There are no GESI cats to be had anywhere. AA is -always- in high demand. I ended up going with MAPerformance's DP after waiting months for cats to be available again. I get what you're saying, but I'm sure they really are back ordered, they always are.
One last thing no one's hit on. You might wanna just do all the cooling stuff while you're in there. Moshimoto or similar radiators, oil coolers, and all of that. It's like a grand or two to really upgrade it all. Since you're looking for reliability -- I would.
It gets easier each time. I mean it. I've had this thing off at least three times.
* Chargepipe for meth bungs
* Heat Shield
* EWG for JB4
* Probably more
If you're in the market for a 2.0, it's probably much faster than anything you've owned before.
If you're not sure if the 2.0 is fast enough, the 2.0 is probably faster than anything you've owned before.
It's all relative. If you don't plan on setting any records (Congrats...
It cannot. The piggyback sits between sensors. accepting the value from a sensor, modifying it, then passing it to the ECU. Once it's removed, it's over.
You good now, homie.
Powder Coating is definitely the route I would (and did) go. The chrome is so damn ugly anyway, might as well fix 'em and get them in a color you like. Bronze and Black are so hot right now.