s70 glt exhaust, chip, and gains

[s70glt novice[Will]]

Well, christmas s rolling around and i was wondering what new exhaust i should get for my glt. I would love the racing cat of IPD's but their price is wayyyyy too much for me. its close to a thousand. i was wandering the internet and came across obx exhaust. watched some videos and it sound great. but heres the kicker: obx's exhaust doesnt come with a cat and i live in california where they smog test. apart from that, i dont want to be blowing huge amounts of poisoness chemicals around.

So what can i do? are there any other exhaust that come with a cat? can i buy a good high-flow cat for less then 500? or is ipd's exhaust the best bet? i would like to have enough money left over for an ecu, which is why im getting the exhaust, might as well ask this too; do i get more HP and torque if i put a better exhaust on when paired with a tuned chip? darn, now this question too, lol; best chip? i know ipds is good, but ar there any others that are comparably priced, but better? whew. sorry

thanks!

[BEJinFbk]

Let the exhaust wait. The ECU will be much better bang for your buck.

[s70glt novice[Will]]

but with the exhaust, wont the ecu have more gain? and if i get it after the ecu, will i need to get it re-tuned?

[charlyW]

Unless you do the entire system you're not going to see much gains above 20bhp to get some serious gains you'd need

Racing cat 100-300 cel
Better injectors blue/green or black
Higher pressure fuel pump to deliver more fuel
faster cams
free flow airfilter
full service
full stainless exhaust 3inch bore minimum
Larger Turbocharger

obviously this cost a lot of cash but the ECU will give a better pickup along with a small gain in power/torque

[s70glt novice[Will]]

okay, thanks. ecu it is then

[s70glt novice[Will]]

so, if i have enough cash for an ecu AND exhaust, why shouldnt i get both? i would really love to listen to that every day...

[s70glt novice[Will]]

And the exhaust has to have some more gains then just stock.

[gilhuly]

Injectors, fuel pump and cams are unneccessary for 90% of the typical mod levels on 850 turbos. You have a low pressure turbo. You need a bigger turbo then you can simultaneously do exhaust (3"dp, 2.5" cat back) and a chip for that setup. Figure out which turbo you want (15G, 16T, 18T, 19T) and then buy an appropriate dp (flange type) and exhaust and then get an appropriate chip/ecu.

Doing a chip first for an S70 LPT might not get you what you're hoping for. Plan it out in the order above and I think you'll get maximum benefit before entering a much more expensive level of cost benefit that involves serious engine mods.

[s70glt novice[Will]]

i see. so i basically should be doing this to a t5? and i still want it to be a daily driver, just with a little more kick and better sound

[BEJinFbk]

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