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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:19 AM
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Well i finally chose to boost my car with some tax return money and some saved up on my own. i just have a few questions about doing it so i will go ahead and ask:

first i will be deciding between the ptuning kit and the dezod kit, ideally i wanted to do a custom one and was quoted by a tuning group down here but didnt like the price that didnt include some of the things i wanted.

my car is a 2007 pushing 55000+ miles, i know a lot.

i know most kits include everything you need to just throw it on but i wont just throw it on seeing as i want my car to last hehe.

to properly do this i have a idea that i need the kit(duh), injectors, exhaust, ecu(dunno which to go with, but have been told to go with aem), brakes, clutch, and flywheel.

my first question is what else do i need so that i can do this right and my second question is which ecu do i go with and for that matter should i go stand alone or pnp. i know you shouldnt turbo on a budget so i wont, im invested for the long run but want to do this correctly.

im shooting for a daily driver and not a monster on wheels just so you know. any help is appreciated, thanks.


ALSO ON A SIDE NOTE
where can i get a good quality but cheaply prices leather shift ****, my obx is coming apart because of my sweaty hands heh.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:26 AM
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ptuning buy it bolt it on have fun.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:32 AM
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if u want a dd... i'd just go w/ dezod!
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:34 AM
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whats a dd?
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:36 AM
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daily driver.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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are you a dade county cop ??? lol
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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lol w/ witht he city o miami police patch.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:40 AM
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either ptuning or dezod is a good choice and they come with everything u need except gauges
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:47 AM
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lol no not a cop but will be soon plus a bro is in the dept. so i support them fully.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 02:53 AM
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ptuning. ftw. or turbo toyotas.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 03:01 AM
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Ptuning looks promising and the Dezod overall is a really well built kit. You can also do a custom kit with Dezod as one of there turbo options you can choose whatever you like on the kit. You don't necessarily have to go crazy with brakes but upgraded brakes will help no matter what. For clutch it all depends what is your power goals and then choose a clutch that will meet those goals. You do not need to go AEM Standalone if you do not want to. It also depends what your going to be using your car for like are you tracking it a lot? AutoXing? Road Course? A piggyback like Emanage or AEM FIC should be enough for times when you only want to feel the boost from time to time
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everyone wants to be boost now days lol
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 03:29 AM
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Default Re: Going to be Boosting the Car Soon; Need Advice

Originally Posted by MeNaCe305
ALSO ON A SIDE NOTE
where can i get a good quality but cheaply prices leather shift ****, my obx is coming apart because of my sweaty hands heh.
I gave up on those. I got a pair of cheap gloves instead. Seems to take longer to go through those than it does leather shift *****.

Oh, and PTuning or Dezod. Flip a coin. You can't go wrong either way.
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 04:58 AM
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ive never needed or thought about gloves....
i just like the feeling with my hands
the razo factory one is kinda nice a lil pricy it wears quickly u get a darker color leather and its a lil sticky so its ok!
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 11:25 AM
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im leaning towards the dezod but dunno which exhaust to get, theirs or ptuning
Old Feb 3, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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ptuning exhaust ftw
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 01:13 AM
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bump for more help and advice heh
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 03:45 AM
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I would go Ptuning or Dezod two of the companies im looking into.
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