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On a built-for-racing car, 300 whp is not enough in my opinion. Street car...definitely. 300 is enough to beat just about any car that comes your way (especially on the highway) while still plenty able to daily drive it on the street. Reliability and breaking things are certainly issues, as...

I would say first, get a mechanical boost gauge to verify what boost you are running (and if it is indeed high). Second, it is also possible that you blew an intercooler pipe off (not likely but I would check them none the less). Third, if you are running too high of a boost level, either the...

Well if you do, like I said, it is one of the best (if not the best) street turbo's for a 2 liter. But you will definitely need a stronger motor to really take advantage of it. Also, the t28 is a comparable turbo (all though the Evo outperforms it in about every category you can think of) and...

I have experienced water in my pipes (on my GSX, but I imagine the same would occur). If water hits the MAF, it will mess up the signal completely and say that you are flowing the most amount of air possible (for me 80 lbs/min...not even close to whst it really was). Because of this, it could...

Oh, and also, I just checked the link, and that is NOT a Mitsubishi made turbo. It is a cheap knock off most likely. And I believe they say it to be a big 16g, not and Evo III. The difference between them is a big 16g will flow about 38 lbs/min or so, while and Evo III has flown as much as 44...

Well it is definitely a MUCH more capable turbo. I currently have one on my Eclipse GSX (although I am swapping to a bigger turbo this winter). It is a Mitsubishi turbo, and so uses a Mitsu exhuast flange, so no it will not bolt up to the stock manifold. It is an unbelievably great turbo though...

I imagine that it will cut timing when knock is seen, so yes it would be useful to save your engine. No clue how much it is. I don't know you, but it sounds like you really don't know what you want and are just throwing out things that you have seen other people run or buy. I think you need to...

To me that sounds like the diff. Clutches wear down, not just sh*t the bed one day. It will slip a little lauching at first, then a little most of the time, then a lot all of the time. Time to break out the wallet...

I use a GM MAS on my GSX which sees 23 PSI daily and the only problem I have ever had with it was when water got into my intercooler. I'm not 100% sure of how it works (calculates air) but I imagine it has to be very close to the same design of the MSP. And the one I use came off an N/A vehicle...

In a N/A car, backpressure is certainly something that needs to be considered. However, if you are turbo, the turbo is the biggest source of backpressure you will ever need! Think about it, the turbo itself would be a huge restriction if it wasn't giving back the extra power. How do you think...

So basically you are saying that if you have a WBO2, an EGT is pointless :-P

No, no, no. Not what I meant. I have no idea if there are passages inside the valve cover or not. I was just saying that some do (such as the 4g63 valve cover) and if so, during the process of powder coating, you could damage the valve cover, such as oil passages. Bazooka Joe knew what I meant...

See the thread a few below this one.

I would skip out on the expensive intake and just get a pipe with a K&N or whatever filter on it, and I have a Hallman boost controller which I find to be very accurate. (I actuallt have the Evolution version which allows you to adjust the level in the car...very nice feature, but you pay for...

See my edit...I thought you were refering to the hot or cold side of the turbo itself, not the pipes. My mistake. I agree that the shortest routing should theoretically be the best, I just have not seen a case where a longer line will affect the wastegate actuation. As far as vacuum, I would...

Just becareful when you do this. I know of people who have done this and ended up blocking oil passages they didn't even know about leading to engine failure. It may also make the vc more likely to crack, so just beware of that as well. I myself have a black pc vc on my GSX and love it, but just...

I agree 100%. Engines do not just blow up with under 100k miles on them (and most engines will run much farther than that as well), there must be a reason behind it. Most common is detonation (knock) which is the result of a car not being tuned correctly. This is what is the most common engine...

Don't mean to put you down or anything, but either you put in a wrong number, or your math is just off: Actually, I believe that you just forgot to add in the price of the Unichip into your equation (since it is exactly $640 short). So...the true turn out is: Which is still not bad at...

Good job man, not a bad time at all for a practically stock car. Do you have experience at the track from before? Also, was this in Norwalk? That track is always very well prepped (they literaly spray down glue before and during events) so if you were ever to get your best time (or break your...

I don't know you, but I wish you congratulations and the best of luck just the same. I myself am engaged and can't wait for the big day. Seems like you guys are having a blast, so have fun and enjoy life!