Do you have e85 available in your area? Have you looked into getting injectors and a fuel pump?

 

If your adding a UICP, intercooler, test pipe or etc. U must have a retune especially if its a custom tune- that leaned out your car with the current mods. If u had a custom tune and put on extra parts- your car may run very lean and can be dangerous.

 

What do you guys think about buying an accessport and a down pipe? Since I already have CBE, wouldn't that mean I could use the stage 2 flash from the accessport and gain roughly 28% power? Seems like that would be cheaper since I wouldn't have to worry about getting tuned after I bought a FMIC and UICP.

 

None near me.

 

DP and AP wouldnt be a bad idea.

 

That would be kinda dumb to me. You have already paid for a custom tune. The AP is used for tuning. And AP could run you $400-$550. That wouldn't be too smart as you could prolly get retuned again for cheaper.

Anyways, I would get a testpipe before a DP/O2. With an exhaust I have always started at the back of the car and moved to the engine (catback->testpipe/HFC->downpipe), so for me a testpipe would be up next. Testpipes are cheaper too.

 

I wouldn't get an Accessport if I were you. You already have a tuning solution that will work fine for your goals.

If it were me, I would probably get at least an UICP and a test pipe. If you are concerned with noise get a test pipe that is resonated. If you are concerned with passing emissions you can either put your stock pipe back on during testing (that's what I will do, and I'm in California) or get a high-flow cat. The test pipe will give you more HP over the high-flow cat.

You could probably get a resonated test pipe and a UICP for $500 total. Then you could get an ETS front mount intercooler for $500-700, depending on size, and still have enough money left over for a re-tune.

I don't know that the intercooler will net you much HP, but you might pick up as much as 20whp and have better response due to the UICP.

 

The intercooler will add more horsepower as well.

 

So you're saying I wouldn't have to get retuned if I added UICP and FMIC then? I'm seeing differing opinions in this thread. I've heard it's flat out dangerous to add mods to your car without being immediately retuned, and I've heard that it's perfectly fine. This isn't something I wanna find out the expensive way lol

Thanks for all the input guys!!

BTW if I get a downpipe, will it pass emissions then? The test pipe will make it flat out fail because it replaces the CC, but what about the downpipe since it comes before it?

 

Yeah I know it's sorta redundant since I'm already tuned. But the tune cost me $500, and if I got it done again the price would be the same from what I've researched. Plus the testpipe will make me fail emissions in NC.

 

As I said earlier, get a wideband and start logging. That way you'll know if you're too lean and running dangerous. In addition, you'll have a peace of mind.

 

You started it off wrong, goes like this TBE, air filter/intake, then tune = about 90 awhp

 

a re-tune should be 50% off from the price.. ask your tuner,,

get a high flow cat!!

 

My tuner hasn't visited the boards since May and doesn't live in NC anymore.

 

Would anyone like to add to this thread? I know it's from last year but I'm still in the same situation lol. I'm leaning towards UICP/LICP/FMIC at this point.