benefit--Porting? Polished? Shave the head?
Any help appreciated...and hey, its a luxury barge, so I'm not expecting a 10 second car!!