Help: My N/A 2.3L is dangerously slow - What are some cheap mods?

I drive this in dallas traffic every day, and it is SO slow, its actually dangerous, I've almost kill myself pulling into traffic a few times. Being aggressive is a prerequisite around here, and my 2.3L is so damn slow its hilarious. It has a full roller valvetrain with an FMS cam, what can I do to squeeze a little more pwoer out of it? stock down to the paper air filter and silencer.

make a CAI put a K-n...what year is it? put some premium and up the timming. The best mods i did for my n/a was weight removal. Is it a 5 speed or an auto? if an auto ...well sorry, not much u can do.(besides a 5speedswap)

Premium and timing won't help. Perfect timing is perfect timing regardless of the number or octane.

exactly. Advance the timing, but I doubt you will gain anything running more than 14*, no matter what octane you run.
You mentioned pulling out into traffic as being a trouble spot, so I would suggest getting gears. These will help you accelerate betterfrom a stop especially.

so I'm hopeless, its slow as dog crap, today I had to downshift to 4th and go WOT up a slight grade hill just to maintain 70mph.

where can you get gears at for 2.3's

anybody that sells gears for a 5.0 usualy. Its a 7.5 open rear end. (unless modified)

I had to run premium to up my timing...anything above 11* would ping, could have been a number of factors at the time. Just my exsperience...

so where can i get gears?? any place like age classic and places like that give me some names please


thanks
jim

summitracing.com is where i pick my stuff up at usualy. 50resto.com may carry them aswell.

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Running fuel that does not ping as easily will allow you to advance ignition timing.

I have the same problem with the lack of power as well. I am doing an engeing swap to a 2.3T well only a lil more time left just waiting on an intercooler.

But running 100 octane just to have 18 degrees timing does nothing.
If you have to run premium in a car that only requires 87 octane just to run more timing, which you dont need, then your car has problems.

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