future370zzz

Everyone is saying that with a custom tune you are not "CARB" legal but who cares? The cop that pulls you over will not know that. You flash your E.O. CARB sticker and show him the Stillen printout and go about your way. If he decides to be an *** and gives you REF ticket anyways, then just re-flash with the Stillen tune and go get the ticket signed off. Even with a smaller pulley and larger injectors they won't know the difference. That's the ******** for living in CA.

This is where the Stillen kit has an advantage over the GTM kit. If you are in California, you don't have to worry and be paranoid about cops pulling you over and writing you a big fat ticket for illegal mods. If you have anything other than Stillen, if you get caught, you won't be able to wiggle your way out and would need to pay huge fines and have the kit uninstalled costing your thousands of dollars. You will not understand this unless you live in CA.

It comes down to how much risk you want to take. There is a reason why other people make FI kits. If one of them were the best then there would not be any competition but there is.

If there were no smog/CARB laws, I would probably not go with Stillen but look for the cheapest, most realiable setup in turbo form. Maybe the boosted performance single turbo? But they don't make it for AT? Probably GTM twin turbos. A turbo setup always almost seems to produce more bang for the buck from looking at the numbers game.

So what am I trying to say? I know some of you have been down the Stillen road and come with first hand experience but I'm not sure how many are from California. I am sure that people with the Stillen kit in California are satisfied that they have more power and don't have to worry about being caught. If you're getting the Stillen at a good price and factor in the limited growth potential and be realistic about your whp numbers you won't be disappointed. Just know what you're getting yourself into with the experiences from this forum.