Well?

My car being an 02, I am curious. I might have an accessport by next week, as well as a dp so I can be at stage 2 by mid January. Anyway, I won't have the cash for my turbo upgrade (vf 34 most likely) until summer.

Will Cobb stage 2 put an excessive amount of relative stress on my turbo?


Thanks for the help!

Your turbo will be fine. Your tranny, on the other hand....

Just be mindful of your shifting & gut your UP.

Geesh....that makes me more nervous. I am not going to be beating the piss out of it, but I like to hammer the throttle in some situations. I guess this means I really need to bank on my possible upcoming insurance money for this 6spd STi swap...lol

stage 2 can actually relieve stress from both your engine AND turbo. your stock exhaust is quite restrictive and thus creates a lot of back pressure. THis makes your turbo and engine work hard to produce an equal amount of power.

With a properly tuned stage 2 car, it is possible to have MORE power, while making the engine work LESS hard.

and regarding your tranny, if you know how to shift and know how to wait on the machinery, it will last just fine at your power level. there are many out there pushing a lot more than stage 2 power through the stock tranny with no issues.

^^^ Exactly, and Cobb Stage 2 isn't that much more boost/power anyway. I mean is definitely a improvement, but unless you get a Protuned Stage 2 you won't be pushing enough to really damage anything unless you abuse it. You'll be fine stabbing the throttle, just don't bang through the gears. Every shift should feel smooth no matter how fast you are going.

I've read of some people using an MBC with Cobb Stage 2 to spool quicker, not raise peak boost.

Any word on this? I wouldn't mind using one if it could spool a little quicker a low rpm.

running an MBC eliminates the safety net of the OEM BCS system, so if you do be sure to monitor what your ECU thinks about it too :)

Running an MBC is fine as long as you're willing to put the effort into monitoring/adjusting it when need be.