Originally Posted by
screaminsilvia1
Matt- I believe I have the same dilemma as you. Currently my 200 is HD Stage 3a (gt2871r .64 = 350bhp) with all supporting mods (tein, brembos etc) was fine for a while but I have a M140i which is faster and puts its power to the road so much better- that's progress for you.
As my 200 is not my daily it needs to be faster!! I have always wanted to get 400bhp from my SR20, even more so now most standard v.hot hatches push over 300 to 400bhp. All the guys have made valid suggestions to get to a safe 400. Speaking with HD they suggest Pomcams, springs and mapping to get me 380 to near 400. No mention of head gasket. I will call them again to see if this is a necessity as I use my 200 very little, every now and again, so don't want to spend more than I have to (over the amount already spent to get where it is!).
Hope you get to the magic number soon too.