sorry, i was just looking for other opinions. your suggestions were great, but even $1000 is alot for me and i can spend less with close performance i would like to know how, to get $1000 would take me a good 6 months. i could probably get half that by the end of this year. i guess i could spend a grand, but i would like upgrades sooner. so which of those parts u listed should i get first? i just dont have alot of money i am 16 and in high school, i cant work 40 hour weeks :/ just doing odd jobs to save up money. so i am on a pretty tight budget and just looking to what others have to say.

Yea being on a budget is always the problem. IMO the first thing to do is open up the intake. If gives better performance, better gas millage and hearing the s/c wine is also a plus. With light to no modifications a fender wall intake or a cold air intake is the way to go. If you are moderately handy and as you said on a budget making your own FWI would be a good route. Here (Make A 4" Fenderwell Intake (FWI)[*]) is a thread describing how to make one and what you need. I believe the materials plus the air filter will cost under $80. Now you have options for what air filter you want, if you want to spend more you can get the AMSOIL air filter = $63.05. Youd meed model eaau4090 [please double check on this as i am not 100% positive]. Your second option is a K&N re-0870 [again please check first]. This is cheaper i believe around $45. If you don't want the trouble then get one of the two CAI's i listed earlier, either the Cold Air Inductions or Wizaired. Then a PCM, I believe you will have to send your core [the one you already have] so your car will not be working for the time it takes to send it out get it programed and get it back. An Intense PCM would be the best option. $100. It does all of the stuff described here under features. You may also want a PCM tray $50, If not you can just wire tie your pcm down.

I would say this should be your first move . I am interested to see if anyone else agrees/disagrees with this.

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sgdude your in my position (im a junior in highschool and 16) like most people on here know i flipped the gtp but, the best mods your gonna want to do now is 1. open the intake (hell ebay ones work) 2.plugs and t-stat 3.open the exhaust around u bend 4.HID'd are amazing!!! 5. Modular Pulley System from zzp and 6. get the areoforce scangauge to make sure you dont blow anything up (work from there)

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Cai, 3.5 press on pulley, NGK TR6's, 3" to 2.5" exhaust, no mufflers, drilled 180 t-stat soon-overkill pcm, fully ported sc, N* TB, and LQ4 MAF, Future- Full I/C, XP cam, s&s headers

thanks alot i really appreciate it.
im going to one of my friends houses who knows alot about cars tomorrow and he is going to look at my car and give me some advice too. the more tips the better

You should also have a full DP (not just the u-bend) if you're going to go dropping pulleys.

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I will only add one thing. Don't waste your money with the Ebay intake. It's a hot air intake with a cheap filter.

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04 Indy SS build #972
XP, TOG's, Lightning injectors, 2.8 pulley, 105 CC springs, Wizaired, 3.29 gears, tripleedgeperformance ported blower, machined LIM, 180* tstat, RS12YC@.053, FP rewire, Alt rewire, stage 1 V boost, PRJ wires, Stage 2 IC

so, what is the most important thing to get?
if i could only get 1 thing, what should it be? (more would come later)

the intake (wiziard) most worth it

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-98 GTP Thunderstorm
Cai, 3.5 press on pulley, NGK TR6's, 3" to 2.5" exhaust, no mufflers, drilled 180 t-stat soon-overkill pcm, fully ported sc, N* TB, and LQ4 MAF, Future- Full I/C, XP cam, s&s headers

so of all the upgrades, a CAI would be the best? and u reccomend wizaired (over k&h)? which one, there are a few wizzaired CAIs? and should i also buy a k&h air filter with it?

Series 2 Wizaired is the Standard. I would buy either the AEM dri flow or Amsoil 4x9 filter. These both are no oil filters and certainly are my choice.

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04 Indy SS build #972
XP, TOG's, Lightning injectors, 2.8 pulley, 105 CC springs, Wizaired, 3.29 gears, tripleedgeperformance ported blower, machined LIM, 180* tstat, RS12YC@.053, FP rewire, Alt rewire, stage 1 V boost, PRJ wires, Stage 2 IC