So sofar I have on my car an Alta intake, turbo inlet pipe, stiffer bov spring, charge pipe (muffler delete). On the side I have an Alta big fmic as well as an Akrapovic DP. My question is at what point do I need a tune? I know to get the most out of the parts I need a tune but how bad is it to be running these parts on a stock tune? Right now the car runs fine beside the oil consumption problem that I'm currently diagnosing (valve guides or pcv valve) but wold it hurt if I installed my other parts already or wait till I'm ready to tune to put on the rest. Also in the near future I'm replacing my flex pipe because it is leaking at the moment. When I get that fixed, I'm also deleting the second cat. Any input on the build would be appreciated but so far my clubbie is coming along quite well!

 

Putting on the fmic and DP without a tune won't hurt a bit, you'll still feel the power gains from the less restrictive DP. The IC is more for consistent power and avoiding heat soak. Manic Stage 2 plus colder spark plugs seems to be the logical next step in the mod process. However you should probably fix that oil leak first and get the car in good mechanical shape before you begin to add more stress on the components via tune.

 

Ok good I just don't want to make the motor upset with putting on too many boltons before the tune. I also agree that the oil consumption is my #1 concern right now. It's at about 1quart every 600 miles and after idling it for a few minutes and rerving it up it blows tons of smoke out the tail pipes :/ . Thank you for your input!