The best and cheapest tuning choices for d14a3/d14a4 in 2013

[mental]

Hello,

As some of you have noticed, I am a new member of this community and would like to get some new knowledge about how to cost effectively tune my d14a3 engine. The most obvious and best tuning solution is replacing the restrictive TB gasket with a non restrictive one. I made my own gasket, so that was a $0 11kW (I doubt it, but so they say) upgrade!

The point of this thread is to gather a list of upgrades and find out their costs in the year 2013. It is important to do it now, because old cars prices have continuously dropped. So you could find scraps fairly cheap. Also new aftermarket parts could be cheaper, since there's less need for them.

Fire away!

EDIT1:changed thread headline from "The best and cheapest tuning choices for d14a3 in 2013" to "The best and cheapest tuning choices for d14a3/d14a4 in 2013"
EDIT2: Wrote down what I edited.

[archyman]

Here in BG right now (in EUR):
d16z6 intake manifold - 50-75
Intake tubing - 30 -40 (if DIY)
Filter (k&n costs more than 50, cheap sh*t filter costs less than 10)
d16 exhaust manifold - 25 - 50
d15b7 dizzy - 30-50
injectors 240 cc - 10 - 30
Ek3 engine harness - 50
obd2 to obd1 converting harness - 40 ,DIY converting harness - 20
4 wire lambda (used) - 20-25
Front brakes swap to 262 mm ~150
Rear brakes swap to discs - 100
p06 Ecu (virgin) - depends but in the range of 40-80
All prices are for used parts!
I hope that can be of any use to you,
Cheers!

[mental]

Nice post! Will be waiting for more of those!

[mental]

What about transmissions? Which transmissions would give a better acceleration on a manual d14? Very interested in this topic

[mr kawa]

d16z6 s20 box or a d13b.. 20 box

[saxophonias]

check the proper topic too, there has been plenty of argumentation there