k guys im ready to start modding my car performance wise. my car atm is pretty stock excpet for exhaust and k&n panel filter. wat can i do next? dont know much or nething bout engine mods so need some advice to where i can start off. thats not tooooooooo expensive.

thanks in advance
Ash.

o and mods if i posted this up in the wrong section fell free to move. wast sure weather to go in general or tech.

Oils? I personally go all Castrol - amazing what changing oils will do -

Tyres? Boot the stocko ones! - a good set of tyres will change alot more than just straight up grip -

Last but not least.......... A AMG sticker - have been thought to increase max. power 20% -

Oils? I personally go all Castrol - amazing what changing oils will do -

Tyres? Boot the stocko ones! - a good set of tyres will change alot more than just straight up grip -

Last but not least.......... A AMG sticker - have been thought to increase max. power 20% -


oil i do every 5000k's
tyres are all new bridgestones 90% tread left and not planning to get rims and lowered yet.
stickers ill go with APEXI.... i heard u gain 50KW atw and sum how a BOV sound cums wit it to lol.

nah seriously guys jus wanna concerntrate on engine mod only pliz. wanna get this done within a month ot 2.

How far have you gone with the Exhaust??
CAI ???

What's your budget, and how much power do you want?

To get you started..

Rear Muffler: $200-400
Extractors: $400-$1000
Full 2.5" exhaust: $500-800
ECU: $800-$1200 + tuning
Cams: $1100 + tuning
Heads: $1400 + tuning

and so on..

How far have you gone with the Exhaust??
CAI ???

the car already had a exhaust system when i got the car. so far i can only see the after market one going up to the rear pessanger seat. after that its all stock to the engine. CAI will be done 2moro.

What's your budget, and how much power do you want?

To get you started..

Rear Muffler: $200-400
Extractors: $400-$1000
Full 2.5" exhaust: $500-800
ECU: $800-$1200 + tuning
Cams: $1100 + tuning
Heads: $1400 + tuning

and so on..


my budget is up to 2grand. for power wise i dun know wats the stock kwATW but if i can hopping to get upto 20-30kw extra atw. but thats a big IF I CAN

if you can stretch to $2.5K I'd probably recommend an RPW inlet manifold for $1100, some pacemakers from $400 installed depending on where you are, and some kind of piggy back ecu + tune. Oh and spend $30 on some PVC pipe and rubber plumbing adapters to knock up a CAI setup.

That should get you close to 20kW and lay groundwork for later mods.

I would get the Extractors done.. possible Chip could be done for that kind of budget..
(aftermarket engiine management??)

do u guys think its better idea to get inlet manifold b4 cams? ..

do u guys think its better idea to get inlet manifold b4 cams? ..
Hmm.. imho it's much of a muchness.. you'll get more power than you had before no matter which way around you do it, and doing one mod first doesn't rule out doing the other later.

Perhaps doing the manifold first is better for all around drivability because it'll improve low down torque, but it depends on your priorities really.

yeha i just mean if u had to choose one or the other id choose inlet manifold over cams ....


lol granted, its a pretty uneducated assumption but from what i have read ppl seem to be getting more out of it than cams ( slightly more band for buck )

for me personally ( im poor :P) itll be ralliart cams($300) and inlet manifold


i ges thats something that ppl dont suggest much is u can always try ralliart cams for a much cheaper option on a budget ... though obviously is npthing compared to stage 2's or stage 1's

mmm thnaks for some of the inputs guys. think ill do these in order:

1. extractors and full 2.5 exhaust
2. ECU Piggy back (wats a good brand or are they all they same and where can i get 1 from)

that will do me for 2 months till i can save more then

3. heads and cam

that should do me good coz i dun wanna go to over board with mods.

sounds like ur taking same path as me ...


im planning bored out
throttle body to 70mm
pacemaker extractors + hi flow'ed cat
ralliart cams
reflash the ecu/ or piggy back

good luck with ur mods, im keen to see what ppl like us are doing "on a budget" lol keep us updated

sounds like ur taking same path as me ...


im planning bored out
throttle body to 70mm
pacemaker extractors + hi flow'ed cat
ralliart cams
reflash the ecu/ or piggy back

good luck with ur mods, im keen to see what ppl like us are doing "on a budget" lol keep us updated



lol ye but it sucks having a budget coz u call like 10 different place asking them to do a good deals and son on. ne ways when are u planning to start urs???

have been for the past year :P

already done cat back zorst,CAI, flowed tb, body kit, stereo, rims, and interior ..

i just slowly plod along do a mod everytime i have some of spare cash ...eihter that or i blow my whole pay check on a mod and then eat rice for the next fornight:P

have been for the past year :P

already done cat back zorst,CAI, flowed tb, body kit, stereo, rims, and interior ..

i just slowly plod along do a mod everytime i have some of spare cash ...eihter that or i blow my whole pay check on a mod and then eat rice for the next fornight:P


ahhhh all that took a year damn. im cummin to Adelaid for christmas and will be driving my car down so wanna have mods dun by then so i can let her rip between melbourne and adelaid. have funds put aside for a cop detector so that will be handy then lol.