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Old 5/20/21 | 03:41 PM
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2012 GT Mods

Hello,

Just looking for opinions on how to get more HP outta my car. I put on CAI but that's about it. How can I get say 40 50 more HP? What's the biggest bang for the buck? I would love to drop in a supercharger but I don't have 5-7k laying around.
Not sure I want to get too crazy though.

I know there's Boss 302 manifolds and bigger throttle bodies but I'm not sure what that gets me. Some say a good tune but I'm not sure if that's the way to go.

Thanks in advance...
Old 5/24/21 | 09:00 PM
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Does your CAI have a tune? The tune will net you some good HP ... then you can add the manifold down the road.

You can check out our power packages & look the gains that are available - https://www.steeda.com/steeda-555-39...ang-power-pack

If I can help with questions or order support - please email me at tim@steeda.com

Best Regards,

TJ

Old 5/24/21 | 09:06 PM
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Thanks TJ yeah I've been thinking about a tuner but they're not cheap and was wondering what kinda gain would I get?

Thanks!
Old 5/25/21 | 07:19 AM
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my suggestion/thinking on mods: do it for fun; but don't expect any particular gain, and never calculate HP/$, and then you won't be disappointed . . . and always take the marketing claims as the extreme best case result; "your mileage may vary" and almost always will be lower

you can scan the threads in this forum to get some ideas on what are the most popular mods, intake and tune is usually number one

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Old 5/25/21 | 08:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Rdmsys
Hello,

Just looking for opinions on how to get more HP outta my car. I put on CAI but that's about it. How can I get say 40 50 more HP? What's the biggest bang for the buck? I would love to drop in a supercharger but I don't have 5-7k laying around.
Not sure I want to get too crazy though.

I know there's Boss 302 manifolds and bigger throttle bodies but I'm not sure what that gets me. Some say a good tune but I'm not sure if that's the way to go.

Thanks in advance...
Without a tune, your CAI is doing basically nothing. The stock intake on your car is really efficient as is. TJ's suggestions are a good place to start.
Old 5/26/21 | 05:34 AM
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I will take TJ's comments a little further, if the CAI did not require a tune it did not help much, biggest thing is run Premium, 10HP right off the bat. Tuner helps but even on the claims of the tuners 10 HP is gained from running premium gas.
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