I know there have been threads about modding automatics, but I can't seem to find any one that could help me.

With my current mods listed in my sig. I am no sure what other performance mods I could do... I am thinking about the header and dp next... but after that whats next!?

 

i have a 5 speed with a header and downpipe.

if you do a header and downpipe dont do this...

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/la...9321-help.html

do not remove that bolt.

i have power gains in my top end power from 3rd to 5th

you should do what i did i got a rrm underdrive pulley and AEM shortram intake and header downpipe magaflow highflow cat and a tusdo catback exhaust you will need to do some cutting and re weilding to make it all fit perfectly but well worth it! i have it all done to mine and i feel a big difference in power in the topend.

 

the header and dp is direct bolt on right? just have to wield the highflow cat on? i already have most of those mods

 

From the looks of it you're basically going the same setup as I am and what I want to do. Header/DP is probably next with the highflow cat welded onto it. Unless you want to get the P/P Head and Intake Manifold the only other mod that I can think for you to get is the RRM Cam which you would be able to properly get your Piggyback tuned anyway for your particular climate

 

i don't think i would need the head, but would it be worth getting the manifold and camshaft? i am afraid of having tuning problems since i have no idea how to... and with the piggyback don't i need an adapter to be able to tune? and isn't that another $220? (for the adapter)

 

Well from the looks of your sig I wouldn't do the tuning on your own.... I'd have a shop do it because without a Wideband I wouldn't even try tuning the car in the event of screwing up the AFR wayyyy too much

As for getting the manifold and cam... I'm looking at any way possible to add any power to the car as I can while staying N/A but I don't know if you're willing to go to such lengths then go ahead... if not you still have a pretty fast car if you don't plan to do any track or something

 

alrite, so i will probably get a shop to dyno tune my car after the manifold and camshaft then... they should have the wideband, or w/e i need to tune the piggyback right? I plan on hitting the tracks for the first time this summer, have you ever been? I wonder what the times for an AT RA would be like... probably in the 16s =/

also... does RRM still make a turbo for autos?

 

That sounds good then but are you absolutely positive that the IM and cam are things you want to get?

I have never been but want to soon...and yes there is an auto turbo

 

yes i am sure! i won't have to tune my car just to get it running, it should run fine without a tune. but it will run much better after the tune! thats weird because i don't see a turbo that is for the automatic on RRM's website, even though i know they make them, or at least they did

 

You could always get a dp/header combo and have a wideband O2 sensor installed while you're down there... If you wish to run catless you won't have to install the cat but you will have to space your O2 sensors to simulate a cat... If you want to get into tuning you're going to want to pick up a wideband.. a cheap one is the innovate LC1 and despite what everyone says about them I have one in each of my cars and it has never failed me. You just have to get under the car and calibrate it from time to time which isn't hard at all.

Depending on how much money you want to spend on your car you can go turbo but that's up to you. Personally I opted against spending more than I have on my car and am happy with what I have since I spent the turbo money on a Galant vr4 and a motorcycle...

Right now I have the following mods:
RRM Piggyback
RRM Catback
RRM Downpipe only
RRM SRI
RDD Lower rear tie bar
RRM Progress swaybar and perches
Kartboy exhaust hangers
Kartboy shifter bushings (underhood and shifterbase)
Lancershop Authority SS

Honestly it depends on where you want to go with the car. If you don't have the swaybar I highly suggest it, it does turn the car around a lot and I think there's someone selling on in the lancer for sale section right now.

 

IIRC the cam absolutely needs a tune because it displaces the Mivec lobes or something like that and the car will run choppy without it

 

do the intake manifold then start working your way down the exhaust. after go back for the cams.

unless you want to do some suspension work...?

 

I still think that he should go with the header/dp for the most gains for what he has and then the intake manifold... even if he takes in more air it doesnt help that he cant expel it at the same rate due to the restrictive downpipe the RA has

Does you plan to track the car first? or auto-x first? from there you can decide what mods you want to do first

 

the track first, so i guess suspensions would be a good idea, but i wanted to leave that last...

okay so i am thinking header/dp first but now i think in the long run i will probably try the basic turbo set up from RRM...

so if i get that in the end, to prevent overlap what should i get? should i still get the header/dp then the manifold if i will be getting a turbo after those mods?

 

well if you're still going to turbo eventually the IM you get to keep so no worries about having to get rid of it

even if you buy the header/dp you can always sell it back on the forums for a pretty good price since im sure there's plenty of people that woudln't mind getting a secondhand one if its a little cheaper... but yes you will need to replace the header/dp once you turbo if you don't already know that

but if you're planning on tracking first then yes i don't think suspension is going to be your main concern... auto-x on the other hand suspension is probably one of the first i would say besides some good tires

but most importantly i have to say... it all depends on what you want your car to do to ask what parts you should get