Hey, need some help. I have $1k to spend on upgrades on the car and want to hear opinions from you guys. Here is what I have. 88 turbo II, with 70k on the original motor (running perfect). I also have 3 inch ssac exhaust, walboro 255 fuel pump, 750cc injectors ready to be put on and a hybrid s5 turbo and mani. Here is the dilemma, I am planning on an ecu upgrade rtek 2.0 or megasquirt (thoughts on these, what do you guys think is the better option). Ebay intercooler (what size is recommended), pipes and bov. And some kind of mbc, I have read good things about turbo xs and joeP mbc. I am open to any type of suggestions.

 

You might as well get the RTek since you already have the injectors. You cant install those injectors without some form of fuel control.

 

Suspension/brakes.

 

Thats what I was going to say.
Because there is no point in going fast If you cant stop/turn. that creates much unhappyness to see your car wrapped around a pole or something.

 

Engine management... kind'a pointless to have 750s without it as JRat said. 1k isn't very much though, so you'll have to go piggyback unless you're a damn lucky/good shopper.

A hybrid turbo won't require a very big intercooler.. but you might consider getting a kit that is already made for the car (eg: Greddy, HKS, etc) so you don't have to worry about figuring out how to get it to fit. A Greddy 2-row will do the job easily, it's worth the 1000 bucks.

 

i wouldnt mess with the brakes unless your **** is in need of replacement. I would go for suspension and tires

 

buy a power neo and pay me 900 dollars to install it



Seriously though, a good suspension setup will be a very nice addition to any 7 (that doesn't already have one) The car will have a night and day difference handling wise....much more of a noticeable differece than a couple more ponies.

 

agreed, I just want to figure out if RTek is a better route to go or megasquirt. 400 for the RTek or 525 for the MS.

One step at a time, goal is mid 300 to the ground and then the other stuff

Well like I said before 4 to 500 for engine managment (fuel/timing) I am guessing ebay intercoolers with pipes should be around 2 to 350. MBC is anywhere from 20 to 100. So if I went for example RTek+cheap Ebay intercooler+Ebay pipes and JoeP mbc it would come out to be $650. They have cores for I/C for about 100 and up. If I go MS then add another 125, and if I want to get a bigger I/C add another 100. That is still under 1k. I am trying to figure out what is it I need to reach the goals that I have for this summer. I don't have any idea if MS is better than the RTek, that is why I am asking, so people who know more than me can hopefully help me out spending my money in the most effective way.

Thanks for all the replies, they are very much appritiated and keep them coming

 

BTW suggestions different to what I have posted are welcome too. I just want to limit them to the power department. Other things will come later on.

 

jejejeje. Like I said before, I am going in stages and goal oriented for this car. The difference in hp I am hoping for it to be more than a few ponies, the car is running at 6 psi.

 

do you have a boost guage?

 

yes

 

Rtek won't allow you to remove the AFM and doesn't have all the capabilities of the Megasquirt. On the other hand, I actually have the ZEMS megasquirt on my N/A, and i've found it difficult to tune myself. I'm going to take it to a shop. Your car will run a lot better out of the box with an Rtek but the megasquirt can do more.

 

Keep saving you money for rebuild time.

 

I would buy an Rtek 2 and save the rest of the money to buy coilovers.

I have a friend that drives a bone stock s14 except for his suspension and he can easily keep up with my brothers lightly modded FD in the canyons.So unless your drag racing hp doesn't mean as much.