What's the best mods I can get for $400-450?

[tom26]

My car is stg 2+, so I'm not looking for any performance gain.

I was thinking maybe a jdm ss: $250
Podi boost gauge: $250
drivetrain stabilization: Need opinions and advice on this one cuz there's so many options, I just want whats best for the money and what works the best.

Please any and all input is welcome
TIA

[highPSI-S4]

My car is stg 2+, so I'm not looking for any performance gain.

I was thinking maybe a jdm ss: $250
Podi boost gauge: $250
drivetrain stabilization: Need opinions and advice on this one cuz there's so many options, I just want whats best for the money and what works the best.

Please any and all input is welcome
TIA

Since, your stage 2+ and it doesn't seem that you already have a boost gauge...that should be first on your list.

[tom26]

Yea that's what I was really leaning towards, I just wanna squeeze something else into my budget. I really want a short throw shifter but the jdm one is so expensive. Is winston offering any discounts on the stepper gauges?

[OldYella]

Get a VDO and cut the hole yourself in the vent to mount it. That will cost you less than 50 all together.

[tom26]

a VDO?? I don't want to lose any of my vents that's why I'm leaning towards the podi setup, I like the clean look of it. IDK maybe i'll just settle for the stewart warner gauge, is it really that big of a difference? Do the lights match up with the cluster lights?

[Sleeeper X]

I'd buy some 034 motor+ trany mounts to prepare for a stage 3 job.

[tom26]

do the motor and tranny mounts offer substantial drivetrain stabilization, cuz right now aside from the boost gauge, I'm lookin for smoother, faster shifts. Oh and I'm a college so stage 3 is in the far distant future for me, praying my turbos don't blow before then

edit: forgot to knock on wood for the turbos (knock knock)

[Rapter]

IDK if I overlooked it some where, but what year is your car? I would say go for the DTS as it did wonders on mine.

[McKennaS4]

Yea that's what I was really leaning towards, I just wanna squeeze something else into my budget. I really want a short throw shifter but the jdm one is so expensive. Is winston offering any discounts on the stepper gauges?

for te love of god man, its jHm! don't put anythig JDM on your car!!! =P lol i know its just a typo but still, thats a fucking sin to say!

[tom26]

Well i'm able to squeeze out to $500 so im really leanin towards the podi gauge and the JHM (sorry for the sins i committed plz forgive me) SS, which comes out to 500 even. And my car is an 01.5

[alosh]

for a shortshifter get a tanoga, i got one and its great.

also AWE DTS is sick...

[FrimmelNoJerz]

woooo!!! JDM short shifter!!!1



sick bro!!!

[Sigma 3]

How much is the podi? I have a stuart warner guage and had it put in the a pillar with matching fabric. Its an option if you want to retain your vents.

[tom26]

Is the shift knob with the fly in it custom made? I can't find it anywhere on the jdm website

[2ndEngineS4]

for a shortshifter get a tanoga, i got one and its great.

That and I hear that KO3's are making a comeback as one of the best turbos ever made for this platform. . .



To the OP get the JHM SS. To date, it's been one of my best mods besides coilovers.

[tom26]

Alright as of now i'm getting the jhm ss hands down, excellent website and i love how he has all the install videos and what not on there.
But is it worth it to pay $250 for the stepper podi gauge? I wish I got in on that $50 discount he had going on.

[Number54]

I always say a snub mount is worth it, at ~$50. I'm really happy with my APR one.

[alosh]

That and I hear that KO3's are making a comeback as one of the best turbos ever made for this platform. . .



To the OP get the JHM SS. To date, it's been one of my best mods besides coilovers.

yea whats wrong with tanoga mr. sarcastic?

[tom26]

Well cash is the limiting factor so if i get the jhm ss should i keep the stock length or go with the 1" shorter? This is the only manual car I've driven so I don't know what to expect.
Can anyone with the podi gauge chime in here? Is the sleekness and stepper gauge worth the $250??

[2ndEngineS4]

yea whats wrong with tanoga mr. sarcastic?

The same thing that's wrong with every other aftermarket short shifter. It reuses the crappy oem parts that make the stock shifter feel like a plunger in a toilet.

[2ndEngineS4]

Well cash is the limiting factor so if i get the jhm ss should i keep the stock length or go with the 1" shorter? This is the only manual car I've driven so I don't know what to expect.
Can anyone with the podi gauge chime in here? Is the sleekness and stepper gauge worth the $250??

1" shorter. and get the softer reverse spring.

[tom26]

1" shorter. and get the softer reverse spring.

What do you mean softer reverse spring. the website only has options for stiff and medium. Or is soft the standard one it comes with?

[Rated S]

Is the shift knob with the fly in it custom made? I can't find it anywhere on the jdm website

1. It's a fairy.
2. It won't be on the JHM (not JDM) website.

[02audia41.8]

winston at podi told me that if i get 12+ people on a buy we can get 35$ off

[hyperlight944]

bro get the glowshift of ebay its electric and i think its less than 50 shipped also has the red we need on one of the colors ... also then get the pod and wrap your a pillar and mold it in there man save alot of cash there or just put the gauge in the mid vent lol

cheers

-daniel

[generationjdm]

meth or water injection hands down

[AudiSportB5S4]

LOL. get a boost gauge... how can you drive your S4 without one? i would never get water/meth BEFORE a boost gauge setup!

[generationjdm]

for 450.00 he can get both

[Das General]

woooo!!! JDM short shifter!!!1



sick bro!!!

Is that the cane that the old man uses in Jurassic Park?

[tom26]

for 450.00 he can get both

really i thought a meth/water injection was like over a grand, I need to get something i can install myself and idk if I'm capable of a meth injection system, unless their really easy or somethin? please enlighten me
thanks

[generationjdm]

you can get either for under 250.00, check out ebay

[Das General]

Welll...

You can get a meth kit for about 300. Untuned and unistalled of course. It is easy to install a meth kit though.

You can DIY a boost gauge for about 50 and depending on your skills it should look dece.

So technically you can do both.

[tom26]

okay this opening up some new doors for me. Will I see real power gains from a meth kit or is it just to prevent heatsoak and help the engine run cooler? Also I'm not a car mechanic diyer by any means, only thing I've done personally is the tbb and DV's so how technical is the install and how much to get it tuned properly. I've seen a few guys on here running meth but only a few if it's so cheap and simple to install why don't more ppl have it?
And I guess I could settle for a cheaper boost gauge but I love the style of the podi and I don't wanna lose a vent and there's no way I'd be able to fab one into the pillar.

Any and all other opinions I'd appreciate
Also wat about a ss is it worth the 250?
Tia

[Das General]

People are scared to run it.

If you are tuned for it you will see more power. If not, you will run better and see a bit of power. With meth you can advance timing and work the boost fairly hard. Essentially like running race gas all of the time.

[TRANS4M]

[b5s4blk]

podi stepper motor guage set up is awesome. pod fits perfect, easy to install and matches perfect. Has a boost warning and max boost recall. It is a little pricey but i think it was worth it. Also i doesnt really block the dash that much. Just like the 0-20mph range but who cars about that.

[Kruat]

Well, since your already stg 2, I'd go 50 boost gauge, and maybe score some used Valeo Ecodes, or try the ebay ones. I'd also get a 55w HID kit, cus if yours is like mine, there not even blue anymore..(only when they turn on)

[team_soy]

Well, since your already stg 2, I'd go 50 boost gauge, and maybe score some used Valeo Ecodes, or try the ebay ones. I'd also get a 55w HID kit, cus if yours is like mine, there not even blue anymore..(only when they turn on)

+1...i plan on doing the same thing cause i like the color when it tuns on and thats about it lol

[tom26]

Well, since your already stg 2, I'd go 50 boost gauge, and maybe score some used Valeo Ecodes, or try the ebay ones. I'd also get a 55w HID kit, cus if yours is like mine, there not even blue anymore..(only when they turn on)

I think mine are still bright white, I noticed there very blue when i turn em on but then a bit after that i've never really noticed. I think there still pretty bright just not blue blue bright if that makes sense. I'm gonna research more about a meth kit cuz it sounds very interesting, thanks guys

[2ndEngineS4]

What do you mean softer reverse spring. the website only has options for stiff and medium. Or is soft the standard one it comes with?

Get the medium reverse spring, it feels more like stock.