easy bolt on power and torque 07 gp

[Derek]

so i decided on an 07 pontiac grand prix from a local dealer as the car i'm going to take to college. i came to this conclusion primarily because it was reasonably priced ($13000, after taxes and license), well equiped (leather interior, sun roof, remote start), and a generaly nice car. but the engine seems to lack torque, especially at low rpms. now i'm not looking for huge leaps in power, another 50 at maximum, but just something to add a little bit more fun. know what i'm getting at? so what direction should i look for easy gains in power for this engine?

sorry if this has been asked before, i took a quick look over the page and didn't see anything. thank you.

[Bio248]

do you have an N/A motor or the blown one? that will change the parts you should buy.

[99prixgt]

its prolly n/a since he said it had "lack of torque"

[Derek]

yes it's the n/a motor. not the gxp with the charger.

[Bio248]

...well..the N/A motor is hard to make much power. i would start with a downpipe and an intake. maybe an HV3 from ZZP? maybe some rockers if you want to get that far into it...

[DWosik13]

yes it's the n/a motor. not the gxp with the charger.

The GXP has a V8 the GTP has the supercharged V6 just for future reference

[Derek]

^^ yeah i was thinking mostly in terms of better air flow. how difficult would headers be?

The GXP has a V8 the GTP has the supercharged V6 just for future reference

my bad.

[blueguy]

^^ yeah i was thinking mostly in terms of better air flow. how difficult would headers be?



my bad.

Have you ever worked on a GP before? If you aren't to mechanically inclined then they are a PITA, especially depending on what headers you buy.

I say 180* T-Stat, Colder Plugs, Ported TB, HV3, ZZP 1.9 Modded Rockers, Front PLOG, 3" Downpipe/U-Bend Delete, Tuned PCM...that should be good for 50 ft. lbs. of torque...right?

[Derek]

Have you ever worked on a GP before? If you aren't to mechanically inclined then they are a PITA, especially depending on what headers you buy.

I say 180* T-Stat, Colder Plugs, Ported TB, HV3, ZZP 1.9 Modded Rockers, Front PLOG, 3" Downpipe/U-Bend Delete, Tuned PCM...that should be good for 50 ft. lbs. of torque...right?

well my dad and I put a chevy 350 together and put it in an 81 trans am. makes like 400-ish hp.

[blueguy]

Ok then...get those mods I listed

[99prixgt]

or you can top swap it and call it a day, since you have experience with working on motors.

[Bio248]

or you can top swap it and call it a day, since you have experience with working on motors.

not easy, bolt on, or cheap.

[Derek]

Ok then...get those mods I listed

ok awesome. thanks for the point in the right direction.

[nrfitchett4]

how hard is it to put on the z3 turbo kit?
https://www.zzperformance.com/grand_...ts1.php?id=964

what else would you recommend besides the intercooler to replace on a stock N/A 06 grand prix?