I have an ST an obviously i need more power. It has 110k miles on it. Ive done some suspension work and i have a short ram.

In the long run what would be the best idea? Turbo, 4age swap or stick some headers and an exhaust and get what little i can out of the 7a. I dont need 400hp and 400lbft, just a little more pep that what i got. The cost doesn't really worry me. I have 2 jobs and one pays me $14 an hour cash. And it doesnt need to be done right now. I just need it to be reliable and done right. What would you guys say would be the best idea?

This post has been edited by terqui: May 5, 2008 - 9:09 PM

If money doesn't matter, please don't waste that money that doesn't matter on a header. If you've got money do a swap. Don't waste money on bolt-ons. Either boost it or swap it.

Im really looking for reliabliity over anything. If its gonna start everyday and work great with bolt ons than that is what ill do.

if you want reliable, dont turbo the 7a. it'll take a lot to be TRULY reliable, though it can be done. i'd say swap in a 20V 4AGE. a little peppier and revv happy than the 7A, though you will lose torque down low and MPG

dont heavily mod a daily driver.

It's a 7afe?

Daily Driver?

Turbo setups can be reliable if done correctly... but take time and money... So if you want a BIT of pep, then go ahead and upgrade your plugs, wires, higher-flo cats, slightly bigger exhaust (2.25-2.5) and go with the independent headers...

save up your money for a nitrous kit (600-800) if you decide later that you really wanna "play" on occasion.

besides, a turbo on a 7afe ST... that's never going to achieve much... okay, let me rephrase that, it's not likely to achieve much. (there are probably a few guys that would beg to differ )