i had the thunder before the steed came out. so i didnt have much of a choice. i wasnt dealing with MAM anymore. then it cracked and he sent me this v2 one that was supposed to be better. cracks are all on the welds. i want a steed but its not in the books right now so im going stock, but once i...
so i got the turbo and mani off the car and theres a crack from top to bottom and the egr pipe just broke off in my hand clean at the weld. classy thunder.
12.0 is optimal power 11-11.5 is safe. i tuned to 11.5. Depends on your setup too (wheather you can control timing, what kinda compression, power goals, etc etc)
Is it the adjustable one? I had nothing but problems with that thing. Forge said it was my fault but when i put the ATP on there it held boost just fine. My forge would NOT hold boost steady, it would waiver and spike. awful. I even put a note in the guide i made on here about it and that was in '08
Your better off removing the manifold and the tubo as one assembly. Remove the Fans from the car, I recomend putting cardboard over the radiator so you dont accidentlly puncture it when working in there, its tight.
The oil feed line and return lines need to be removed. The feed line is the one...