germanaudiotech

Hi All, I have a 2004 Turbo (manual). This is what I have done so far. What would get more power out of this car? I seldom drive it but when I do I go hard. Maybe link me to a website or kit

Exhaust
Drop in K&N Filter
Engine software tune.

I do not have an X50 Turbo.

Sveach756

Suspension or a short shifter or engine/transmission mounts.
Shawn

germanaudiotech

Sorry forgot to mention, I have a short shifter, lowering springs on stock shocks (previous owner cheaped out). and the engine trans mounts are a good idea. Sometimes I'll miss shift under heavy load.

What suspension would you recommend? Sway Bars? Shocks/Springs or Coilovers?

clsund1

what suspension you get depends on how you use your car/intend to use the car and of course, your budget. If you use it on the streets, the H&R Street coilovers are great because they will improve your suspension but still give you some level of comfort. If you intend to track the vehicle, a more race oriented coilover system would be better.

Where are you located in Socal?

germanaudiotech

LA.

I drive the car maybe once/month on smooth roads. Where is the best place to get a coilover suspension? Sway bars?

Deezuhl77

Most power gains will come from Turbo Inlet Pipes, IPD Plenum, Diverter Valve, Race gas or E85 & Retune.. After that you really need to swap turbos..

911 Rod

Budget?
Slippery slope ......

SamboTT@ByDesign

Hi
Looks like you are local. Feel free to reach out!

BauerR

What exhaust did the previous owner install? Chances are it's probably some "boutique" example that nets minimal gains.
There may be a lot more power and reliability to be gained with the proper exhaust.

kmagnuss

MORE POWAH!!!!

"02996ttx50

most would probably recommend the next add on's to be headers/ a cat delete setup ( for off road of course! ha ) larger ic's bigger injectors, ( if aren't already using the 5bar fpr..) a larger tb and ipd plenum, and possibly even a mafless tune. how much you'd gain now from altering your intake would be questionable. anything else, and you'd probably want to upgrade the turbos and definitely consider a new tune ( whether mafless or not..) that can be tweaked for the bolt on's etc..

but if you only did a cpl cheap things for the suspension until you need to upgrade all four corners, then it should be new semi motor mounts/997 t-mount, and at the very least a gt3 sway in the rear. your car will see immediately more stability less body roll, and lateral "slop" etc, and be generally more responsive for having done so, and all *relatively* inexpensively. but ( at some point..) the stock shocks probably gotta go too, and if you want to stay with fresh lowering springs and maintain a pretty decent ride and stance, then you can go from the OEM's to MO 30's or ( bilstein b8's ) and retain an "OEM" setup that will rival if not surpass the handling characteristics of the factory X73 option for a bit less than a coilover setup. for primary street use? you'd never find this option lacking.

all that said, you're in la.. take up sam on his offer upthread.. you'll get his expertise @n/c as well as the lowest prices on everyday ( every day for us lol ) stuff. bottom line is, there's still a cpl things you can bolt on for more power, safely.

T10Chris

How's that clutch holding up? If you're driving it hard with tune/exhaust I don't think it'll last.

I'd do intercoolers and budget for a clutch if yours is still stock. I noticed a decent gain going from stock ICs to GT2RS ICs.

Rvca3112

Does a plenum genuinely add much power on these? My research has come back with mixed results.

germanaudiotech

Do you have a link to a site that sells this stuff with more information?

germanaudiotech

Thanks for mentioning that. I have a high performance clutch kit installed. It's solid.