Originally posted by chet
do you understand what you are saying here?
a more efficient turbo making 500whp at half the boost would be too big and way too laggy. while the new ecotec motor is badass and has made great power, the design of the engine is only part of the equation when making power and torque at specific boost levels.
ideally, you want to the smallest turbo per horsepower goal. this way, you are maximizing the efficiency of the turbo and still getting good torque at lower rpm's. thats like glen's 240 (who says its has 700whp or whatever...)which does make good power but has nothing until 8k when the turbo finally spools. for some people, ALL they care about is a horsepower number and thats fine, but the car will barely run 11's with a turbo that big and it should be in the low 10's...with that kinda power.
on a side note, anyone want to take bets on when that sti destroys its first transmission, its second transmission, and each oem stock transmission thereafter before the owner cryotreats the gears and or goes to a dog box?
This isnt a WRX tranny....
I have heard of no problems with the STi 6 speed....