Best upgrade for the $ / performance

silvsi24 · 09-17-2006, 09:14 PM

Which performance upgrades have you guys accually been able to feel for your money. Waiting for the comptech RH to come out (as well as everyone else) but in the mean time im wanting something new

mmm def · 09-17-2006, 09:19 PM

You talking about speed?

As for handling, a bigger rear sway would be a huge difference followed by a set of good tires.

silvsi24 · 09-17-2006, 09:21 PM

i was thinking more along the lines of hp, but i want the progress rear sway bar

fa1 · 09-17-2006, 09:47 PM

Best bang for the buck is a straight pipe but it will make your car sound raspy. I would say in my opinion the most popular mod is an intake.

brooklynscat69 · 09-17-2006, 09:55 PM

My friend has a down pipe on his Srt4. If we were to get one would it sound "thundery" like my friends car or is the downpipe for specific cars?

silvsi24 · 09-17-2006, 10:17 PM

our cars would never have a dp unless u turbo it and no it wouldnt sound like an srt-4 because their set ups are competely different, although a turbo'd si would sound rediculously good

my mods already are

Fujita SRI
HFP Exhaust (gonna change)
Comptech SS
UR pulley kit

Nox · 09-17-2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvsi24

Which performance upgrades have you guys accually been able to feel for your money. Waiting for the comptech RH to come out (as well as everyone else) but in the mean time im wanting something new

nitrous - 75hp - 600bux

header - 15hp - 400bux

Toxis · 09-17-2006, 11:38 PM

lol I need to find a downpipe for my SI. But where would I put it???

silvsi24 · 09-18-2006, 10:08 PM

yeah i want to get a comptech header but i feel like ive been waiting forever

TreeFrog · 09-19-2006, 06:00 AM

best bang for the buck is.... take you air filter out. its free.

O6 Si · 09-19-2006, 10:22 AM

remove the muffler it will sound like a mini srt-4 :) from the resonater back wen i changed mine i started it up and took lil test drive without muffler best sound iv heard of all the exhuasts

O6 Si · 09-19-2006, 10:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TreeFrog

best bang for the buck is.... take you air filter out. its free.

haha and wen u suck in a rock and seize da motor ? thats not free huh

RedSIinPA · 09-19-2006, 11:34 AM

best bang for the buck is a Zex or comparable nitrous kit - $700 for a nice setup w/ remote opener and bottle warmer and you choose betwee 55, 65, and 75HP at the wheels. no other mod provides that kind of power for our cars. of course, you kinda gotta know what yer doin first.

DumbasSi · 09-19-2006, 01:52 PM

Tires.
You can do all the mods you want to the engine, tranny or suspension, but with a poor set of tires, it will all be wasted.

RedSIinPA · 09-19-2006, 02:00 PM

^^ touche. but he's asking about power upgrades. I love getting a brand new set of sticky tires though. I can't wait til these Michellins go.

silvsi24 · 09-19-2006, 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by O6 Si

remove the muffler it will sound like a mini srt-4 :) from the resonater back wen i changed mine i started it up and took lil test drive without muffler best sound iv heard of all the exhuasts

all this talk about srt-4's, i mean i respect them because they r quick but idc if it has 1000 hp the reliability sucks and its still a neon lol

silvsi24 · 09-19-2006, 02:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DumbasSi

Tires.
You can do all the mods you want to the engine, tranny or suspension, but with a poor set of tires, it will all be wasted.

couldnt agree more, when these crappy tires honda gave us wear outt im getting new stickies

Toxis · 09-19-2006, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silvsi24

the reliability sucks and its still a neon lol

amen man, amen

Question is, will the paint start flaking off in 3 ft^2 panels like the Neons do after a good 2 years of life?

DSMKLR · 09-20-2006, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by TreeFrog

best bang for the buck is.... take you air filter out. its free.

this is true, but i would only recommend doing when you are racing.... i wouldn't leave it that way all the time. i picked up a rock that worked its way into the path of my velcity stack on my pte red and well that was a $1,500 turbo gone in a heart beat, i was lucky it only trashed the turbo and didn't make it's way into the engine. i ve seen bolts get sucked in on drag cars before, the outcome is not pretty.... oh yeah i picked the rock up off a race track... figured it was in someones tire or came out of the bed of a truck. i figured i was safe not running an air filter on the track, but those are the risks you take

***Jrfish007*** · 09-20-2006, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by DSMKLR

this is true, but i would only recommend doing when you are racing.... i wouldn't leave it that way all the time. i picked up a rock that worked its way into the path of my velcity stack on my pte red and well that was a $1,500 turbo gone in a heart beat, i was lucky it only trashed the turbo and didn't make it's way into the engine. i ve seen bolts get sucked in on drag cars before, the outcome is not pretty.... oh yeah i picked the rock up off a race track... figured it was in someones tire or came out of the bed of a truck. i figured i was safe not running an air filter on the track, but those are the risks you take

I've seen people put a wire mesh over the stacks to keep that from happening.

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mmm def Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: NJ Age: 27 Posts: 640 iTrader: 1 / 100%	You talking about speed? As for handling, a bigger rear sway would be a huge difference followed by a set of good tires.

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silvsi24 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA Posts: 129 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	i was thinking more along the lines of hp, but i want the progress rear sway bar

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fa1 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: SF, CA Age: 19 Posts: 2,428 FA Squad Member #17 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Best bang for the buck is a straight pipe but it will make your car sound raspy. I would say in my opinion the most popular mod is an intake.

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brooklynscat69 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brentwood, NY Posts: 1,874 iTrader: 1 / 100%	My friend has a down pipe on his Srt4. If we were to get one would it sound "thundery" like my friends car or is the downpipe for specific cars?

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silvsi24 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA Posts: 129 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	our cars would never have a dp unless u turbo it and no it wouldnt sound like an srt-4 because their set ups are competely different, although a turbo'd si would sound rediculously good my mods already are Fujita SRI HFP Exhaust (gonna change) Comptech SS UR pulley kit

09-17-2006, 11:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
Toxis Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Italy Of Course! Age: 28 Posts: 3,799 Even Women Aren't Safe iTrader: 10 / 100%	lol I need to find a downpipe for my SI. But where would I put it???

09-18-2006, 10:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
silvsi24 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: PA Posts: 129 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i want to get a comptech header but i feel like ive been waiting forever

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TreeFrog Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Erie, Pennsylvania Age: 27 Posts: 398 iTrader: 0 / 0%	best bang for the buck is.... take you air filter out. its free.

09-19-2006, 10:22 AM	#11 (permalink)
O6 Si Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: S. Florida Age: 20 Posts: 824 Luis² iTrader: 0 / 50%	remove the muffler it will sound like a mini srt-4 :) from the resonater back wen i changed mine i started it up and took lil test drive without muffler best sound iv heard of all the exhuasts

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RedSIinPA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,019 iTrader: 0 / 0%	best bang for the buck is a Zex or comparable nitrous kit - $700 for a nice setup w/ remote opener and bottle warmer and you choose betwee 55, 65, and 75HP at the wheels. no other mod provides that kind of power for our cars. of course, you kinda gotta know what yer doin first.

09-19-2006, 01:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
DumbasSi Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,659 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Tires. You can do all the mods you want to the engine, tranny or suspension, but with a poor set of tires, it will all be wasted.

09-19-2006, 02:00 PM	#15 (permalink)
RedSIinPA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,019 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^^ touche. but he's asking about power upgrades. I love getting a brand new set of sticky tires though. I can't wait til these Michellins go.