It is absolutely fine to install the TFI on a stand alone basis. It will cool your motor down noticeably but do not expect any seat of the pants performance increases. You will need to do the remainder of the Stage I (pipes and A/C) to get any performance boost, and even then it's mostly above 3000RPM or so if you look at all the charts. Need to think about a cam change if you want more oomph at lower RPM's then that.