Well, The smell is gone. I don't know if its because I've been running the heater as its Winter, or because I tuned the car with OFT, or because I took the car in for an oil change. No more waterlogged wooden cabin odors in my cabin!
Thinking About FI
Now that I've had the car for almost a year, I'm becoming curious for a little more power, specifically in the low and medium power bands, and with a budget less than $5,000. I am looking for immediate, readily available boost from 0mph, so centrifugal S/C and turbos are out, leaving twin screw. The Innovate S/C appeals to me at a cost below my budget.
After I finish with the intake (just filter and inlet) and exhaust mods (catless header, dual catted front pipe, catback) with the OFT tune for a gain of +20whp, I should be at 190whp, or 220hp.
After that, I will be looking toward the S/C for a gain of +50whp, putting the car at 240whp, or 270hp.
I feel is fairly modest and would be plenty for my daily driver with the occasional spirited run. Trying to stay on the safe side and remain "almost like OEM" with a notch up in performance, to get past the feeling like I'm constantly trying to catch up with automatics from the red light, and to hopefully cater to engine longevity.
Then I'll pick up a couple stickers for +5hp each to sweeten the deal.
$4,695
Innovate Supercharger complete kit (0.01630hp/$)
173.9whp -> 226.0whp (+52.1whp)
138.3tq -> 180.1tq (+41.8tq)
It's going to be a while before I have 5 grand to drop on this project (2~ years), so I've plenty of time continue to revise what I want as things change.