newbie mod questions

[warrier04]

im new to the modding community. i just got a 2003.5 blazing yellow msp and im looking to do a few things - injen cai for sure. im also considering a greddy type-s bov (although ive read many posts about stalling issues) and either a protosport dp or some other exhaust system. my main question is to achieve the growling noise (similar to many wrx's), would a dp do the trick or would a new exhaust system be required? id like to keep the tip thats on there, and i dont have a huge budget. advice?

- a newb in need

 

[dominoy2k1]

hmm first get the dp, id go with the 2.5 and then get full exhaust. that will give you a deeper sound. as far for sounding like a wrx. eh i dont think we will ever come close.

 

[Moeed]

Welcome to the board, free bump for you so someone out there with more knowlege can help you.

Also go to the central us / texas forum and sign up for the texas meet this march 19-21 in austin.

 

[hukster00]

hmm

hks bov is good, youre car will not stall since its pull type, and there shoud be a post about exhaust systems and vids/sounds of them try doing a search on it

 

[jflo]

the reason that there's stalling is because when people decided to put a BOV on, they took the stock BPV out and replaced it without recirculating the BOV.

 

[KyRaceFan]

:rofl: at wanting the msp to sound like a wrx.

Welcome to the forums though, hope you enjoy it, theres alot of great info here, and a variety of opinions...
I'm a search nazi, so dont be taken aback if i tell people to search alot.

 

[warrier04]

thanks for the help guys. now if only i can scavenge the money...being broke is never cool.

moeed - thanks for the heads up bout the centex meet.

any other mod suggestions would be gladly appreciated.

thanks again boys.

 

[KyRaceFan]

joe p MBC, and if you live in a cold climate, joe P fcd.
Boost gauge is all you really need, but oil pressure or EGT are nice too.

 

[warrier04]

in terms of exhaust - whats the best thing to do if i wanna keep the tip and everything that shows, but get a throatier sound? would i get a whole system then just weld on the tip? also - im completely imcompetent in most car lingo - whats the benefits of a cat back , is it really worth the money? does a catless dp sound like a catbak dp? please pity my being retarded.

 

[Apexi]

boost gauge, mbc/ebc ( i think ebc's are a waste of $$ but your choice..), intake, catback, dp, test pipe/high flow cat........is the order id go in

 

[Mach 3.5 Turbo]

I wouldn't touch the boost until you did some serious upgrading first. I won't confuse you with the details, but you'll figure it out as you read more of this forum. Intake is good, downpipe is good. That should theoretically get you ~20 extra HP. That's enough go-fast modding for a newb. You can do the other stuff later. I highly recommend the kartboy urathane shifter bushings.
Kartboy.

If you want to install a BOV on your car and make it work right, you will need to get either aftermarket metal pipes and weld a flange onto them or epoxy your own flange into the stock pipes.
Stock Pipe BOV Mounting
Aftermarket Pipe BOV Mounting
Just make sure you add a BOV and leave the stock BPV in place. This will eliminate stalling and give you the correct "whoooosh" noise we all want.

I have the Injen Intake, Kartboy bushings, and an HKS SSQV BOV. Downpipe is next, just have to research a little and pick one. I consider myself a newb as well and my modding will stop at the downpipe until I understand enough to start messing with the boost. Search for blown motors, you'll understand. Nearly everyone with a blown motor had raised the boost.

 

[Apexi]

a dual blow off setup, with one recirculating, and one venting to atmosphere?? ........you would still be venting air that has already been metered...and the car will still run crappy..

 

[warrier04]

i read alot about a turbo back exhaust. people say they do them custom because theyre pretty expensive otherwise. what kind of place would i need to go to to get a custom job done? what kind of hardware do i need to bring with me? just a downpipe and theyll do the rest? exhaust are really foreign to me