2003 Pontiac Vibe AWD Base Performance Upgrades?
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Many people say it is not "worth" it to do performance upgrades, however that is the case with performance in general, you have to spend serious money for serious power. You hear "performance upgrades" and folks are under the impression you're trying to catch 400whp...
120HP stock is the rated power for my vehicle, considering where at 129k mi, could be 90hp to the wheels.
I want to do several "performance" upgrades, such as, cold air intake (a actual "cold", non restrictive one, not some ebay junk.) headers, exhaust system, lightweight pulleys, some other things and perhaps a tune or ECU, however the electronics work, im not experienced in performance.
I am only looking for 20hp gains, and improved fuel economy. Nothing serious nothing crazy, if it would come out to be 140, 160hp, i'd be very stoked.
What are your guys opinions and comments? Like i said its more for fuel eco and acceleration upgrade, not about going fast. Ill be running a full fledge audio system, and subwoofers tend to get pretty damn heavy, on top of having passengers, it can become a strain on the motor.
Thanks guys let me know what you think, im all ears.