best bang for buck....rwhp

was just talking to a buddy about this. i said the tune i got...cost $375 (came with the tuner) and gave me 15 rwhp......over twice what i got from the cat back i bought for $400.....


and while i'm at it......worst..???





whatcha think...????

What are your mods? 15 RWHP from a tune seems like ALOT if you have just a tune and cat-back.

my mods at the time were.

pulleys
catback
k&n filter with silencer removed

when looking at the dyno sheet i got 230 at the wheels, after the tune. 248..so its actually more..

since then a cai, and royal purple...

the guy that does the tunes is very good, he has done a lot for other people on here. it was also with 89 octane

i used to have the diablotuner, i maxed out spark and ran 93 octane, i definately gained some top end but i lost some low down torque

I just sold the tuner and now i can definately feel more low end torque and a loss of top end. It seems like its a lot easier to screech second after taking the tune off

Best bang for over all would be nitrous. Not sure if that is what you meant. $800-$1000 for 150hp. Worst bang for buck would be a plenum or cai. I don't think i saw any gains with either. At least no seat of pants gain.

agree 100+rwhp

I quit doing the bang for the buck thing... its all about the end goal when you're talking bolt ons...

Nitrous and F/I will forever be debated as to which is the cheapest for the gains in the long run etc...

The two mods I feel the best about (ie instant gratification)

1. Pro-Chamber (Felt it, Heard it, love it!)

2. Plenum / TB combo (Felt it... not power but response, Heard it once again smoothness, love it... except when I gotta polish it before shows)

take your cats off if you want a good gain for the buck you can buy an offroad x or h for 100 bones

turbonator definitely. it's only $39.99 and give you 35rwhp

v-tec stickers, toof fu a dowah.

can't go wrong with a Tornado!

you know, as well as I, that the Turbonator will outflow the Tornado any day of the week

wait wait....

So, that thing that they advertise on Spike, which seems like a hoax, actually works, or are you being sarcastic...

Tell me more!! Does it improve MPG like they say?

I got the stickers, 2/$1 100hp and the chicks LOVE IT

its a joke...watch out for muffler bearings and blinker fluid too

LOL, thats hilarious.

Thanks!

I just got my Steeda pullys in the mail today. If they're as good as I'm hearing I'll be back on this thread!

haha no man, its worthless. Save your $60 or whatever it is they're charging for those things