OK guys, I told you I would post instruction on my MBC install. I didn't have time to get pics, but I can take some "after" pics if needed. It was a piece of cake, just a b!tch to get to one of the hoses- still only about a 5 minute job. I'll start by saying I had 5 psi stock according to the Autometer gauge, I am now running 10 and it drops to about 8.5 by redline- may be the tiny turbo can't keep up or it may be the BOV leaking, have to look into it. All I can say is- I can't believe that I keep forgetting how impressed I am with ANY turbo car I ever turn the boost up on. It is the best bang for the buck, screw the K&N, screw the CAI- wait until you get the MBC in 
.. If I jump on it in first, it just spins to the rev limiter and then I hit second and it will spin through a good part of second with ease now .. Of course, you can control it with the throttle, but I am just saying how much more power the car is making. I think at 10 psi, it is more than the 15 hp that we were guessing at. I would say we are closer to the 8-10 hp per psi than the 6-8 that I was using as a reference!!! Now I at least think the car has a fighting chance at being called quick . Can't wait until we do exhaust and such!!!
Hehe, had to show some moron in a Golf VR6 with exhaust and such the he didn't have anything..
Anyway- If you follow the hose from the BOV, you will see that it goes to a Tee. The "back" hose on the tee goes to the intake, the "bottom" one goes to the wastegate. The hoses are glued to the tee, but I used a small flathead screwdriver and worked the hose off with ease. You have to reach underneath and re-reoute this hose so you can have a little more to work with, kind of a b**** but you will see what I am talking about when you get to it. This hose goes to the "outlet" of the MBC (see the instructions when you get it) and then you need about 8" (if that) of 3/16" hose to run from the inlet of the MBC to the Tee. I just rolled the Tee and hoses so it faced up and towards the engine and routed the hose from there to the MBC. It was simple and you will be very impressed.. Also, before I installed the MBC, I opened the valve and blew through it while turning the screw back in *just* to the point where I couldn't easily blow through it anymore. That was my 10 psi on the dot!!
Let me know if you guys have any questions. Thanks.
Joe
PS- I have to say this- I am not recommending that you all go out and run 10 psi and blow your cars up tomorrow and blame me.. I am just saying that is what I am running and I am having no problems. I will know more once the A/F gauge goes in next week.. Also, I do not recommend holding the car wot down the highway with questionably high boost without monitoring everything very closely .
.. If I jump on it in first, it just spins to the rev limiter and then I hit second and it will spin through a good part of second with ease now .. Of course, you can control it with the throttle, but I am just saying how much more power the car is making. I think at 10 psi, it is more than the 15 hp that we were guessing at. I would say we are closer to the 8-10 hp per psi than the 6-8 that I was using as a reference!!! Now I at least think the car has a fighting chance at being called quick . Can't wait until we do exhaust and such!!! Hehe, had to show some moron in a Golf VR6 with exhaust and such the he didn't have anything
..Anyway- If you follow the hose from the BOV, you will see that it goes to a Tee. The "back" hose on the tee goes to the intake, the "bottom" one goes to the wastegate. The hoses are glued to the tee, but I used a small flathead screwdriver and worked the hose off with ease. You have to reach underneath and re-reoute this hose so you can have a little more to work with, kind of a b**** but you will see what I am talking about when you get to it. This hose goes to the "outlet" of the MBC (see the instructions when you get it) and then you need about 8" (if that) of 3/16" hose to run from the inlet of the MBC to the Tee. I just rolled the Tee and hoses so it faced up and towards the engine and routed the hose from there to the MBC. It was simple and you will be very impressed
.. Also, before I installed the MBC, I opened the valve and blew through it while turning the screw back in *just* to the point where I couldn't easily blow through it anymore. That was my 10 psi on the dot!! Let me know if you guys have any questions. Thanks.
Joe
PS- I have to say this- I am not recommending that you all go out and run 10 psi and blow your cars up tomorrow and blame me
.. I am just saying that is what I am running and I am having no problems. I will know more once the A/F gauge goes in next week.. Also, I do not recommend holding the car wot down the highway with questionably high boost without monitoring everything very closely .
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.. I want to wait until I can monitor my AF ratio anyway before really pushing it down the highway at that boost level. A 9:1 motor should be able to handle at least 12-13 psi on pump gas, but I don't know about the timing and fuel control of the car or even what the fuel supply is. I will have more answers as time goes on. It is the first nice day since I have gotten the car, so as the weather clears up, I will be spending more time tweaking and tuning 
