Definitely go with a Tuner and CAI kit. If you can only afford 1 go for the tuenr and tune first. This will get rid of the throttle delay and torque management and make the car a lot more fun to drive.

Then buy the CAI kit from the same outfit you got the tuner from. This will require a new tune and will usually be a no cost re-tune.

Then get the pullies.

That's my 2 cents.

Welcome and Enjoy!

 

Are you talking bang for dyno HP or an actual performance increase in acceleration for the track and street? Since you have an auto IMHO the best thing you can do for performance, after your CAI and tune, is add a set of 3.73 rear gears and a good 3000 stall torque converter.
Both TCI and PI make good converters for our cars, I prefer the PI multi-plate but the TCI has a good reputation also. This combination will drive almost like stock at normal conditions and will you will only loose about 1 mpg. It will probably drop you ET by about .75 and make the car feel like a real beast when you get on it on the street. You can then start adding lower control arms, drag radials, headers, under drive pulleys, electric water pump and all the other performance type mods as your finances allow.



Earl

 

put some gears in the car no hrsp gain but it will def wake it up and make it feel like a new car

 

Cai and tune, then pullies, and then gears. my opinion.

 

I just did the Steeda cold air kit and tube with a bamatune. Wow totaly different. you should try to the modifaction a little at a time so you can see how each one works. just my oppion but i'm still new to the car

 

I did the WMS motorsports CAI , and I love it no tune required . I just dont want to screw with my warrenty . I added a ram air hood to go with it , and made the hood fulley functional with my intake . Looks amazing and works even better . I think my next step is eithe the pullies or the rear gears .

K

 

Can you post pix of your ram air hood?