Quote Originally Posted by newpaddy3 View Post
It's not man. Go have a look at some stuff from best motoring, they make videos and what not. But have a look on youtube for some "VTEC Club" stuff. That's like a sub category to best motoring.
just putting this out there...best motoring will likely be comparing jdm dc5r to jdm dc2r, seeing as it is a japanese program... difference between audm dc2r and jdm dc2r is very little, difference between audm dc5r and jdm dc5r is a lot.
the general consensus is that the dc2r stock is slightly faster than the dc5r stock - audm to audm.
i personally have never tested this but believe it to be true.

to re-iterate what a few have said:
toda headers are extremely good - i would go so far as to say they are the best from the few tests i have seen.
fujitsubo and mugen exhausts are quieter than spoon or js racing exhausts. you will get power gains from the former however you will get more power gains from the latter. the difference is apparently quite large (test between mugen twin loop on a dc5 and some other exhaust on a dc5) however i am skeptical of this so decide based on whether you want loud, super fcking loud, or reasonably quiet.
aparently if you do all the bolt ons, with a tune, you could be looking at upwards of 125kw atw, which you will feel.

i'm not sure if you've said this but how long have you had it for? i mean, if you can afford to mod by all means go for it but i would be hoping that you are getting close to maxing out the potential of the car as it is doing whatever it is you are doing.
the reason i say this is i can understand you wanting more power. it takes very little time to get used to how quick the car is.
but i would only start playing around with the suspension and stuff if you are already using the current setup to it's max....just my opinion....otherwise it's probs a waste of money.

oh and one last thing, what tyres are you running? because that's a very nice upgrade imo. get some semi slicks. you'll be quicker 1/4 mile and quicker round the corners.