Woperelli
New Member
Hey first off I'm aware that I've probably created a new thread for nothing but I need some feedback and advice to make all pieces fit. Anyways I've gotten to the point where the stock set up has made me bored and now it's time to do some mods. I have an 09 Si that I commute about 94 miles a day with from Providence to the South Shore of Mass mostly highway and I'm looking to improve MPG and get some added power for the fun factor or when I'm late for work, but here's the thing I have a lifetime power train through the dealer so I'm thinking intake exhaust and suspension.
Intake I'm thinking of going SRI but am kind of torn between K&N, AEM, or Injen heard a lot of good things about all 3. As for exhaust for now I'm gonna change to a muffler with a better flow from a custom exhaust shop in RI. My question about those 2 is am I gonna need a tune? I had flow masters and an intake on my mustang and that saw minimal MPG gain w/o a tune but when I did those mods to my GTI I lost about 20-30 miles per tank because it needed a tune. Some clarity on this thought would be nice.
Finally suspension doing lowering springs for now then change things as they go but my question is among all the different springs what would be good to use on stock struts that won't drastically cut down their life span of wear my tires out prematurely? I'm mostly looking for slightly better handling and wheel well space cut down but not to go too low since I live in pothole land in a state that doesn't fix roads. Eibach pro was my best thought but if anyone says otherwise please let me know.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for any feedback you may leave.
Intake I'm thinking of going SRI but am kind of torn between K&N, AEM, or Injen heard a lot of good things about all 3. As for exhaust for now I'm gonna change to a muffler with a better flow from a custom exhaust shop in RI. My question about those 2 is am I gonna need a tune? I had flow masters and an intake on my mustang and that saw minimal MPG gain w/o a tune but when I did those mods to my GTI I lost about 20-30 miles per tank because it needed a tune. Some clarity on this thought would be nice.
Finally suspension doing lowering springs for now then change things as they go but my question is among all the different springs what would be good to use on stock struts that won't drastically cut down their life span of wear my tires out prematurely? I'm mostly looking for slightly better handling and wheel well space cut down but not to go too low since I live in pothole land in a state that doesn't fix roads. Eibach pro was my best thought but if anyone says otherwise please let me know.
Thanks for taking the time to read this and thanks for any feedback you may leave.