What would be the first thing you would do....performance wise

 

I'd probably start with the cold air induction kit, its easy to install, and usually one of the first things people start with.

 

i mean i dont need this stufff to be great power boosters...i just want to have something to pep it up a little bit...i mean i wont have the car forever...what CAI would you recommend?

 

K&N and SLP both make good kits.

 

Magnaflow Exhaust - 500 bucks

 

cai, throttle body bypass, plugs and plug wires, and blow the rest on gas and go to the track and practice launcing/shifting. you can always improve on your driving skills and its always cheap

 

i dont need to learn how to drive...i can drive....and i already have exhaust....i just want a little more out of mine until i try to get something else...

 

if its an m5 id say a short throw shifter, !cat, & !cot/codes...little g gained 4 tenths and a couple mph just by deleting his cat & !cot & a short throw shifter is always a good mod to start with.

 

You cant do anything besides a CAI with 150 bucks. Do you just have a muffler or the qhole exhaust kit? Gut out the cat take it to the shop and ask the guy to gut it, only 50 bucks, unless its illegal. I would say headers but thats anywhere from 700 to 1,000, so dunno.

 

i think uncoated pacesetter headers are like $250ish new...you can find them used for less...!cat is usually $50-$150...and i normally delete codes & cot for $30-75 depending on how much the person wants done...I still think either the shifter or the cat/codes Idea is going to gain you the most for that amount of $

 

Save your money...and get this http://www.rksport.com/product/p_010910283/view_detail

Then go make GT Mustang have to tell their friends they got waxed by a V6.

Zach

 

what does gutting the cat do?

 

basically nothing, its a stupid thing to do unless ur running a lot more power than we do...
maybe 1hp at most, may sound marginally better (but still, our cars sound like poo, no matter what) - and it will smell worse/pollute a LOT more, don't do it, basically, not worth it