Help me choose my next mod!

[husker741]

Originally Posted by reflex2o3

Like a gold fish? ;-) y waste time go with ecu, then turbo it, if you want power, other then that toy not going to feel real power unless motor swap, n that just head ache

I feel like you are either drunk or don't have a very strong background in the department of grammar. I'm really hoping it's the former.

[reflex2o3]

Originally Posted by AllDayJonRay

What? Tuning is going to be required with a F/I upgrade.

Need a motor swap for any real power upgrade? I hope you are kidding.

You think putting exhaust n intake or even just n ecm going to give you alot of power, im just saying go a turbo or supercharge it, or do a ls or jz swap .. N the goldfish thingy I was just referring to his quote living life 10 sec whatever, it was a joke.im also typing from a phone, sorry fir trying to help.

[Jive Turkey]

i dont see the point for a retune because down the road if you add other parts such as more exhaust pieces you'll want another retune. if you must have something, i'd say go with the front pipe then over pipe, or just get the nameless one piece pipe...THEN a tune to get the best out of the car. getting a stage 1 flash doesn't justify the price vs power gained here IMO.

and to go with what @AZP Installs said, best mod is the driver mod

[Sparda29]

What kind of gains are you gonna see with the ECUtek if everything else is stock? I was told by someone that just doing that with E85, I'd get a 80 horsepower gain.

[m.wood0213]

Do not do the tune until the end

[AZP Installs]

Originally Posted by Sparda29

What kind of gains are you gonna see with the ECUtek if everything else is stock? I was told by someone that just doing that with E85, I'd get a 80 horsepower gain.

80hp gain by going to E85 on a 200hp car? I'm assuming they mean 85hp gain at the wheels which is quite a bit of gain. I highly doubt you would see a 50% gain in power from a tune and E85 at the crank.

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[Sparda29]

Originally Posted by AZP Installs

80hp gain by going to E85 on a 200hp car? I'm assuming they mean 85hp gain at the wheels which is quite a bit of gain. I highly doubt you would see a 50% gain in power from a tune and E85 at the crank.

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That's what I thought.

What can I do to get like a 50 hp increase without spending more than $2000.

[wbradley]

Look at my signature for what I have done so far on a limited budget. The Magnaflow included the front resonator.

My thoughts are tune is next mod. Would really like to go turbo but maybe when the valley is a hill in the bank statement.

[AZP Installs]

Originally Posted by Sparda29

That's what I thought.

What can I do to get like a 50 hp increase without spending more than $2000.

50hp on a 4cylinder NA car already putting out 200hp for under $2k is a reach IMO.

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[AllDayJonRay]

Well this spun a little out of control. I just wanted to start a fun poll to see what everyone thought. I already have a pretty general idea of the direction I will be going with this car. Basic bolt-ons (which will also act as basic supporting mods for FI) to make the car a little more enjoyable for the time being, with most likely a generic "out of the box" stage 2 tune from a vendor. FI is a ways down the road.

I was more just hoping for some votes and input on the options listed in the poll, rather than recommending I learn how to drive...

But Thanks for all the extra input everyone.

[AZP Installs]

Originally Posted by AllDayJonRay

Well this spun a little out of control. I just wanted to start a fun poll to see what everyone thought. I already have a pretty general idea of the direction I will be going with this car. Basic bolt-ons (which will also act as basic supporting mods for FI) to make the car a little more enjoyable for the time being, with most likely a generic "out of the box" stage 2 tune from a vendor. FI is a ways down the road.

I was more just hoping for some votes and input on the options listed in the poll, rather than recommending I learn how to drive...

But Thanks for all the extra input everyone.

Sorry about that, just having been in this biz since 1999ish, having been a track instructor for 10+, while we like to sell our services, improving the driver will be the best bang for the buck in terms of mods. Then you can figure out what you need after that.

Just seems like folks like to throw parts at perceived problems.

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