" With the new exhaust and CAI you should get the SI tune and then see what you car has at the track. Mine is totally stock and I ran a 14.9 2 weeks ago. There's a dyno shop in Cinci that I've used a few times when I owned Miata's where it would be good for us to compare our cars. Your modified vs. my stock ;-) This would be a great way to see how much difference your mild mods can really make. If your interested in such a thing let me know?"

Heck yes, I'd be really interested in a dyno run. I wish I'd had a chance to get to the track to get a baseline run or two before I installed the intake and exhaust. I just got impatient !
I am going to get out to Edgewater for a "tune and test" night in the next few weeks to learn how to launch this thing.

Update on the Magnaflow system...

It has mellowed somewhat. I also cut a sheet of "dynomat" type insulation to fit under the luggage area panel. That has helped the low end noise and the floor of the cargo area never gets hot now. No more "toasty groceries" sitting right above the muffler.

Unexpected bonus...gas mileage improved about 1.5 M.P.G. !

In mostly city and in-town short trip freeway driving I was getting about 22.5 M.P.G. now it's almost 24 M.P.G. This is pretty hard driving now. Lots of fast acceleration and the like.
I'd project highway mileage to be about 28 M.P.G. If I can keep my foot out of it that is...

This thing just wants to go 80 mph whenever it can. No tickets yet but I'm really alert since the new exhaust is in place. I check my "six o'clock" a lot now since that's where the noise seems to be projected.

When I blast through a tunnel or overpass it's really sounding Badass now !

Let me know more about the dyno shop. I'm going to wait on the S.I. tune until I get more miles on the car in case there are any warranty related ECU "reflashes" needed.

Happy Trails,

Cincinnati Slim