fuel management or rnr 3" exhaust?

[greathuskie]

im considering taking up 2 deals taht are currently on...the RNR exhaust is on sale for about 650 3" o2 housing eliminated...but extreme psi is doing the fuel kit for 620 (pump, injectors, AFC), which should i get? my mods are here: www.geocities.com/thegreathuskie/index.htm (dont mind the pics the mods are up to date)
i was going to order the RNR kit tomorrow but i saw the fuel thing and was like thats a great deal...so what would you do if you were me (if i get the fuel i would get a test pipe + cutout)

so basically which is it...exhaust or fuel setup

 

[Sephroth57]

get the exhaust, you wont really get gains from a fuel upgrade until you have parts to give more fuel to. plus that really isnt that much of a deal it was like 250 for my AFC, 200 injectors, pump is like 100

 

[greathuskie]

look at my mod list duder...theres plenty to give fuel to, i will be hitting mad fuel kit on the stock fuel system

 

[KFT0001]

Well, you seriously need both fuel and a better flowing exhaust. I think the fuel package is a better deal though and would suggest getting that first.

 

[L2RTSiAWD]

A free flowing exhaust will have you hitting fuel-cut even sooner, I'd get fuel system upgrades.

 

[Stanford]

Get the Fuel setup and a test pipe. You can get both for the price of that Turbo-back. You could also look into a DIY dumped O2 housing that would help exhaust flow a lot and be easy on the budget.

 

[greathuskie]

the stock exhaust + test pipe isnt going to like choke my engine or anything will it?

 

[Sephroth57]

Originally posted by greathuskie
look at my mod list duder...theres plenty to give fuel to, i will be hitting mad fuel kit on the stock fuel system

your mod list says "just some stuff"....

the stock exhaust system is very restrictive, i noticed a huge gain when i opened mine up with some 3 inch. really you need both of them.. but id say exhaust first

 

[greathuskie]

Originally posted by greathuskie
my mods are here: www.geocities.com/thegreathuskie/index.htm

 

[ballagsx]

why do you have so many pictures of a ford focus, i would have expected some pictures of you dsm

i would do exaust, and then do fuel before any other mods.

 

[greathuskie]

because my car is primered, bondoed, and in pieces right now

i just used those as fillers so i would have a template when i have pics of my car painted

 

[Stanford]

Originally posted by greathuskie
the stock exhaust + test pipe isnt going to like choke my engine or anything will it?

Get a dumped O2 housing and you will be ok with stock exhaust for now.

 

[sickgsx-316]

I think you should defintely get the fuel mods first. Better to err on the side of safety the to come close to questioning it. Also, if you do fuel now than you can get more out of the mods you already have with tuning and then tune every mod you get, allowing for maximum gains, from here on out. Just try and figure out what turbo you will want in the future and how fast you want to go so you can buy the proper injectors for them now and lean em out until then. Good luck bro.
Also, I highly recommend the 3inch turbo back system from Hahn Racecraft, that DP/o2 combo is second to none. Have heard nothing about their cat-back but if its like their other parts it will be nothing short of amazing.

 

[greathuskie]

defenitely getting a dre spec 50 trim...what about tuning my car though i dont have nor do i want a datalogger cuz im getting DSMlink in the future so it would be pointless to buy now...

 

[nined2tsi]

seems strange to me that you would get your engine built + some before you got exhaust.

 

[greathuskie]

thats waht happens when you car spins a bearing when its stock

 

[nined2tsi]

oh I didnt know

 

[14.5 drift]

most gratification from teh exhaust. I saw a write up tonight on importtuners, they got like 30hp from 3 inch exhaust and 6 hp from safc. Get the exhaust, then the fuel stuff.

 

[Stanford]

Originally posted by 14.5 drift
most gratification from teh exhaust. I saw a write up tonight on importtuners, they got like 30hp from 3 inch exhaust and 6 hp from safc. Get the exhaust, then the fuel stuff.

On a stockish car, his is far from stock and he needs more fuel.

 

[Groomz]

Originally posted by nined2tsi
oh I didnt know

Personnally I would get the exhaust, but fuel is more important. Exhaust would give you a more noticable power increase alone.

 

[14.5 drift]

looking at your mods list, it's kinda wierd that you need to ask. Seems like you really need both, but if these guys say you need fuel, you need fuel. If your not running too high of boost, or having any fuel cut issues (I havn't read all the posts sorry) then I would go with the exhaust, and hold off on the fuel until you get your big turbo.

 

[greathuskie]

i know i need both, but the thing is i can only get one anytime soon (damn credit cards hehe

 

[Stanford]

How about, 3" Cat-back and Testpipe + Fuel pump and Re-wire it. That should fit your current budget and you will get more fuel and better flowing exhaust.

 

[boostedinaz]

Originally posted by greathuskie
defenitely getting a dre spec 50 trim...what about tuning my car though i dont have nor do i want a datalogger cuz im getting DSMlink in the future so it would be pointless to buy now...

With this statement I would get exhaust. You wil have all the tunning equipment you want but you will never know what it is doing. Plus if you have no idea what is going on then you sweet new motor might just end up an expensive paper weight. Just my .02

Michael

 

[greathuskie]

what are you talking about? i know how to work on my car buddy