Roney537 Member 8 Member For: 12y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Posted 30/12/12 10:43 PM Share Posted 30/12/12 10:43 PM Hi all, I'm new to this and I know I'm probably going to get told to look at old posts, but I have been and can't find anything exactly relevant to my question, so here goes. I have a FG ute pictured below and I want to start doing some mods, I want to do it in three stages, intake then exhaust then boost/injectors etc. I am looking at purchasing a full Plazmaman set up including 4" inlet, stage 2 IC kit and batt relocation kit. I would like to fit all this up first up but will I need to get it tuned? From what I have read, I will definitely need a tune after I change the exhaust but I am not sure about after intake mods. If I can get away with only tuning it after stage 2 and 3 that would be great. But I also don't wanna do any damage. My goal is around the 400rwkw mark, so I know this is not going to be cheap, but any saving is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m 3d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 30/12/12 10:46 PM Share Posted 30/12/12 10:46 PM with out a tune the ecu can only adjust a small amount for changes in air flow before it goes into limp mode, you will be lucky if it starts with an injector change and if it does it will run very rich and can cause damage. You will also nooed a bigger turbo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bomber Carnage on the Garage Floor Donating Members 3,994 Member For: 14y 8m 19d Gender: Male Location: Gold Coast Posted 30/12/12 11:50 PM Share Posted 30/12/12 11:50 PM Depends on how good at saving you are. IMO, there's no doubt that the best way is to buy all the hot up bits and do it once. However, I find it hard to save a large sum at once so have staged my mods. It has cost me more over time with multipal tunes however. So, either just keep buying your bits or, fit the cooler, relocation & airbox as stage 1. You may be able to get away with that without a tune but will see no real gains. Stage 2 will be your exhaust upgrade and take it to your tuner to get them to fit the injectors, complete the turbo mod & tune. And, you won't see 400rwkw with the little turbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roney537 Member 8 Member For: 12y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Posted 31/12/12 12:23 AM Author Share Posted 31/12/12 12:23 AM Thanks guys, yeah a bigger turbo is definitely on the cards later on down the track. The reason I mentioned the 400rwkw mark is because I don't want to be replacing mods once done. The stuff I put on at the start I want to be there at the 400 mark. So I need your opinions on whether or not the mods I plan on doing from the get go will support the end goal. I'm starting to think stage two and three will just become stage two! lol just have to do some more overtime to get it all done in one hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacobmitchell92 Donating Members 370 Member For: 13y 9m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 31/12/12 01:30 AM Share Posted 31/12/12 01:30 AM If your wanting 400 get better than the stage 2 cooler kit, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roney537 Member 8 Member For: 12y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Posted 31/12/12 02:25 AM Author Share Posted 31/12/12 02:25 AM Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f6mark Member 2,908 Member For: 13y 11m 16d Gender: Male Posted 31/12/12 02:49 AM Share Posted 31/12/12 02:49 AM mate. lot's fg's runing stage 2 cooler's runing 400rwks. im runing the PW stage 2 cooler & making 380rwks. ill be runing 400 with e85 soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roney537 Member 8 Member For: 12y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Posted 31/12/12 03:06 AM Author Share Posted 31/12/12 03:06 AM Sweet, I was hoping I would get there with a stage 2 kit. I'm looking at the Plazmaman stage 2 IC kit. From what I have read it will get 400 but not much over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STAINLESS again plz You've changed man.... Donating Members 8,142 Member For: 14y 1m 3d Gender: Male Location: 2 Fuchsia Court, Narre Warren. 3805 Posted 31/12/12 03:37 AM Share Posted 31/12/12 03:37 AM Cool yoot mate 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roney537 Member 8 Member For: 12y 1m Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, Vic, Australia. Posted 31/12/12 03:52 AM Author Share Posted 31/12/12 03:52 AM Thanks dude, yours looks tough! I'm going to build a custom tray for mine for MX bikes with built in ramp as soon as the lease runs out (company car) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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