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07-19-2013, 10:15 AM

#141

jsenclosure

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s/s brake lines have zero gain from what I can tell

stainless steel clutch line feels identical to stock as well

single exhaust as wayyyy too loud, learned that the hard way. now i'm dual even though I hate the thought of dual exhaust with a single header

deleting the a/c seemed like a great idea since i'm always top down with the a/c off, however I forgot that you need a/c for defrost when you get stuck in rain...

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07-19-2013, 11:39 AM

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Billman250

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Braided clutch line is a waste.

Braided brake lines can save your life on the track.

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07-20-2013, 09:56 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by common reactor

Quote:

Originally Posted by XclusiveAutosports,Nov 2 2006, 09:41 AM

A boost controller works the same on every turbo'd car out there, they simply raise boost above what your wastegate spring could do on its own. Whether its manual or electronic, they do the same job for the most part, but they are only dangerous if you do not tune for the higher boost levels. More boost without fuel is a pretty big mistake.

Of course it's the same on every car, but when you own a car like an STi that's at 14.5psi stock, raising boost can be a huge problem. That's all I was saying.

not at all, reduce back pressure with a downpipe and catback, add fuel with injectors and fuel pump, tune the car with an electronic boost control solenoid which will adjust for changes in temperature, climate, and altitude, car will be perfectly fine in the 18-22 psi ballpark on the stock turbo. This is concerning the STi, I've built two (rods pistons etc) haha i know a bit about them. Even on the stock injectors and fuel pump there is enough fuel available to support ~19psi on that car.

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07-20-2013, 05:28 PM

#144

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T1R lightweight pulleys are crap.

After 1 year I had the bearing go bad in the autotensioner pulley which caused the pulley to slowly grind away at the tensioner making it unusable. Also, the idler pulley on the block had a 1 MM groove from the belt in just 1 year on a non-DD S2000. The only ones that haven't yet failed is the one everyone said would be the first to go...the waterpump and the alternator.