Hey..so i bought my 2002 OZ rally lancer a couple months ago and am trying to work on a mod list of what i want to do to it...Nothing big i just want to get a little more out of it...collage is coming up in a year for me so i dont want a turbo or aything like that...I WISH..but i dont have to kind of money...What are some cheap mods i can do to get a little more out of this ride??? Chip? Header? CAI? anyways really need some help with this stuff i used to have a jeep so i was more into the offroading stuff but then gas milage hit me and i decided to go with a lancer..... Already have a full cat back exhaust and a b&m short throw but whats next?

 

Tires, sri, pulley, etc etc

 

Well im getting new rims and tires in the spring so thats out of the way...... SRI? might be a noob question but im new to the car thing.....what kind of pulley is best? i see that alot of people have RRM mods........anyways more info please...trying to get a list down of what i want to do to this thing......

 

*SRI means Short Ram Intake*

I would suggest picking up a rear sway bar from RRM(Road/Race Motorsports)

Also, go with a RRM pulley.

 

oo ok ...thanx...yea i was familiar with CAI for cold air intake just no the short ram..... im thinking about getting a K&N 69 Series Typhoon Intake...can anyone tell me if this is good or not..or are they pretty much all the same? Also i think i am going with the RRM pulley as Racer24x suggested.....if i get a rear sway bar do i need the front also?.....Thanx for the help and please more info..what else can i do besides the pulley and intake?.....maybe header? or chip?...once again..dont know much about all this car hop up stuff...interested in doing anything besides turbo...unless i can get a turbo with all the workings for a really good price haha...thanx hope for more feedback

 

Don't chip it.

There is also a Ported and Polished Intake Manifold, Cylinder Head and Throttle body available from RRM. Along with Headers and High-Flow Cat and the test-pipe option. They also provide a Mildly grinded Camshaft.

Suspension:
They provide the rear sway-bar(we have a front one already), front and rear strut bars, a lower tie-bar, lowering springs(buy the struts also if you buy these), coilovers and a camber bolts for the coilovers.

Braking:
Brake pads
slotted rotors
stainless steel brake lines

they also have various exterior 'upgrades' too.

www.roadracemotorsports.com/store/

 

Read the FAQ in my sig. It'll help you decide on your mods.

 

why shouldnt i chip it???

 

that FAQ page really helped...thanks ambystom01 for making that up for all of us who dont really know about this stuff...

I think im going to go with
-RRM header
-RRM pulley
-CAI
-RRM Piggyback chip?? can somone tell me the pros and cons of chipping my car please!!??

and thats what im going on as of right now...along with appearence things also...im more of a show car person but i do want a little more outa this economy car haha...

 

You can't chip a Lancer, but you can piggyback on it's ecu with the RRM piggy. Where exactly is Holland? I'm trying to figure if a CAI is a good idea or an SRI. Meaning, do you have down-pours where you have to travel through rivers to get anywhere? And seeing the CAI can't gain but "maybe" 1hp more than sri, why have the worry? Might I suggest an RMR heat-shielded sri...

 

well Holland is in Michigan right on lake michigan and we dont get alot of down pours but yes i was thinking of getting a SRI instead of a CAI b/c it snows here and yes there are the occasional downpours....yea i was planning on doing the piggyback add on but i thought that was the same thing as a chip so yes SRI not CAI....also wondering if anyone can tell me how much am i going to gain from this piggyback add on? also is having a heat shielded SRI better than a non geat shielded?

 

the only holland ive ever heard of is in europe somewhere...? lol

 

hahahahaha yea...well we got one in michigan down here...but yea also wondering if anyone can tell me how much am i going to gain from this piggyback add on? also is having a heat shielded SRI better than a non geat shielded? im guessing all it does is prevent it from possible melting?

 

Honestly I would just save the money. With the mods you listed you'll gain maybe 10 whp and it'll cost you over 1000$ to do that. Put that money towards a turbo. Even with all the NA mods out there you'll be lucky to break 100 whp.

 

so the lancer stock engine is 120 hp but after it gets to the wheels its less than 100?


im more of a show than go...so for me to spend money on that is pointless and i should just do what i want to the looks than trying and get a few more hp with those mods?....really im not lookin for it to be better at top speed i just want it to accelerate faster...i mean it goes over 100 mph already and i never go that fast so its fast enough just getting up to speed is all i want to increase...but your saying all of that wont even improve that?