What would you get first
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What would you get first
I'm just looking for some advice on what to purchase for my Car first.
Port and Polish head
Cam, Gears and vavtrain upgrade
Rods and Pistons - crower and wiseco
Manifold, gate
Some kind of ecu to tune your car.
Can i use a SAFC and a innovate to tune my car for now untill i get a standalone?
Port and Polish head
Cam, Gears and vavtrain upgrade
Rods and Pistons - crower and wiseco
Manifold, gate
Some kind of ecu to tune your car.
Can i use a SAFC and a innovate to tune my car for now untill i get a standalone?
Originally Posted by CaymanEvo3
I'm just looking for some advice on what to purchase for my Car first.
Port and Polish head: Don't even consider doing this till much later on in the modding proccess. It is $1200-2500 fo 15-20 WHP...IF it is done right. If done poorly you will lose horsepower.
Cam, Gears and vavtrain upgrade: Cams and gears are a good mod providing a big power increase for $350-&750(cams) dollars. Whether or not you need springs and retainers depends on the lift of the cams you choose.
Rods and Pistons - crower and wiseco: You're talking a total rebuild here. Don't do this unless you have a blown engine or are building your car for a specific purpose. This equals big expense.
Manifold, gate: A Buschur ported stock manifold is all you really need with the stock turbo. If you go with a tubular manifold you'll only net aboout 5 WHP, if that. With the stock turbo you won't need an aftermarket remote gate.
Some kind of ecu to tune your car: Get an ECU flash based on your mods, or do the ECUFlash/Tactrix cable thingy...it is cheap and adaptable. Or if you have someone nearby who really understands the SAFC, then, yes, you could go that route.
Can i use a SAFC and a innovate to tune my car for now untill i get a standalone?: A standalone will not be real user friendly and has a rather steep learning curve. Now, if you have a local tuner, then sure, go with what he(or she) recommends. Get some sort of Data logging tool for tuning as well as the AFR gauge
Port and Polish head: Don't even consider doing this till much later on in the modding proccess. It is $1200-2500 fo 15-20 WHP...IF it is done right. If done poorly you will lose horsepower.
Cam, Gears and vavtrain upgrade: Cams and gears are a good mod providing a big power increase for $350-&750(cams) dollars. Whether or not you need springs and retainers depends on the lift of the cams you choose.
Rods and Pistons - crower and wiseco: You're talking a total rebuild here. Don't do this unless you have a blown engine or are building your car for a specific purpose. This equals big expense.
Manifold, gate: A Buschur ported stock manifold is all you really need with the stock turbo. If you go with a tubular manifold you'll only net aboout 5 WHP, if that. With the stock turbo you won't need an aftermarket remote gate.
Some kind of ecu to tune your car: Get an ECU flash based on your mods, or do the ECUFlash/Tactrix cable thingy...it is cheap and adaptable. Or if you have someone nearby who really understands the SAFC, then, yes, you could go that route.
Can i use a SAFC and a innovate to tune my car for now untill i get a standalone?: A standalone will not be real user friendly and has a rather steep learning curve. Now, if you have a local tuner, then sure, go with what he(or she) recommends. Get some sort of Data logging tool for tuning as well as the AFR gauge
The most basic advice usually given is to spend some time searching before you start purchasing a lot of stuff. Maybe you'll be happy with a well thought out performance package such as Buschur/Warrtalon, AMS, or Vishnu.
EDIT: Wow, I hadn't noticed he's got an Evo III
Last edited by sparky; Dec 10, 2006 at 01:26 PM.
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