That 9hp gain shown on SCC Project Sentra SE-R's dyno chart is a bit on the optimistic side, though I believe both Eric and Ben have gained that much with the high-port intake cam. You also have to remember that they didn't gain 9hp by going to the high-port cam; they *lost* 9hp by going to the low-port cam. (Aren't I starting to sound like Naji? Hehe!) You see, they put a low-port cam into a high-port cylinder head for a best-guess approximation. Hell, I didn't gain much by going to the high-port intake cam on my low-port engine (unfortunately, I never got a baseline figure of my car to compare gains.)<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by borguesian:
Chrissy's on the SE-R board! Sup girl... I just sent my money away to order 91s for my car... I was gonna do JWTs but I spent $85 on the 91s. If I gain 9hp like SCC says then that is the biggest bang for buck mod to date. Hey u can't buy JWTs anyway b/c you don't have any money... remember![]()
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No... You'll gain HP, and it'll be $85 well spent. Okay... Let me spell it out for you.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by borguesian:
so what your telling me is I could loose HP? or I wasted my $85???</font>
You *WILL* gain horsepower, yes. But don't expect 9hp. That is on the high-side of expected gains. The number I kept seeing the most when looking through SE-R.net and the SE-R list archives was 6hp... So, it could be safe to say 6-9hp? Who knows... Bottom line: You will be happy with the high-port intake cam.<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by borguesian:
wait wait... I am thinking here... I have a late model SR20DE. According to your letter(which I just read), I should gain some HP because in late model SR20DEs Nissan modified the head to keep with the 140hp rating even though they messed with the cams. So by adding earlier model cams(91-93) I should definetly gain HP, now whether I gain 9hp is a different story... BUT, I will gain HP. Am I thinking correctly now? Besides that, I really like your letter to SCC, it is well thought out and makes perfect sense. Thanks...
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I've read that the high-port intake cam will cure the SA96 syndrome, and you could also speculate that the SA96 SR20's will see more gains than the other low-port SR20's due to the low power as a result of the SA96 syndrome. Eric's car is a '96 SE-R, and he gained 9hp from the high-port intake cam... Hmm... Did I just help increase that big grin?<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by borguesian:
Thanks Andrew, you have been a BIG help. $85 for 6-9hp thats pretty F-in good! Im happy again. Maybe this will cure my "Slow-ass 96 syndrome" problem...</font>![]()
HELL YEAH!!!<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">I've read that the high-port intake cam will cure the SA96 syndrome, and you could also speculate that the SA96 SR20's will see more gains than the other low-port SR20's due to the low power as a result of the SA96 syndrome. Eric's car is a '96 SE-R, and he gained 9hp from the high-port intake cam... Hmm... Did I just help increase that big grin?</font>