Looking to add my first REAL mod...help me out:

 

Berk Intake, and a Frankencar Mid pipe ! w/ Apexi Filter ! You wont regret it !

 

Get a Greddy.

 

Stillen sticker.

 

i would change the suspension before making the car any faster. After that its injen all the way! just my 2 pennies.

 

8" roll of duct tape to stipe the car...easiest 5 hp you will see

 

LOL!!!

 

fstb

 

Dude, that's sweet! Duct tape is only like 5 bucks a roll! What if I add two stripes?


I thought about the FSTB as well...I might do a maxspeed/fstb. I'm really flipping back and forth between the springs and the intake as my first drop in the bucket. I'm going to see how this poll turns out to help me make up my mind..cause right now I can't!

 

Whatever it is, throw it out and start smoking the Y-pipe...that is, if there is one for you guys with the 2K2. The Injen CAI is nice, but go with the y-pipe replacement first.

 

do u have RSB? I would recommand RSB first. 2k2 has enough power, but handling is still weak.

 

I think you made a grammatical mistake in that last sentance. It violates the rules of grammar for the word 'enough' to precede the word 'power.'

 

 

My first two mods are Courtesy FSTB and Addco RSB. Total cost for that is less than the Injen CAI...unless that GD actually comes through. Gotta beef up the suspension first before you add more power, IMO.

 

oops

 

Roger that. There isn't a normally-aspirated intake on the planet that will outperform a Y-pipe.

 

I agree that's why It's going to be my first real mod after I get a new job.

 

Well, the poll suggests otherwise...however, the car seems to have plenty of power. Take the other day, I was f*ing with a mitsu 3000 [VRT]-(?) anyhow, everything was fine until I hit the offramp...I almost **** trying to keep my car on the road. The SE doesn't have the handling to go with the power....however getting more power is more fun. Ugh. Looks like the masses have spoken...I'll get the injen...and be happy racing old 5.0's from stoplight to stoplight.

 

Well, if it were me, I would consider getting new tires if you are still on the crappy OEM Bridgestones. My tire upgrade made more of a handling difference than my springs & FSTB.

My .02.

Tony

 

Here's a list of mods you can do that are guaranteed legal and that will not void your warranty:

Reset two of your radio buttons to different stations
Move the drivers seat 1/2" back
Let 1 psi out of each tire
Turn off the auto light switch (or turn it on if it's off)
Dim your dash lights by ¼ turn
Raise the center consol to the upper position
Put the rear seat's center arm rest down
Put a flashlight in the glove box with a Maxima.org sticker on it.

 

I voted for the CAI, but after reading your post about the highway off-ramp, consider a RSB, and maybe FSTB, like Triple8Sol suggested. That's a quick, cheap way to improve the handling before you continue later with springs and struts/shocks.

 

I suggest item #3, since letting 1 psi out of each tire is truly a performance mod and that's really what the guy asked for.

What would we do without you, Magellan? Well, I wouldn't have "trip around the world" on my future vacations list if it weren't for you, that's for sure.

 

Suspension (FSTB, RSB, Springs, Shocks), then braking (expensive but so sweet), then power mods. Personally, I have a lot more fun driving the car fast in twisty roads, on-ramps, etc. while other cars TRY to keep up. It's a lot more fun for me than going from one light to the next in a straight line.

But that's just me...

 

And tires as mentioned above...very important..

Oh and all this stuff done prior to the power mods is also a lot safer.

Overall though, it all depends on what you really want. If you just want straight line power, then get a y-pipe. Depends on your driving style and street topology I guess.