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[midessa7]

I'm thinking of putting some money into my 2000XC but not sure where to start. 178,000 on the clock. I know it's a broad question but besides the basic tune up what would be a good first mod. I'm not looking to go crazy but just something to get a little more HP.

midessa7

[Keaton85]

ARD tune, 16T/15G turbo would be good to start with. I'm not the best at performance stuff but at least the ARD and 16T/15G would get you somewhere.

If you did the turbo, keep your exhaust housing as it's angled which is a nice bonus. Also this should be in the performance section...

[andyb5]

I'd say IPD sway bars. I value handling over straight-line speed.

[midessa7]

Thanks, this my first vehicle with a turbo. 16T/15G where would I research something like that. Is it something I could install, I do most of my mechanical work.

andyb5 thanks Ill look into the swaybars and strut brace also.

midessa7

Can someone move this over to performance ?

[Keaton85]

Find either a 16t or 15g turbo, install it and get a tune from ARD. Depending on how mechanical you are will decide if you install it or someone else does.

Or save the money and maintain the AWD

[James A Sousa]

Thank your lucky stars and start a new car fund,

Performance mods and the resultant frisky driving will probably strain old muscles and give you aches and pains.

[Deimos]

midessa7, on 07 February 2012 - 07:48 PM, said:

Thanks, this my first vehicle with a turbo. 16T/15G where would I research something like that. Is it something I could install, I do most of my mechanical work.

andyb5 thanks Ill look into the swaybars and strut brace also.

midessa7

Can someone move this over to performance ?

16t and 15g are OEM turbos from other models, 15g is extremely common. They and your turbo, 13g, are all variants of the Mitsubishi TD04 family, TD04-15g, TD04-16t, etc.

The common thing to do with an engine like yours is to take the turbo and injectors from a T5 and throw them on, along with a tune designed for that swap.

But, before you do any of that, do Stage 0 to avoid maintenance nightmares later on. Should be able to find tons of threads about this by using the board's Search feature.