Watz up guys,
i need sum help with some mods with my TE 1997 magna to get more power and i dont want to spend to much money like about 2k at the most, could ne give me sum tips on wat to get. im thinkin of gettin a power chip and i dont no wat type of exhust to get. NEED HELP QUICK :cry:

well, the best you can do is probly give it some breathing mods: exhaust system, k & n filter etc.

there isn't much you can do to greatly increase it's power

extractors, full straight thru mandrel bent exhaust, straight thru muffler, CAI (can be as cheap as $20 or as expensive as $300+) and once you have all that a greedy e-manage or haltech or unichip or similar to get the most out of those mods.

That'd be around the $2k mark, maybe stretching to $2.5k but you will notice a difference. Is it manual? Cos if its auto you are doing all those mods just to try catch up to a stocko manual :P

wat about the power chips would u spend the money to get it put in

yeah its auto biggest mistake i did buyin it in auto

if you use the search function there should be plenty of info about Powerchips. General concensus is that there are better alternatives, because a powerchip wont make full use of other mods.

well i dont no coz my mate mum has a stock TF 3.5 magna and thats manual so we draged it wif mine and i didnt loose by much like just ova a metre but we only guned it up to 100 then we backed off and

well how much would it cost to change it to manual i no its a waste of time i just want to no how much i would cost lol :D

well how much would it cost to change it to manual i no its a waste of time i just want to no how much i would cost lol :D

HEAPS!!!


sorry, that's not very helpful.

nah thats ok but i need sum power quick i just need sum advice on wat to buy to make my magna decent but i need to get my car fixed coz its ***** it sumtimes doesnt go at all wen i go flat foot but i dont no wats wrong with it i think it might be sumthin to do with my exhust like the cat or an ECU problem can neone help

hmm just get nitrous :badgrin:
all the results are proven and for less then $2000 u could get lotsa power.. only prob u gotta keep refilling and i heard thats expensive

hmm just get nitrous :badgrin:
all the results are proven and for less then $2000 u could get lotsa power.. only prob u gotta keep refilling and i heard thats expensive
Crazy kid. :nuts:


And in regards to the manual conversion, would be somewhere in the area of $6000 - $7000, so not worth it. And if you want to know cheap mods, use the search button, cos this topic comes up every 24 hours. :rant:

^ what would u kno about nawwws :roll: i heard u can use deodorant to refill

Full Exhaust and Chip, but that will be abit over 2k, try n get the chip second hand tho and allow money for install/tune too

nah thats ok but i need sum power quick

My advice........ don't be in a hurry to throw money at it if you don't even fully know what your options are especially if you are working with a limited budget. Fully research all your options, the search button on this site is a good place to start, but also try other car forums based in your area for some info on good workshops in your area etc.


but i need to get my car fixed coz sumtimes doesnt go at all wen i go flat foot but i dont no wats wrong with it i think it might be sumthin to do with my exhust like the cat or an ECU problem can neone help

Sounds like there are some underlying issues which you'd be better off attending to before you start thowing aftermarket parts at a car which isn't running right in the first place. Has the logbook servicing been kept up to date??? if not I'd say it's time to take it to a mechanic and get everything on the logbook for the Km's you have done. (for example if it's over 100,000 and you know the timing belt hasn't been done - don't **** around - get it done) Other than that start with the basics, check the following and renew if nessecary:
Oil & filter
Air cleaner
Spark plugs, leads etc
Fuel filter, pump etc
book it in for an off the car injector clean
TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND RENEW <- trust me on this one...... if it needs one of these, it will make a big difference to the way it drives.

There's plenty more, but I can't think of them right now, but basically it's really up to you. If you rush into it and don't get the desired results........ don't whinge here.

For under $500 installed you can get a sports exhaust (ie. Redback) cat back (mine was $340 installed), but as was said before get the car serviced and get any fundamental issues sorted out... make sure sparkies and leads are good quality and injectors are free and firing, fuel filter is not clogged, air filter etc etc

My advice... unless you are going to fork out the big dollars, get 1 performance mod at a time and spend the rest getting some of the other components serviced. Or bank it incase you need to fix engine mounts or CV's or any other surprise that may jump out at you unexpectedly.

Happy modding :D

thankz guys its kinda helped me

After that whopping big thread today about exhausts, scratch my suggestion for a power mod, go the CAI kit and well you may want to be daring and search around for some good cams. I hear Ralliart cams aren't that expensive really, even though they are mildly worked.

but do u no how much new cams would be and are u talkin racing cams or just like new magna ones

but do u no how much new cams would be and are u talkin racing cams or just like new magna ones
Stage 1+2 cams yeah quite pricey and somewhat risky, but the Ralliart ones I hear are around the $500 mark... if anyone wants to prove me wrong please do, but that's what I hear... but the Ralliart ones are only 0.5 relatively speaking.

dont laugh i dont no but is that $500 each

hey TIM-E is that all u hav done just a redback exhust and a K&N panel filter and u got 15.1 :doubt:

If had 2K and your car, I'd get myself a Haltech interceptor Piggy Back ECU fitted and tuned.

You'll need about $400 for a Redback 2.5" catback sys, or $170ish for a sports muffler on your stock piping. Forget doing the exhaust only for $2K, the people who've actually forked out for ECU work haven't regretted a second of it.

When you add mods, you can get these tuned. The ecu would give very similar initial gains as ralliart cams, but without removing the heads.

It's actually my next paying mod.

For 2K I'd get a unichip fitted and tuned for $1200 or something and extractors with catback exhaust, might be a bit over.

I always thought Ralliart cams cant go into a 3lt, I though I read that somewhere on here.

thankz guys that has help heaps i think i might take ur advice EZ boy sounds pretty good and its not to expensive :D. And does any body no wat the 0 - 100 is on a stock V6 TE magan coz ive read from 8.5 to 9.7 so does ne one no the real time and its a auto (unfortunatly) :cry:

thankz guys that has help heaps i think i might take ur advice EZ boy sounds pretty good and its not to expensive :D. And does any body no wat the 0 - 100 is on a stock V6 TE magan coz ive read from 8.5 to 9.7 so does ne one no the real time and its a auto (unfortunatly) :cry:
MMAL didn't 'believe' in 0-100km when the 3rd gens hit the ground in 1996. Even online car resources don't quote a time. Maybe searching online reviews will uncover something.

yeah ill try that but they probz be all different times but ill test it out 2moz coz i got my car back for gettin fixed and its runnin like a dream ill post the time 2moz :D

yeah i got my car fixed and took it 4 a spin and i got my mate to time the 0 - 100 and we got 9.8, 8.6, 9.0.

And my mate just bought a VX S supercharged and he took me 4 a drive and it seemed *** quick for standered so wat should i do to beet him :badgrin:

sorry its 8.8 not 9.8

Watz up guys,
i need sum help with some mods with my TE 1997 magna to get more power and i dont want to spend to much money like about 2k at the most, could ne give me sum tips on wat to get. im thinkin of gettin a power chip and i dont no wat type of exhust to get. NEED HELP QUICK :cry:


For 2 grand, i would buy a microtech, have it wired in and tuned. At the cost of emissions, your car will have more torque and power.

BEST mod you could do.

The better alternative would be to get a adaptronic ecu, not quite the following of microtech, but is a self tuning ecu so once tuned it will adapt to mods later down the track.

No point getting new ECU if the engine breathes through stock system. I would say go CAI and exhaust first. CAI can cost anywhere between $100 and $500 depending on brand and if you do it yourself. Exhaust system I would recommend Berklee. I use it and it made a big difference. It would cost about $400 for a 2.5" mandrel bend system with straight through resonator and muffler with tip.

Having done that, there wouldn't be much missing doing a ECU install with tuning. Might have to save a few $$ here and there to get the remaining amount together. But yeah, that's what i would do in your situation. But definately do breathing mods first before ecu.

hey TIM-E is that all u hav done just a redback exhust and a K&N panel filter and u got 15.1 :doubt:

yeh mate, but just the muffler (not whole exhaust) and $20 worth of PVC pipes for CAI for a better air intake leading to the panel filter :)

But remember, thats for a manual, your auto would be doing well getting into the high 15's with those mods. Taking that into account, your real 0-100 time would be around mid 8.

As for your mates supercharged VX, sorry but you got no chance, especially if he starts modding! :P