Of course everyone wants more power and it comes down to how much is enough for the individual and what they want out of the car. 

With my B4, its a daily so i'm mainly after better drivability and reliability; not all out kws.  I'm satisfied with its power (for now ) but if i can minimise the VOD, i'll be content.

I think for a lot of people it's factory tune (b4=crap) vs. potential..  If you don't need a silent exhaust and you don't mind spending extra on a bigger IC, you get good gains for not really very much $$

I'm more interested in being able to boot it when I want - and there actually being power there.

My old crummodore just used to make more noise and drink more fuel...at least now i get power as well!

Qtr mile times, would like to find atleast an 11 second run in my car one day.

MY02B4 wrote:

I dont really care about power figures. For me its torque (which is related to power more or less) but i dont go out to achieve a certain figure. 1/4 mile is most important to me but i wouldn't compromise a driveability and a smooth power curve. Of cos if we're talking a project/weekend car then i'd just get a RWD and go for power figures

iOrion wrote:

Little do people realise that performance DOES NOT just mean "making your car go from x to y in a New York minute" - What about handling, balance, response? No?

MY02B4 wrote:

Haha i forgot budget is also a problem now go fix up your farting car and keep your dress on.

Its all important. I'm just talking abt the extreme cases. Most people here aim to build a tough street car which encompasses a bit of everything. I said my aim is 1/4 mile which doesn't mean i'm going to response,handling and braking power because i intend to keep it as a daily driven car.

What do you want out of your car? Bit of everything daily driver? Just dont do what B4cruiser did. Buying a friggin auto and wanting to improve responsiveness

MY02B4 wrote:

What do you want out of your car? Bit of everything daily driver? Just dont do what B4cruiser did. Buying a friggin auto and wanting to improve responsiveness

A few thousand dollars isn't a great deal here and there.

You can pick up 5 speed gear boxes for under $2000. Better still, find someone who's doing a conversion with a spare gearbox and miscellaneous bits and pieces... although, you'd probably need to replace the ECU as well. Too much of a potential headache there... scrap that idea.

A better idea... Sell it and buy a manual B4 or go see someone who knows their gearboxes and get some options.

Not that it is going to improve on response, BUT you can get a Paddleshift setup that will work with your current box.

It'll be just like shifting normally... just with paddles.

It does?

Well that's new to me... Didn't know that

Im just after a killer street car, a couple of looks good handling and stopping power....WITH A SHET LOAD OF POWER!!!