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I have already made the fwi and am getting a 180t what are some other best bang for your buck mods? Thanks for replies in advance.

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HV3

2.5 DP

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how much is the hv3 goin to cost?

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cannon wrote:
how much is the hv3 goin to cost?

$199.00 plus shipping from ZZP. Here is the part: HVIII

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cannon wrote:
I have already made the fwi and am getting a 180t what are some other best bang for your buck mods? Thanks for replies in advance.


get a tune. that 180t stat wont do anything until you get a tune.

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what size downpipe should i go with since im N/A. 2.5 or 3

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^ 2.5 would be fine go with 3 if you plan on modding like a mofo

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If you're planning on doing a top swap, don't waste the time and money on an HV3. Also exhaust isn't going to do anything for you on an N/A motor.

Best bang for the buck, buy yourself a tuner and learn how to tune. It will help you pull more power from whatever mods you add later on, and is a great skill to have.

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also another thing I did was to smooth out the inlet and outlet of the Throttle body, and I made them bigger, but kept the same size butterfly. So now it flows easier, but just becareful cause you can cut through the housing in some spots.

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also another thing I did was to smooth out the inlet and outlet of the Throttle body, and I made them bigger, but kept the same size butterfly. So now it flows easier, but just becareful cause you can cut through the housing in some spots.


Doesn't that result in a higher idle? or do you not open it all the way to where the butterfly "touches" the housing? Notice much? I always thught about doing it since its a great DIY mod if it works.

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nope doesnt mess with the idle at all. just dont touch where the butterfly touches the opening, leave that alone. just smooth out and open up the little slope half way in the inlet and then smooth the outlet

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Explicit_Spade wrote:
If you're planning on doing a top swap, don't waste the time and money on an HV3. Also exhaust isn't going to do anything for you on an N/A motor.

Best bang for the buck, buy yourself a tuner and learn how to tune. It will help you pull more power from whatever mods you add later on, and is a great skill to have.



In combination with a better air intake system, polished lower intake manifold, and even polished heads, an aftermarket exhaust actually makes a significant difference for a N/A. You can polish your LIM and heads yourself if you've got the patience to do so and the 60 bucks it'll cost to buy the tools.

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HV3, rockers, headers and a tune. It's about the best you can do without going cammed/forced induction/spray.

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ZZP has a small list of na mods in the tech tab- go threw there and read up

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1. Open cone intake. Cheap and effective.
2. 2.5" Downpipe
3. HV3

You can really choose from there.. those are the cheaper of the mods. Other than a PLOG. No more basic bolt-ons.

Don't forget a good tune somewhere in there
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