I have some money to blow but Im trying to figure out which would be the best to choose. So Im asking for your guys help.

I have a 2006 DE 5AT G35 coupe. Current mods are Stillen Box/JWT intake, MD 5/16th spacer, MD ART pipes, M2performance 3'' HR Y-pipe, Nismo s-tune CBE, and an Uprev Osiris tune.

**Note that I got a tune when I had Berk HFC without the ART pipes and Stillen intake**

So I was wondering what would be the next BEST step to go?

A) Mrev2? I know that I have a DE non-revup so I would see minimal gains paired with the 5/16th spacer but some at least.

B) Tune? I did add in ART pipes and a Stillen intake to my current tune with the Berk HFC. Would I see gains with a tune?

C Transgo **** kit? I would love to get this bc I want something that is night and day difference. But the thing with this.. install is expensive! Correct me if Im wrong but people are all saying its like 700! I could save

So let me know what your guys take is on this. Or if you have something else in mind I could blow 300-400 on.

MOD LIST
-SPC front/rear camber arms
-BC racing coilovers
-Stillen Box/JWT intake
-MD 5/16th spacer
-MD ART pipes
-M2Performance HR-Pipe
-Nismo S-tune CBE
-Uprev tune

 

A tune would help, they can advance your timing and do other things..

 

The car already went from 258whp (before tune) to 265whp (after tune) on a dynojet with the Berks HFC before. Do you really think the car has more umpffffff with a stillen box/jwt intake + ART pipes? Or either running lean?

I could barely feel the difference after the tune before

 

Tune would help some...the MREV2 would as well...the transgo will help the most

IMO - the Transgo is the most noticeable w/ these mod choices.

I wouldn't tune til i did the lower manifold, and with the MREV2 - well, lets just say I wouldn't spend $400 on this.

For $700 you could do the MREV2 and Transgo if you lived by me.

 

Transgo is $230(parts) + $70 (fluid) = labor is about 3.5-4 hours. First time I did it took me more like 7 but got much faster each time after that.

 

I didn't read that part.. lol I would do the transgo..

 

Now that I think about it, yeah I should do an mrev2 if I ever do decide to get a tune again. MREV2 isnt something I cant install. Every mod Ive done on my car has been under my work. Its just transmission stuff that I havent done.


Do you know how much they usually charge for installation of the transgo kit?

 

Since you have an 2006 coupe you actually do have a rev-up engine. The rev-up will benefit significantly from an MREV2 over the standard rev-up lower plenum.

EDIT: Oops, sorry missed that it was an AT somehow, ignore my post...

 

^ it's an 06 auto that's still a DE. Not a rev-up. I wouldn't even bother with an mrev2. Seems like you already got a tune when you had HFCs.

Seriously the most bang for buck would be a transgo. Others would be minimal gains.

 

You don't have the rev-up engine so the MREV2 probably won't be worth it. I doubt your current tune has changed much so I would leave it as is. The average installation cost for the Transgo VB is roughly $500, I would get that if I were you.

 

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Don't tune, wait until you have absolutely every breather mod you possibly want, and then tune if you have money to blow later on.

The install for the TransGo isn't that bad, I did it myself with a friend. You just have to be very meticulous (i.e. putting screws that you take out into separate labeled baggies so you don't get them mixed up when you re-install; be careful not to sandwich wires when you put the valve body back in; etc.). The hardest part was getting one of the valves back in with a stronger spring that the kit provides.

Also, your mod list doesn't include sway bars -- I'd get a set of those. The most noticeable mods I ever felt were sway bars, TransGo shift kit, and MD 5/16" plenum spacer.

 

I believe this is the kit right here right??? -------> http://www.gtmotorsports.com/product...cat=262&page=1


I could get this and have a friend of my dad install for me. He owns a very respectable transmission shop. Prob would cut me a deal too.

Yeah sways would be nice but I dont know how much Ill be using them..

 

Does this only improve shifts in manual mode or both??

 

^------ If you drive your car normally, you wont be able to feel the difference. Only till you get on it at WOT is when you really feel the kick. So to answer your question, yes BOTH. Let me find a video...

Here is a vid of sexyrobs G



Notice how the car chrips its tires during shifts

This guy here drives it normal and fast