Perf. mods to vg30i?

[Parnelli_001]

anyone have any tricks or tips to hop up the 3l. v-6? i know, computer burning, headers, better air filter, etc... anything major? how easy is it to change over to carb? performance gains? or is it easier to drop in a 350 to the 89 pathfinder and be done?

[marker]

Originally posted by Parnelli_001
anyone have any tricks or tips to hop up the 3l. v-6? i know, computer burning, headers, better air filter, etc... anything major? how easy is it to change over to carb? performance gains? or is it easier to drop in a 350 to the 89 pathfinder and be done?

On my '94 Pat I did overbore my T/B and intake (3 or 4mm, I don't remember now). That was a good thing.
Another good think was getting rid of the OEM airbox for cone K&N - but beware! It must be "insulated" from the rest of the engine bay, otherwise it sucks in all the heat from there. Ping, ping, ping.
Straight thru (well, almost :-) exhaust. Maybe not much power gain, but loved the sound !

I think that's all for start. Never had enough time/money to investigate blowers and such. Anyone used Frontier's blower?

[Bill]

Cam it. Good selection of cams out there.

Don't bother switching to carb. Too much hassle and you'll probably end up losing power.

[Parnelli_001]

cams, best place to buy? i have to do an engine overhaul anyway, might as well do everything else to. boring out the throttle body, will do soon, k&n, also on the plate

[Bill]

Call up shadbolt cams in Vancouver. They offer custom grinds and they usually give you pretty good deals.

[Parnelli_001]

i know i could look it up myself but with limited resources i probably wouldnt find the answer, what am i looking at $$ wise for a WILD cam, and what can i gain horsepower wise? probably have a few vacuum problems with the wild cam in it, any easy solutions for those?