Bought this car with 114k last year bone stock. Haven't had time until now to start working on it.

I replaced the shock/springs last year with a set of Tokico's, but other than that.. have done no other work.

What should I do first?

 

Buy a haynes manual and do your 60k service.

 

If your asking about maintenance. Then start with checking the timing belt and may want to think about changing that and water pump. And do the usual tune up maintenance.

If your talking about performance. The cheapest and easiest mod you can do is a manual boost controller and boost guage. Then run about 15psi. That would cost you about $100-$200

 

correct, the best and cheapest mods you can do to start is a boost controller and boost gauge, autometer boost gauges are about 60 and you can even make a boost controller with stuff from home depot, or if you have some money to spend they start at about 50 bucks. run that t25 on 15psi and you'll notice a nice gain, and you'll want a better bov since the stock one will leak past 12 or so

 

sorry, should've been more specific.. i was talking about performance mods. i dida full tune-up (including timing belt) when I bought it last year.

It is hard to hook up the boost controller/guage by myself, what is involved?

what aboutchanging the intake or exhaust?

 

http://www.plymouthlaser.com/2gup.htm

heres a step by step linkthat will give you a couple of free upgrades such as the bcs restrictor removal...about 1-2psi gain from the turbo, check it out!!

 

boost gauge and controller are extremely easy to install

vfaq.com is your friend

 

I got noob question.. what exactly does the MBC do? does increase the boost of my turbo?

 

What thembc does is limits how much pressure the wastgate actuator see's and increase's boost that way.