You can install a 7 lb. pulley and have the FMU retuned to get perhaps 20 more HP. That seems to pretty much max out the stock injectors, so after that you will need larger injectors, a stand-alone ECU, and tuning, after which the car will no longer be CARB legal (though that might not matter, depending on where you live).

For the time being, why not just enjoy what you have?
I STRONGLY recommend a Modifry Shift Beeper. It's nice to hit every shift perfectly without ever taking your eyes off the road.

 

I'd recommend a shift light also, but only if you're raising the rev limiter past the instrumentation. If you don't know your rpm's by ear(assuming your not on a track w/ helmet on), you should learn your car a bit more.

 

Skip, I normally agree with you, but this time I have to (humbly) disagree. A shift beeper or light is a good idea and useful, because $hit happens, and sometimes we get distracted at the worst possible times. I prefer not to have to focus at all on the engine sound or shift points, because that frees up focus for other things that can't be handled with a beeper or light.

The fewer things we have to focus on the better off we are.

Modifry Shift-beeper =

 

[QUOTE=RED MX5,Mar 10 2006, 09:03 PM] Skip, I normally agree with you, but this time I have to (humbly) disagree.

 

I finally got a dry day today. I laid a patch of rubber half way down my block, used a half tank of gas and helped my friend earn a drag racing ticket.

 

It's all about budgeting and minimizing pilot overload.

Once you have a beeper on the car you'll see that it frees focus for other things. I've used shift lights before, but (for me at least) the beeper is much more effective. I also like the valet mode and high RPM memory of the Modifry shift beeper. I have a 130dB alarm siren connected for valet mode, and the memory is like having a tattletale tach. If nothing else, the beeper and memory verify that you're hitting every shift right on the money.

One problem though; Modifry's unit only works up to 9,300 RPM. I know he can do some customization, but don't know whether or not that includes extending the rev range. Anyway, if you can make it work, I highly recommend Modifry's little gizmo.

 

Good info! Thank you.

 

I have a shift indicator from sparco......it has like three led's that blink and then go solid when you hit the set shift points...you know what im talking about

 

i had a shift light in my old crx ls/vtec, i was doing a burnout one day and i almost ended up in the woods cuz the light blinded me lol

 

I've always used shift lights in the past, but now that I've tried a beeper, I'll never go back. It works the same way as a sequential light. My warning beeps are at 8,000 8,300, and 8,600, with the solid beep starting at 8,900. By shifting at the start of the last beep my RPM memory shows that I'm actually hitting 9,000 RPM between shifts.

I've never had a shift light blind me, but they do distract me more than the beeper.