Well I've had the P5 for just over a year now, and i thought i might was well start a build thread to keep track of everything I've done so far!
about me: I'm 18, a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton. I work at a small pet store in mission viejo and i'm paid minimum wage...
so anyways, i've been going back and forth about which direction i should go for modding my p5. The very first mod i purchased was an Injen cold air intake... lol had i known that it wouldn't make much of a difference in performance, i prolly wouldnt have bought it at all.
I then got a TWM short shifter kit from my parents for my birthday a few months later. This is probably my favorite mod to the car. I later topped it off with a cheap ebay anodized black billet aluminum shift knob.
The next part i purchased was a ebay catback exhaust. sounded decent, fitment was fairly good but the resonator started to rattle after 4 months... (headshake). so i eventually sold it and put my stock exhaust back on. I also did a write up on it a while back.
To complete the I/H/E combination, i bought an ebay header (OBX replica?) which of course, i had fitment issues with and ended up selling it to HKPRO5 (i think). right after i bought a Ractive header which i was very pleased with.
A month later i said F*$& it, im just gonna boost it. So after collecting parts for like 5 months I'm finally boosted... well almost...
Turbo Build List:
-MSP Turbo
-MSP Exhaust Manifold
-MSP J&S pipe
-MSP ECU
-Corksport MSP FMIC
-CX Racing Intercooler piping kit
-Injen Protege5 CAI
-HKS SSQV III BOV
-Yudkib Homebrew Vac Block w/ fittings
-ATP Oil Feed/Drain Fittings
-ATP Water Feed/Drain Fittings
-Ebay 10" Slim Fan
Pics From the Build:
Before:
After:
Tapped Oil Pan
Mock Up
Had to fab up some brackets to get it mounted
Also ended up replacing my destroyed front mount with a solid SLS one, and then threw some AWR inserts in the side mounts
Mods to come:
SSAFC
Wideband
2.5" catback
BC coilovers
Progress rear sway bar
about me: I'm 18, a sophomore at Cal State Fullerton. I work at a small pet store in mission viejo and i'm paid minimum wage...
so anyways, i've been going back and forth about which direction i should go for modding my p5. The very first mod i purchased was an Injen cold air intake... lol had i known that it wouldn't make much of a difference in performance, i prolly wouldnt have bought it at all.
I then got a TWM short shifter kit from my parents for my birthday a few months later. This is probably my favorite mod to the car. I later topped it off with a cheap ebay anodized black billet aluminum shift knob.
The next part i purchased was a ebay catback exhaust. sounded decent, fitment was fairly good but the resonator started to rattle after 4 months... (headshake). so i eventually sold it and put my stock exhaust back on. I also did a write up on it a while back.
To complete the I/H/E combination, i bought an ebay header (OBX replica?) which of course, i had fitment issues with and ended up selling it to HKPRO5 (i think). right after i bought a Ractive header which i was very pleased with.
A month later i said F*$& it, im just gonna boost it. So after collecting parts for like 5 months I'm finally boosted... well almost...
Turbo Build List:
-MSP Turbo
-MSP Exhaust Manifold
-MSP J&S pipe
-MSP ECU
-Corksport MSP FMIC
-CX Racing Intercooler piping kit
-Injen Protege5 CAI
-HKS SSQV III BOV
-Yudkib Homebrew Vac Block w/ fittings
-ATP Oil Feed/Drain Fittings
-ATP Water Feed/Drain Fittings
-Ebay 10" Slim Fan
Pics From the Build:
Before:
After:
Tapped Oil Pan
Mock Up
Had to fab up some brackets to get it mounted
Also ended up replacing my destroyed front mount with a solid SLS one, and then threw some AWR inserts in the side mounts
Mods to come:
SSAFC
Wideband
2.5" catback
BC coilovers
Progress rear sway bar
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