Wagonbacker9
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- 2004 'Hoe
turbo inlet pipe.
I am at 257 with just the MS CAI. What does TIP stand for?
In any event, I would do some additional mods after the warranty expires, but I would be concerned it would make the car unreliable and I don't want my g/f driving it. If it was just me, that would be fine...
I suppose if there was some long term data with MS3s pushing over 300 with no issues (or minor ones) I would go for it. The problem is, the data just isn't there. If anything, I have seen quite a few "smoking turbo" and other issues with heavy mods.
well for long term, one of the guys at a local car club has about 60k on his and hes fully bolted, running strong since day 1.
the TIP is the piece of intake between your CAI and the turbo itself. Upgrading this will give you quicker spool up. about 150 bucks new. A test pipe replaces the 2nd cat with a straight pipe, about a 1/2 hr install with proper tools and very easy to switch back and forth for whatever reason. in all your looking at about 500 bucks in hard parts + tuning for 300whp. U can get an ap used for anywhere from 500-550, and a tune from the shop i went to was about 500. so 1500 bucks gets you north of 300. pretty good imo
That doesn't sound bad at all. I would just need to find a place in MD that I could trust to do the work.