East Tennessee Region SCCA

Can anyone help out my buddy GC with his "new" Spec V? He's trying to get some additional power and handling from stock. He wants to do a AEM CAI and springs, either Tien or Eibach, I think. Would it not be better to get a reflash for the ECU instead of the CAI, or maybe an SAFC?... does it expect you to have the I/H/E mods already? Anyone have experience with lowering springs on the Nissan Sentra SE-R's? Cliff?....

I think he's looking to spend about $200 to $300 on power mods at the moment... not sure what his budget for springs allows.

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I had the Eibach Pro Kit on my car and was very happy with the improvement over the stock springs. I have read the Tien springs are on the soft side. I would not worry about messing with the ECU on a N/A car. (As JW stated) You can’t go wrong with the I/H/E upgrades, the Spec V responds really well to a header. The only other thing I would suggest are motor mount inserts or replace them, to get rid of the wheel hop.

On my N/A Focus ZETEC, I found a chip to be useful.
It may have not gained any PEAK HP, but it altered the torque-curve, such that it was stronger down low, AND up top past the peak....