Best C4S upgrades?? Chime in!

Hi guys, Let me know your thoughts please! Intake, shift kit, guages, etc.. Many thanks, looking for a gift for a buddy.

SSK is great for the money...... but I would focus on suspension.....

track day

Guardian

do you have any bandwidth for more friends?

PSE and X51 engine But if you're on a budget: SSK, Wheel spacers or gauge trim rings

Suspension... everything will just make more Noise but no Power Gain. Trust me i have it all.

them damn noisy gauge trim pieces

Anyone here tried the FVD software upgrades (Fastload)? Most threads I can find about it seem pretty positive but that could just be people justifying their purchase. I've always thought that as long as you tuned the software along with intake and exhaust you could get at least 10-15 hp out of it. I hear people say there isn't much if any power gain but seeing all the the claims makes it almost irresistible.

you would seriously get more out of your car with a few track days with an instructor than any flash or 10-20...or 50 HP

oh i hear you but why not both?

Don't forget, stickers = hp

#1 gift would surely be a track day. Seing you are in Canada... and the tracks may be done for the season consider: fake aluminum gas cap $ Porsche crest valve stem caps - cheap Porsche crest center caps $ Carbon shift **** $$

The two best bang for your buck upgrades are: 1. PSE hack 2. short shift You haven't said how much is your gift budget.

Fister D sport mufflers are a wonderful upgrade, but not entirely practical as a gift...

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I am sure Darin would be happy to accommodate a gift purchase program of some sort.

Actually I was going to post a similar topic. Seriously want some more HP, thinking of 200 cell cats, plenum and chip and call it a day. I have done the search and it is still hit and miss as to actual hp increases, but the consenus is 20-35hp with all of the above at best. I have the ssk, fisters and after the motor will add spacers and springs/alignment. Better driver mod also in the spring. I like the n/a motors but understand that for all out power a turbo is the real only way to go. Sorry, back on topic, ssk, guage rings, floor mats, rennline track mats would be my picks.

Here's sequence of what I did with sometimes year or two in between. (totally subjective butt dyno only!) 1) Giac flash and Evom air intake gave slightly higher redline before fuel cutoff and wicked howl from 4000rpm to redline. Felt slower at lower rpm's probably less torque than before. (but the howl is AWESOME) 2) Headers and mufflers (fabspeed) maybe a bit more upper rpm oomph 3) IPD plenum, i know there are a lot of skeptics on this and sincerely i was on the fence for a year before deciding to buy it. I really have to admit that I am pleasantly surprised. I believe that because of the previous mods the plenum may have closed the loop but absolutely do feel a difference in the way the car revs up to redline now is faster and the car feels faster but again this is purely my butt dyno speaking...but I am very happy with the car now. Peter p.s. the X74 suspension was an eye opener as to how amazing the car can get with the suspension tuned in. The car is completely different in character and in a few words so beyond my driving capabilities now!!

^ I would flash the ECU as the last mod. Do all the bolt ons first.

I would also try a RSS pulley kit. Pulleys always work because there is less strain on optimizing engine performance plus everything else mentioned above. Someone on 6Speed bought this and made a bit of a difference for only $150 how can you go wrong?

I've done it all. Dollar for dollar, the best upgrade was the SSK in that I still notice and appreciate it years later. Can't really say that for the flash or the breathing mods which are fun for the first few days before they become 'normal'. Second best were the RS motor mounts. Fantastic bang for the buck. They somehow pulled everything else together, for me, anyway.

PSS10s were my favorite upgrade. Along with a new set of wheels . . .

Since it is a gift, you need to consider something practical. The bigger upgrades like exhausts and suspensions are highly personal items. What one person loves, another might really dislike. Suspensions are the best overall upgrade, but expensive and personal. That said, depending on budget, everyone likes the SSK. Great upgrade for the money. A day at the track is also great. That's what Mrs SSST gave me for my b-day this year and it was a blast.

A nice set of pedals would be a good upgrade and a good gift too...

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IMHO, horsepower is just a number, and gains are going to be meaningful only at speeds most of us will never see and only by fractions of seconds. Worse, a lot of mods that "add" horsepower do so at the expense of usable torque, which might be great for the track but not much fun on the road. I think the more satisfying way to mod a car at this level is to make it your own. Give it the character you want it to have in terms of how it feels to drive and how well purposed it is for the use it gets. That's what's going to matter every day.

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Well said Bruce

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I agree. For $100!

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Yes I know, it just hard to stop the mod bug coming from a much more powerful ride. I am getting the center console painted to match the exterior (professionally), have ssk, pedals, getting guage bezals and maybe the rennline track mats. A little more HP and sound though would still be ok

In the 'tactile' category, I did the CAI, plenum, exhaust, ecu flash, RS motor mounts, SSK/short stack shift ****. You are correct. Noise and feedback are fun. A little more rowdiness suits this car. I just don't think about the numbers is all