Thread: Recommended upgrades

All canned tunes are almost identical.

In my opinion, a cheap 3.4/3.5 setup is what would fit the budget and give you some decent get up and go. Heres a simple list:

3.4/3.5 Pulley
Headers (Look up Speed Daddys on Ebay)
180* Thermostat
Add a cone filter
Do your exhaust work that you want to do
And add a REPUTABLE canned tune

Now obviously before you do all of this do all maintenance first, change the spark plugs to AL104's, new wires, oil, drop the trans pan and add a new filter and even a shift kit with a bottle of lucas. After this you should be good to go.

I wouldn't do anything without getting the car up to par first. These cars are getting older, quick. (example: maintenance. fluids. belts. brakes. tires. motor mounts are a big deal, always fail - the lower ones. Replace those with solid rubber option ones...not the factory fluid filled ones that will just fail again. Also: tune-up (plugs/wires/t-stat, etc).

Then, like stated; get a way to scan the car. Either get an Aeroforce (your best bet), or have someone do a full on street tune with a tuner reading the live feed from it.

After that, headers. I'd do those and an open cone intake. After that, get a modular system. Toss a 3.5" on there. If it works, go to a 3.4". Pulley envy is a fun thing...but a leaner, more timing car is going to be the better bet with the larger pulley, 99% of the time.