upgrading help

[95tclipser]

I need help figuring out my next purchase: From the list below, please tell me which item is most important to buy for my car. I have upgraded fuel system, except for injectors, still has stock t25 turbo. I have enough funds to purchase DsmLink, therefore, I can buy one or multiple items.

1. Dsmlink V3
2. RRE downpipe
3. PR O2 housing
4. Innovative wideband
5. Boost Gauge


Thanks

 

[eclipsemf]

I need help figuring out my next purchase: From the list below, please tell me which item is most important to buy for my car. I have upgraded fuel system, except for injectors, still has stock t25 turbo. I have enough funds to purchase DsmLink, therefore, I can buy one or multiple items.

1. Dsmlink V3
2. RRE downpipe
3. PR O2 housing
4. Innovative wideband
5. Boost Gauge


Thanks

1) Boost gauge
2) Wideband
3) Downpipe
4) O2 housing
5) DSM Link

And dsm link only if you plan on modding it any further, like bigger turbo with fuel mods ect. When you mean fuel upgrades are you speaking of fuel pump and FPR?

 

[V12 Killa]

1)DSMLink
2)Boost Gauge
3)Wideband
4)Downpipe
5)02 housing (whats wrong with the 2g one?)

 

[99ECLIPSEGSXDSM]

I would go
1. Boost gauge
2. Wideband
3. Dsmlink (so you can tune for every mod you get right away)
4. downpipe
5. O2

 

[95tclipser]

1)DSMLink
2)Boost Gauge
3)Wideband
4)Downpipe
5)02 housing (whats wrong with the 2g one?)

Nothing is wrong with current o2, just that is was planning on going with 3" exhaust. Thanks

 

[bagii]

this is how I did it:
1) boost gauge
2) downpipe and wideband at same time
3) now DSMlink is next on my list

 

[gorf]

harbor freight and buy electric long shaft die grinder. Overstock dot com and buy some carbide die grinding bits.

Do some reading and port out your O2 housing. I am running a 2.3, with cams, 20g and 3 inch exhaust from turbo to tail on a heavily ported stock O2.

You will have a lot of money left over to start saving for that exhaust system and a new turbo.

 

[95tclipser]

I would go
1. Boost gauge
2. Wideband
3. Dsmlink (so you can tune for every mod you get right away)
4. downpipe
5. O2

Good though. I was thinking along those lines, getting Boost gauge, Wideband & saving for Dsmlink so I can tune. Well, start learning to tune.

 

[4G Power]

1) Boost Gauge (and Oil Pressure guage atleast IMO)
2) Wideband/logger (Need this, or else you're guessing when tuning/diagnosing problems)
3) ECMLink (Install, get your car running on stock setup)
4) Injectors/turbo/cams/etc (Any performance upgrade -- you've got the tools to monitor/tune your car, add upgrades and tune as you see fit)

 

[gorf]

Good though. I was thinking along those lines, getting Boost gauge, Wideband & saving for Dsmlink so I can tune. Well, start learning to tune.

Get the wideband and boost gauge. With a wideband you can tune with SAFC.
DO NOT OVERLOOK obvious stuff. Start with maintenance and a BOOST LEAK TEST. When I first started modding my car the single largest gain that I got was from upper intercooler pipe and BOV. Those 2g bov's are leaky as hell.

Link is a great thing to have, but it is a lot of money. I am pushing over 300 hp and still do not have link. However I am using a keydiver chip (out of business) and safc. With my 20g I push 20 lbs with no knock.

Go ahead with your mod list.
3 inch exhaust
larger injectors - (at this point you WILL need something to tune with, safc, link, chip, evo ecu - etc.)
larger turbo
etc

 

[Boost25]

I would go
1. Boost gauge
2. Wideband
3. Dsmlink (so you can tune for every mod you get right away)
4. downpipe
5. O2

This is the path I would take.

 

[95tclipser]

harbor freight and buy electric long shaft die grinder. Overstock dot com and buy some carbide die grinding bits.

Do some reading and port out your O2 housing. I am running a 2.3, with cams, 20g and 3 inch exhaust from turbo to tail on a heavily ported stock O2.

You will have a lot of money left over to start saving for that exhaust system and a new turbo.

Porting the o2 housing isn't a bad Idea, just trying to save time, I wasn't really looking at the cost of buying a new one vs the savings of porting what I have. I'll scratch o2 housing from my list. Thanks

 

[northernawd]

would definetly do the dsmlink last. need the wideband for the dsmlink anyways. the three inch exhaust is definetly worth it, helps a lot with spool up. boost guage as well as a boost controller maybe?, seeing as you have the supporting mods to turn up the boost, without worry of going too lean.