Help me get a few more ponies w/ my 96

[Black96Snake]

my car has bbk longtubes, an o/r x-pipe, magnaflow catback, 3.73's, a superchip blueflash module. So my exhaust is as free flowing as its gonna get. Anyway on the intake side of things all I got is a K&N and no air silencer. I don't want pulleys due to it being a 96 with prior cooling problems (before the fluidyne), anyway I think that with my exhaust the way it is that I could see some good gains from a MAF of some sort, or maybe just some type of CAI. Can anyone give me some insite into this? I don't want to spend 500 buck on a WMS kit for marginal gains, when the same could be had for less money with some other kit. C&L? or maybe a UPR power pipe. Please steer me in the right direction.

 

[wythors]

On our 96 I installed pullies (no cooling issues), a C&L inlet pipe and a Mac cold air induction. This has given a fairly noticable gain in the seatofthepantsometer, but it hasn't been on a dyno. One note: if you go with a CAI, stay away from Mac. The oval filter they supply doesn't fit in our fender well. I had to buy a small round filter to make it work.

 

[STREETSNAKE]

Go with the pulleys, if you have the fluidyne Rad. you arent going to experience any overheating problems, Best bang for the buck on the 96

 

[missouri_guy197]

Go with the UPR Powerpipe and an 80mm Pro-M...You can get the pipe for $184 from UPR and you can get a GT Pro-M off E-bay for around $125-150, send it to Pro-Flow and have it recalibrated for 24lbs injectors and you'll be all good...

Or just stick with the stock MAF and put in the Pipe by itself...

 

[Black96Snake]

how much would it cost to get the pro-m recalibrated? Also what kind of gains are to be had with the power pipe? I'm not sure that underdrives are a good idea on my car, I just have a bad feeling about them.
Thanks for the responses

edit: also do I need a 80mm unit? or will a 77mm one do? I've found a couple on ebay and just wanted to know before I bid.

Thanks again.