SR20DET Power Upgrade Walkthrough

[Sasha_SG]

@Fobwall

Sasha’s information is pretty good but it’s just a general guideline to give people an idea on what they would need to do to achieve certain power levels. Of course everything can be argued if you think about it.

It’s like asking why some guy can only hold his breath under water for 30 seconds but another guy can hold it for 2 minutes. The same goes with the Power FC, with the right amount of tuning, you should be able to push a car to over 500whp with no problems assuming that your motors internals can handle it to begin with.

And the MAFS vs MAP debate will always continue.

People say that MAFS is more accurate because its reading the actual amount of air that is being passed through the MAFS. It’s more difficult to tune.

MAP on the other hand works based on “calculating” the amount of air that is coming in. However, when it gets cold out and the air becomes denser, some people say that you can’t really reap the benefits of that colder air unless you re-tune your car for that. It’s easier to tune.

Anyways correct me if I’m wrong and I myself am still deciding which route to go. MAP or Z32 MAF. (Going for 300whp max)

Exactly regarding the first point. These are the general guidelines that seem to work best, if you’re experienced and you want to experiment, by all means go for it. But if you just want a reliable setup that you know will work, follow what was listed above.

MAF is easier to tune, MAP is more difficult. Once tuned properly, one can argue MAP will run better, especially when being used with a larger 300zx MAF and certainly with an atmospheric blow off valve.

And as Jordan said, the factory SR coils, especially old ones, tend to give up the ghost right around 300whp, so you’ll need to upgrade to Splitfires or at the very least install new Nissan coils to keep the spark from blowing out.