Originally Posted by Greyfax

Well I couldn't resist buying a UICP after I saw the GORGEOUS anodized titanium from Extreme Turbo Systems, and I also went ahead and got a Works drop-in...that just seemed to be a no brainer - when else are you going to get 18hp for $100? I am also probably going to go for a catback dual 3" with anodized titanium tips to kind of start a theme along with the UICP, but I haven't *definitely* chosen which one yet. The one from Ultimate Racing sounded the most to my liking from what I've heard recordings of - I prefer a very deep sound.

Since Y and Z rated tires wear out incredibly fast anyway, I will probably wait until the stock YourMomma's need replacing and then go with Michelin Pilot semi-slicks for summer and slap on some aggressive wheels, along with Ferodo DS2500 pads, but also not until the stock pads have quite a few miles on them.

That gives me an 11% power increase (18hp from intake and 11hp from exhaust), a few cosmetic upgrades, and a bit more stopping power and I'll stop there until about the 2 year mark, at which point it will be time to go all-out with bigger turbo maybe, FMIC, BOV, turboback, wing, carbon fiber hood, boost gauge, tune and probably coil overs. This way I still get some fun upgrades during the first 2 years, but not enough to seriously threaten having any warranty issues.

I don't want to go off-topic in this thread, but can someone knowledgeable volunteer to answer a couple questions in a private message - dealing with the difference between catback and turboback exhaust, and I'm also curious how many miles ppl have gotten out of their first set of stock tires and brake pads, but like I said, let's take those to PM so I'm not going off-topic here. Thanks for everything guys - I couldn't have made these decisions without you!