thank alot for the input guys!
the thing is, ive also asked this in some ka-t forums, and there have been many people running their stock KAs with just an 8:1 FMU, stock everything, 6psi-7psi boost, etc and theyre setup has lasted so far 2 yrs with no issues...

any way to shed some light on that? or those many people are just REALLY REALLY lucky?