Need help with my 1g setup

[TSi Kid]

All right i've had my dsm for about 5 months now and unfortunally because im a student and didnt have the funds it was parked longer then it was drivin. I have now replaced all the small things and made it reliable, but i need some advice with what aftermarket parts to get. It is completely stock but it is awd

i have a boost gauge, boost controller, and balance shaft elimination kit but i need help for what to do next.

Any advice is welcome

btw I dont have eprom

 

[-TunedDSM-]

After all necessary preventative maintenance has been performed, take a look at the upgrade path:

Tech Guide: 1G 4G63t Upgrades - DSMtuners

 

[LiquidX]

+1

Repairs and maintenance FIRST before modding.

 

[TSi Kid]

alright thanks that guide is a great help
when i choose my exhaust would it be wise to go to a mexican shop and have them do a turbo-back
or should i buy a downpipe and cat and get a cat back?

 

[e85_4g63]

Any muffler shop can do a 3" cat back, until you really start making power, press bent 3" exhaust will work just fine. Some people prefer to "do it once do it right" but money (or the lack there of) is usually why that doesn't happen.