2006 Lancer Es Auto Trans

Well it all depends how much power you are looking for. If you want a real increase in performance, than a turbo kit is the only way to go. with a decent kit you can double your horsepower.

If you are low on cash and just want to do small things then getting a header & catback would be a good start.
You can get a custom cat-back exhaust made at a muffler shop for around $150, and it will get you the same amount of power as any other catback.


As far as a header goes, RRM is pretty decent, and from what i've read, worth the money.
I wouldn't recommend the piggyback, only because i had it, and had nothing but problems. Plus the power increase wasn't all that much. You could get ECUflash software and a tactrix cable, and then get your car tuned at a shop for much cheaper, and still see the same performance increase

One thing you got to realize is that even with all of those bolt ons you listed, you are only gonna get about 10 horse power. Which is why turbo is much better

 

^agree...putting on aftermarket headers is an easy gain for hp. You WILL notice that the minute you hit the accelerator. If you know how to install it, just make sure every so often you check the bolts that they are on tight. For the 06 lancer things like cam pulleys and headers are easy bolt-ons. If a turbo is not in your budget, you can always go internals like port and polish, injectors, msd and so many others. You just have to do the search.

 

your car would be fine with a turbo. As long as you don't push it to hard.
running about 7psi with an Evo 16G turbo will get you at around 200hp and won't put to much stress on the engine.

obviously when you turbo the car you wanna eventually upgrade the internals, just as a precaution

 

16g isnt really effecient at 7psi, something smaller would probably work a bit better. 200hp at 7psi seems a bit extreme though. If you stay N/A go for a light weight flywheel, clutch, intake, header and some decent exhaust.