daily driver, basic bolt ons. thats the way to go

 

Well, that who knows what he wants, gets there more easily.

 

but yeh, the diy for matching the ports...how would i go about doing this?

 

Well, for port matching I would recommend a professional.

 

so might as well let zpi do it?

 

Might as well compare for prices in other places. People who also know about this. ZPI might be good, but u can check for the same or better quality in other places. If the person is GOOD enough, then the port will be VERY beneficial.

 

ok, so you went from turbo vs na to:
--Kaminari Lip Spoiler ($400)
--Kaminari Reverse Cowl Hood ($600)
--Motegi Traklite Rims - Bronze ($2000)

You are spending half your budget on non go-fast stuff.

and fwiw i think your original laundry list for turbo were a bit..optimistic at 275 so that wasn't really an apples to apples. no gauges, no cooling components.. i don't know what psi you were shooting for...this is a daily driver, right?

 

yes i have thrown overall hp out the window -- if i wanted a fast car i would have bought a fast car -- i am shooting for an overall car. Thanks for everyones help but I have decided to do very little Engine work.

 

thats almost done...just need work out the maf sensor issue im having thats causing me a check engine light... not sure if its wires wrong or its reading to much air... im basically waiting for an EMS still to tune the car.. im hoping with my tax return i can finally get one... emanage ultimate is what i need. but with my normal IM my new head is working out sweet.. i should have dyno numbers of that soon. im running very rich but car doesnt bog anymore guess the ecu learned lol. but its still very rich.

 

I see that the wheels are $2000 do those come with tires? Tires are a really important part of making or breaking a car.

 

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and find out if they come with air in the tires. suprisingly that is important too!

 

Im giving mad props to your choice!

I mean this is a tc, and we know its never going to be amazingly fast,(with out F/I) which people with daily drivers probley dont want to deal with. (including myself)
I think that some basic engine mods, such as the I/H/E plus some pulleys and new tires, its a good goal to shoot for. then id spend some money on cosmetic parts (rims, lip kit, audio) all in all i believe the choice you made was a good one.
keep us posted on how it all goes !!!

 

Then I suggest reporting this thread to the mods, since the Title is a misleading one.

 

Maybe later u can give me some blue prints for that ITB setup, so I can start building myself one. Since I'm going N/A, then this will work out for me in the end. :D

 

its not that hard.. ITBS are off a yamaha... flange was made from a template i made from the intake manifold. copy the design of the k20's ITB from perrin. maf placement on 4 tube with an extension going out. golden eagle vac block for a one source for the vac lines.. pretty much it.. all u need from that is making a plate that runs all 4 butterflies off 1 rod connected to the servo that opens and closes from the DBW system..

 

i have the turbonetics stage 1 turbo and i was n/a for a long time before and i never thought i would have had to spend more on gas now than i did, i get 21mpg at best now, used to get 30mpg and i had a custom midpipe hks exhaust, mmw header, injen cai, unichip, nst pulleys, and i was only pushin 167hp and 163tq and i spent just about what you are goin to i would just wait for the turbo so that you see a beter gain for alot less spent

 

who ever did ur tuning was horrible..

i made 148 stock.
with a semi ported head i made + injen CAI i made 160/161 untuned..

im not on a new head + cai and header.. i should be close to if not by 170 or more..

 

Go N/A! Get 200whp easily

 

Watching.....

 

You think the clutchmaster stage2 is overkill?