Increase the power of your Nissan 200SX
Nissan tuning guide, we take a look at the latest and greatest tuning mods for the 200SX and report on the best trends and latest power tuning mods.
Available in standard form with power of upto 197bhp (depending on the year), so this goes to show the tuning potential of the 200SX. From this you can increase the power from anywhere between 216.7bhp to 334.9bhp with mods ranging from a few subtle add ons to a full engine rebuild! And more in the case of most Turbo engines if you include an uprated turbo.
The Car Tuning Guide suggest that if you have a lower powered version you should do an engine swap with a ‘197bhp 200 SXs’. The more powerful 200SXs respond well to tuning mods. Car Tuning Guide have been impressed with the addition of stainless steel exhaust systems on the 200SXs , if you want to improve your top end go with an air induction filter. You should also get a better fuel pressure regulator such as those supplied by FSE
The next level of modifications involve taking more aggressive action. The 200SX responds well to a fast road cam which is one of the best value mods out there. Turn your attention next to the 200SXs engine head. With a good gas flowed ported engine you will see much better mid and peak range power.
The 200SXs come in various power levels right up to 197bhp as per the 200 SX If you apply a few tuning mods to this model of 200SX you will see power gains from anywhere between 216.7bhp to 334.9bhp. Any more than this and you will start to see unreliability appearing.
Forced induction 200SXs respond exceptionally well to tuning mods especially remaps, also add an intercooler to your mod list. The most powerful 200SX has a healthy 197 bhp. If this is a turbo engine as standard you can further increase the power from anywhere between 256.1 bhp to 374.3bhp with mods we have outlined above.) The 200SXs handling can be dramatically improved with some choice suspension modifications. Although lowering improves handling you should stick to a drop of 35mm.
Soon the car tuning guide will offer more detailed and in depth tuning guides for the 200SX so bookmark this site and we hope to see you again.
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Drifting site covering tuning and car selection for drift.
Car Tuning Guide Good common sense online car tuning guide.