Help! Need more power, looking for BTDT on any "bolt on" power 2.3sohc.

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Howarth1 at aol.com say:

> Just picked up a nice 55k mi 1990 100 in perfect shape for a song.  Just one
> problem... it can't get out of its own way!  The car is running perfectly it
> is just that the stock 130 horses can't pull the car.  My 90 with this engine
> did fine with it's lighter weight but this thing is slow!  Does anyone have
> any simple power solutions for this engine?  I would be very willing to
> sacrifice econ for drivability.  Looking for any suggestions short of nitro
> or an engine swap.  Thanks

There's not much to do. BTDT with my '89 100Q (same engine).
You can get a K&N filter. Maybe adds 1/2 HP, maybe makes you
feel better (maybe not).

There are some articles in the archive about swapping cams.
The right one could buy you  5-10 HP, maybe at the expense of
some idle smoothness and economy. Better exhaust would also get
you a couple of HP.

Overall, though, this is the *wrong* engine to try to upgrade.

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