I need an advice choosing the best catback + TP + DP for my budget.

I already installed ETS intake without tune, and I need to buy an exhaust system now and get e-tuned, i'm looking for a good HP gain with low exhaust noise and safe tune for DD reliability.

My budget for parts only is around 1100$ because I have to ship all the parts to my country which will cost me around 300$

Q1:
What is the best combination of parts
Megan Racing CatBack around 600$, or any other suggestions ?
for TP & DP: ETS, Invidia, Megan Racing, AMS... ?

Q2:
What are the most important gauges to monitor ?
I want to install 2 only, a wideband and boost , or if u have any suggestions I appreciate your input

CAR details : Imported 2011 US Spec EVO X with 19k miles and ETS intake only, using 95 octane fuel
No Track, No Drag, No Autocross, only regular driving

Thanks

 

I do not recommend E-Tune. Because if engine is unhappy it is best to have a tuner on top of it. When E-Tuning you are just doing WOT pulls and with an unhappy engine things can go wrong quickly. A tuner can see this and make adjustments for next pull.

 

Thanks Nagua for your advice.
The problem is I don't trust the local tuners, while there aren't many of them, specially for our EVO, I found one only 250 miles away, I will try to contact him and see what he can do.

 

There is no best combination of bolt-ons, and it is EXTREMELY unlikely that a proficient tuner will paper-weight an engine by simply tuning for bolt-ons.

 

I know our setup may be a little higher than your budget. But, I would really recommend our test pipe and catback.

http://www.extremeturbosystems.com/E...haust-Systems/

If you have any other questions, let me know!

Michael

 

Agreed

 

Extremely unlikely but has happened. Is it a risk you are willing to take? Not myself. These things are expensive when they go south. It is always best to tune with a professional watching live action. Kind of like asking a doctor to do surgery over the cel phone.

 

Nah, it is not as you have described, and I wouldn't advocate getting an e-tune if it was not something that I had considered myself. Notice I said "proficient" to qualify "tuner". If the OP does in fact pick such an individual, he or she will be absolutely fine.

 

Well in the end it is up to the OP what he will do. I have said my say and you have said yours so OP needs to make decision. Sounds to me that he will do the Etune thingy since a good tuner is 200 + miles away. Good luck OP.

 

Thanks Michael I appreciate your suggestion, I'm considering the full Turboback exhaust as a second option if I didn't find something fits my budget, my concern is the shipping cost.

 

NFSLancerRA & Nagua really thanks for your input, your discussion was helpful to me, i'm trying now to reach the tuner and discuss the options with him

 

Welcome and good luck.

 

The Tomei would actually be very reasonable shipping to you, I just looked into it. We could do a Tomei turboback.

Cheers!
Jason

PS: Considering where you are, e-tune will be the way to go and there are MANY good e-tuners that you can feel safe tuning with, especially for bolt-ons