well.. the chips are cheap but to get it installed onto the ecu maybe a different story, i found the spoon chip on ebay for like 20 bucks but im not sure if thats all i need. and if it will work correctly. i was thinking about skunk2 cam gears. by the way i appreciate all the help im getting, thanks! oh yea and yes my car is 5spd.. i wouldnt bother with all of this if it was automatic.