More more more more power?

[Mraolguy]

so i have a stock legacy 2.2 wagon and would like to know what i can do to get a little more power or am i just shooting my self in the foot, can these cars be fast or am i wasting my time ?

[mike-tracy]

Here's a few links to get you started: They show both sides of the debate I think.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=45769
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=49505
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic.php?t=30829
http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... light=ej25

[Mraolguy]

okay cool ill look at them right now =) thanks for the input

[jp233]

Depends on what you consider "fast"... fast to some is really slow to others.

"Little more power" ? sure, that's easy.

First make sure it's tuned up correctly and in decent mechanical shape (air filter, fluids, plugs/wires, fuel injectors, throttle body clean, etc).

Best to also do a compression and leakdown test to see if you have some very basic problems. If compression sucks, adding stuff on and driving it hard will only cause a bigger failure later.

Easy bolt-on mods = underdrive lightweight pulleys, snorkus, cone filter, TB and/or intake manifold spacers (gains have been questionable but it's an easy bolt-on and probably decent for an N/A engine), exhaust, etc etc....

Bigger HP mods = make or drop-in a turbo motor (discussed at length and in detail, requires a lot more time, $, and effort)