D: Must stay away from pete....

Did anyone hear me on the vai and gonzo show this morning? My 5 minutes of fame, and nobody heard me!

 

Gentlemen, now that I have more time before I get a tune, I was wondering what my bottlenecks in way of power/tuning would be when I go for a tune. I have posted this list several times, but this is what I have.

1) ETS Resonated CatBack plus HFC full 3 inch.
2) ETS 4" IC Kit with all pipes swapped.
3) ETS Intake with Stock MAF housing
4) Synapse Evo X BOV
5) GrimmSpeed 3 port Boost Control Solenoid
6) Exedy Twin Disc HD Clutch to put everything to the wheels without slipping
7) LC1 Wideband recalibrated just last weekend.

Is there anything else I should get in the meantime to ensure I extract the most out of the stock turbo/engine setup in terms of power.

PS: I also have some Sports decals, RallyArmor mudflaps, a TWM SS shifter and 18X9.5 rims with RE11s that should add about 50whp more so I'm good on that front .

EDIT: I know the DP would help but I'm only getting it done next year with the whole turbo swap.

 

^ A downpipe is a good place to start.

 

Sorry, no DP for me until turbo swap next year.

 

You're going to get a million "go e85 or go home." Else, you look pretty squared away for your tune.

 

mandrel bending is one of it, I dont like how they're using straight piping and welding them at angles like that. It doesn't make for smooth transitions. Another is the bottle-neck where the piping meets the cat. I'm not a fan of that, and is the reason why I got rid of my Espelir exhaust, as well as not use the Magnaflow titanium exhaust I had. Thirdly, I thought it looked cheap...as if ETS put it together real quick just to make it available.

and she beat you for it!

 

The tip on that exhaust looks like its says Vibrant on it... could just be the pic though.

 

^^ ETS uses tips from Vibrant. My quad tips have "vibrant" all over them. In their defense, they told me that was the case even before I ordered.

 

ETS makes none of stuff themselves, in case you guys dont know. They just buy this stuff in bulk and do the welding. You guys can do it yourself if you wanted to make your own exhaust...Vibrant, Magnaflow, Thermal Research, Aero Turbine, etc, can all be purchased by anyone. I know they use Aero Turbine mufflers on the VIII and IX exhaust. They're not alone though, Buschur and a few other do the same thing.

 

go e85 or go home.

just kidding. if that's not a possibility, i'd say you're set for a tune. i don't know how much more a dp would net you. petey could answer that.

not to toot my own horn but my exhaust tips don't say vibrant. they aren't stamped with it. that doesn't mean they aren't.

what shop/parts maker fabricate exhausts totally from scratch?

 

I'm pretty happy with the tone of my Vibrant muffler- no clue who put together the rest of it though, it's basically a straight pipe back from the turbo.

 

Not me. Plans with family that evening.

 

finally a picture where i don't look like i am dropping grandma off for groceries.



i'll take what i can get.

 

At least you weren't sporting a PennDOT Yellow retard helmet. The shame... Maybe I'll get a helmet before a sway bar... lol

 

The helmet never bothered me. It's $100+ I can spend elsewhere. I just poured rubbing alcohol all over my head afterward.