wow 18 psi at 5k thats late, have your tuner increase those wgdc a little , my stage 2's hit 18 psi by 3400

i debated his point by proving mine :)

I wasn't trying to be rude, but i don't understand how you can say you've done tons of research and asked lots of people yet still be so misinformed.
Then again, i guess he could have just been asking the wrong people :)

No hard feelings!

Its cool
Just a lot of ppl were giving him crap b4 and hes my bro just trying to stick up for him a lil
So Bill, are you gonna make it out to the Homedepot meet at all?
I know krista wants a ride in the STi and so do I lol


OOO and i forgot, the whole boost vs RPM issue... i havent seen the boost gauge since the last tune so it might be different idk
yo dubs we gotta go for a ride with the cobb
And btw
I had a dream last night ur clutch went and it wouldnt stop grinding. So get that shizzle done

Clutch will be done in a few weeks.
Ok my bad on the turbo type. Yes I meant 20 or 25g. And I never said the tmic was better than the fmic. I said thy it's not worth the extra $$$ for what I want to do. I don't rly do alot of racing. I just want a fast well rounded street car. Thank you ray for actually providing a legit response and advice. Yes I am still looking for any advice from ppl who know. As far as my tune goes. I worked with my tuner and I had him put the peak boost at the high rev range. Because the stock turbo drops boost. So I figured I'd rather have a steady climb in boost with a sharp drop at the end. Than early boost peak with a gradual drop over the high rpms. That was my choice and it has served me well. There is also a money issue here. I'm not gonna spend an extra $500 on a fmic if it's not rly necessary. Plz give me any advice cuz nothing is final yet. Thx

PS. Nick, I hope to God that wasnt a wet dream. cuz then i wouldnt know what to think. LOL

Like ray said, for normal street driving if you just want an upgraded turbo, the 20g is probably your best bet.
You can achieve peak boost low in the rpm range and hold it. You might want to consider getting an external
wastegate set-up just to ensure you are holding boost as long as possible. You'll also want a manual boost controller
and you'll also want to drop the cobb and let ray tune your car :)

im not really sure whats going on here... but first things first... go do some research before you make ANY purchases.

I always research before i buy. That is one of the reasons i belong to a forum like this and my others. But also, im not running "Cobb stage 2" i have a custom tune via the Accessport. Its above stage 2 at this point. And ya, a 20g is sounding like the way to go. The turbo is still a year or so off at this point, but what 20g turbos would u guys specifically recommend. Idk too much yet about that range of turbos, cuz when i did my prior research, i was still thinkin id do internals and go for huge power. i will do my research, lets hear ur recommendations. as far as doing the turbo goes, i may go to turbotek, nothing is set in stone yet. The reason i been goin to precision is cuz they do great work, and they specialize in STis specifically. Not anything against turbotek at all, i just havent been to ur place yet. Im probly gonna come in to see ur operation sometime this year. I got my Cobb AP from u guys and everything was great. Also, completely un car related, one of my good friends lives lie 10min from precision which gives me an excuse to go to the shore and chill there. But ya, Im just looking to run like 20 or 21 psi and be able to hold it through redline. im not lookin to make my car into a dragster, i want a fast, pretty reliable, well rounded street car, that i can run on the strip or a road course (like at E town or at NJMP) on special occasions every so often. Also, when i et the turbo, will my Hp to torque ratio become a little more even? cuz right now its pretty far in favor of torque. Not that theres a problem there. i love awd burnouts LOl. just wondering.

That still strange, you should still hit 18 psi in the 3400 rpm range and maintain it till the 5k that will give you more usable power band and get up and go.

you should look at the ss autochrome fmic, i have used it and so have alot of people on nasioc with killer results. plus its 300.00 - 350 shipped. if you have the accessport i would keep it ,the map switching is great!!! In fact i have one on my car. as for tuner stick with who you have since you are comfortable with them also the know your car, there is no point in switching tuners, if they have achieved everything you wanted out of your car.

On my 2.0 with a big 16g I see full boost at 3300-3500 depending on where I am in the powerband and I do it with a SSAC FMIC. If you want to make efficient boost and hold it longer a FMIC is the way to go. IHI turbos tend to drop off boost pretty quickly where MHI turbos hold pretty long.

Boost does hit at like 3400 or so, but its at like 17.XXpsi and goes up to 18psi around 5500 or so. then tapers off. it doesnt creep up real slow, the boost hits like a sledgehammer. My tuner asked me where i wanted it to peak, and i opted for later in the rev range cuz then id have a "more complete" powerband. Idk for sure, but it may have helped my top end, cuz i beat a 5.7 GTO top end, like he pulled out ahead of me and hit it, it hit it too, and i just kept gaining on him until i passed him at around 120mph. when we stopped afterward, the guy just looked over in disbelief. hilarious. idk for sure though. (that was all on the "track", of course, nudge nudge. lol)

The only way krysta is getting a ride in that STI is if i am driving it.

LOL..why was i even brought into this? soooo unecessary.
however, i do a want ride Bill!

_back on topic_

Bill ill allow. ive seen him drive and feel he knows what hes doing :)

20G turbos anyone???

What do you guys think of the Blouch Dominator 2 or 3?

Ok so ive had my in and outs with plans to do a Dom 3. However, I have decided to put that on hold for this year. Im planning to work on the look of my car and get that to the level I want. Also, I will be installing my perrin TMIC, IC piping, and a turbo inlet sometime in the not too distant future.

But over my Spring Break here, I have been working on the look. Last night I did the headlights. Big thanks to Nick (240_Fun) and tony (Italiantony90) for their help. And really great job to Nick o the paint job, it looks amazing.

Heres some pics:

At the start
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._1958443_n.jpg

http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5155961_n.jpg
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7400202_n.jpg

2 headlight just chillin in my kitchen at 2:30 AM
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._5640223_n.jpg

To keep things legal
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2819795_n.jpg

Nick wet sanding the covers. Had to give the camera a mean face :P
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._8166202_n.jpg

One painted one not (thats a middle finger there btw, keep ur minds outta the gutter lol)
http://photos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._7068701_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4146492_n.jpg

And the finished product:
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...3_410232_n.jpg
http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._2145259_n.jpg

Nick nice job you did there....

Then today, I picked up my rear valences and installed them just now.

Here's the comparison between how it started on this weekend and how it is now.

Front
http://photos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._4666879_n.jpg
http://photos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...1_509132_n.jpg

Rear
http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos...8_906728_n.jpg
http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos..._8199284_n.jpg

Im very happy with how it turned out. The next steps are to tint the taillights and either powdercoat the rims (dark gray) or get another set of rims.

Ya get darker rims and tint the tails... You have any plans about Tinting the windows?

Id kinda like to tint the windows but the cops in my area are mad gay and I wouldnt like the reduced visibility so im just gonna tint the lights I think. Probly at shades of gray. And im gonna be on the lookout for good rims that will fit my car. And Id like to get my BBSs Powder coated at LPC but the waiting list is mad long so I may go somewhere else. idk.