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Old 03-10-2012, 10:52 PM
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what to upgrade next?

Hey brothers!

I am trying to figure out what to upgrade next. Currently this is what I have:

Headers
secondary cats deleted
S class inlet tube
Eurocharged Heat Exchanger
Johnson Pump


What should I look to get next? looking around the $1500 mark, but give me all ideas because that number can be adjusted.

Thanks!!

Josh
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Tune or pulley and injectors.
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Haters crazy
a TUNE!
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ok we have 2 votes for tune and one for pulley and injectors....
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You have headers and no tune
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Originally Posted by AKnight55
You have headers and no tune
It's perfectly safe to run your car with mods but on stock tune. Once you tuned the car that's when you have to worry about extra mods.
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Originally Posted by AKnight55
You have headers and no tune
you dont have to have a tune with headers ?? not sure why you are giving me the hammer here..lol
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you dont have to have a tune with headers ?? not sure why you are giving me the hammer here..lol
Sure you dont have to..
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Bro, take it from an old guy. Get even a small pulley like a Kleemann and a good tune. I would personally go into the 175ish range for starters but to each his own.

Pulley will ask her to put the boost in the back door......tune will hand her the KY, give her a few drinks and tell her to relax and enjoy it. You can't have one without the other.

Seriously, tune raises your boost levels and so much more.

82mm would be after pulley and tune IMO.

If you don't wanna go pulley, go tune at least.

Pulley tune and Kleeman headers gained me bout a hundred hp+.
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Seriously, tune raises your boost levels and so much more.
How does it raise boost?
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Removing torque management takes the bypass TB out of the equation and therefore raises boost.
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Removing torque management takes the bypass TB out of the equation and therefore raises boost.
Very interesting...thank you! Occasionally this forum is worth reading
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I would say go with a tune then get a pulley should be around $1500. What are your guys thoughts on sticking with a stock pulley and going straight to a 82mm TB?
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ok it slookinf like tune and pulley...where to buy? I have looked at eurocharged and kleeman...kleemans site is confusing!!!
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No, i have a full carbon fiber hood and had the body lines painted from the grill up.
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No, i have a full carbon fiber hood and had the body lines painted from the grill up.
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Originally Posted by adianaty
Removing torque management takes the bypass TB out of the equation and therefore raises boost.
I'm not so sure about that.


Vote for small pulley and tune.
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yup, pulley and tune!

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Pully and tune -
then consider TB and that should get anothere adjustment to your tune, then a fuel rail and injectors again have your tune tweeked.
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