N/A hp or boost?, Trying to gather information... Options

[bseaman_5]

I've been reading a lot about boosting the 5sfe and I think I have decided it just wouldn't be practical being that my celi is my dd... I would love to boost it but I'm thinking it would almost just be more beneficial for me to leave it as a N/A and just try to get as much HP out of it as I can.. So what I'm really looking for is what things can I do to get the most HP out of my car? I have already done a CAI, Header, and 2.5" decat Custom exhaust all the way back. I have read that I can't advance the timing on my car cuz the ECU fixes it back to stock settings.. I've read about webcams?? But don't know much about it, and what could I do for my Fuel management? But if I could even get a list of things to add as much HP that would be great. And I'll prolly end up asking questions about a lot of stuff cuz I'm still learning here.. Thanks in advance..

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This post has been edited by bseaman_5: Oct 13, 2008 - 5:38 PM

[DEATH]

The question you need to ask yourself is whether or not you are capable of having and maintaining a boosted 5S-FTE as a DD. Do you have the money to do it right, are you gonna put the right parts to make it reliable or are you gonna do like half the people on here and question why every part needs to be added and try to cheap out around it, does your motor have too many miles/wear on it, etc etc etc? And above all - have you done ALL the reading and learning you need to to understand what's what on a Turbo system - too little research has to be the #1 cause of failure in turboing these motors. Not using the right parts has to be #2.
I'm not casting aspersions here - these questions and others are really the kinds of questions you need to ask yourself. You might be just the kind of guy to do it perfectly with all the right parts and do all the required maintenance - IDK.
Presure2 [Sorry to keep using you as an example bro] has been 5S-FTE and DD for over 3 years now - others didn't make it 6mos before scrapping the project and selling off their parts.
Good luck whatever you do.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Oct 13, 2008 - 5:59 PM