Feels like a new car. Before I would hit 1 bar by around 3500-4000 RPMs now I hit 1 bar before 3000. It also has no problems hitting whatever boost setting I have it on (which is 1.3 bar (old turbo died at 1 bar) but it creeps to 1.4 bar in the top of 4th). The mid range power is sick now I did a street start (didnt launch) in first and stomped on it and spun the fronts after the boost came on (halfway across the intersection). If I come out of the hole around 5000-5500 it just spins the shit out of my tires (Im guessing just fronts) so next up is a welded center differential and then Im going to try to break the rear end.

I painted my intercooler pipes a little over a week ago and my couplings started popping off when the boost crept to 1.4 bar in 4th gear. Hopefully thats done with. I may strip the paint off the pipes and try something else (I need to get them powder-coated but I cant deal with the downtime)...maybe just a Krylon special (I used VHT high-temp paint last time which doesnt seal that well).

I also have a small vacuum leak somewhere that I cant find...might be my intake manifold to head. Its at the TB EGR Intake Manifold area...and I resealed the TB and EGR so that leaves the worst option left. I need to build a pressure tester to really check...

Anyway all the little annoyances aside it should be running low 13s or high 12s on pump gas now (err...pump gas radials at a stop light etc ). Just finished putting some new bushings in my shifter as well as some BG Synchroshift so I actually might be able to shift my way to a good run (no comments from the peanut gallery).

Need to really test it this weekend (since Moroso is coming up the 19th & 20th).


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John
90 Talon TSi AWD
2KW K4U