My first round of upgrades
 

I have just finished my first round of upgrades with the help of the nice folks at TopSpeed Motorsports in Alpharetta Ga. The upgrades include:
HKS EL Header
HKS Legamax Exhaust
AEM Intake
Grimm Speed Strut bar
Custom ECU Tuning on the Dyno
I also had the Differential and Gearbox oil changed to nice Motul synthetic gearbox oil

I Was also going to add a Perrin Crank pulley, but the tuner didn't like the quality and wobble that it added

In the end.......Normally aspirated and from starting WHP of 166.08 to 200.75 WHP on 93 octane. It's also fairly quiet too. I did not want to attract cops when I drove by them.

nice!

Catted or non catted HKS header, which you get?

My first round of upgrades
 

I chose the non-catted version.

That's pretty crazy you gained you that much whp from basic bolt ons. Congrats! Do you have a dyno graph you could post?

The HKS EL header + HKS Legamax exhaust appear to be a good combo on this car. The guy who ran 13's NA was also using this combo and made 195 whp I believe.

Very impressive. How long have you had this on car? Can you speak to gas mileage?

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Well done, 200 on 93 is awesome!

You sir have inspired me!!!

I must get header and dyno tune.

How much did that cost you out of pocket?

Not a bad start! Congrats!

The parts ran about $3200, then install and the custom tune costs. If you call Mike at Topspeed Motorsports in Alpharetta Ga he could talk to you about labor costs :-)

I haven't been driving it long enough to graph the milage change, but it should be close to stock milage. I set my odometer every fill up and I'll report back if there is a significant difference.

I have about 12k miles, and was averaging just under 28 (27.8) MPG. I tend to have a lead foot. If I drove more resonably I'm sure it would be much better.

Essentially the mods gave 40% for Air in the front, 40% more flow out the back. This would make the engine run lean. So the ECU tune allowed for more fuel when needed to handle the extra Air. Under normal driving this shouldn't change the milage much, just under heavy load. But, more air + More fuel = More power.

Yes, I do. It's a scanned in Dyno Graph. I have a cleaner one coming later from Topspeed that will be easier to read.

I was Thinking of a Greddy turbo. I still may do that later, but this kept my 120k warranty intact and it's a lot of fun to drive. That extra 20% makes a big difference on this car. I'm quite happy with the results.

And those arguing the warranty coverage.......I got it in writing from the dealer, with the service managers name, from whom I purchased the car from and whom will be doing any warranty work.

My next upgrade will be Wheels and Tires.

Would you be able to post a copy of that agreement and give a little detail on how you got it to be agreed? I've never heard of a dealer doing anything like this, even verbally, and have even had dealers try to blame a cracked engine block on gumballs collected at the edge of my tires. If you were able to get mods like this and have the dealer guarantee in writing that it won't void your warranty, I have nothing but the utmost respect and want to learn from you!:bow:

I am under the impression that they can always blame a flashed Ecu for engine power train related issues.

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