SC Question

FL 4Motion · 09-02-2011, 08:27 PM

IMO, no FI option is truly "safe", safe as in just like OEM or bolt ons/tune. You can make a s/c or TT safer with good tune etc, but it's still putting stress on a motor that wasn't designed for it initially. How much "headroom" we have on this motor, ie. how much boost it can take for x amount of time, is yet tbd. That said, if you want to go FI, you should budget for a motor rebuild sometime down the line in your initial $$ calculations. May be 1 year, 2 years, 5 years later etc. Perhaps never, but better to be prepared for the worst and hope fo rthe best than go into it thinking it'll be fine and then have an unexpected $$ problem.

theDreamer · 09-02-2011, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by theaudir8fan

Hum, your price is a lot cheaper then what I had, not sure tho. My build includes the stage 2 kit, with head up engine oil and trans cooler, valve body upgrade, blitz plus a boost gauge, and all that added, I'm pretty close to 15k.

Ah, the valve body upgrade is an extra cost I did not calculate, that will throw in a bit extra.

GUTCH · 09-04-2011, 05:25 AM

Do you HAVE to have a gauge? And if certain extra items are "compulsory", why aren't they simply included with the kit?

Liquid_G · 09-04-2011, 06:20 AM

No you really dont NEED one. But you can always get a cheapo boost gauge from pepboys/autozone.

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Red__Zed · 09-04-2011, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GUTCH

Do you HAVE to have a gauge? And if certain extra items are "compulsory", why aren't they simply included with the kit?

because everyone's taste will vary.

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