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Old 03-19-2010, 05:01 PM   #35
Equilibrium Tuning
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Chapter/Region: BAIC
Location: Fairfield, CA
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2006 STI
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Originally Posted by WRrexu View Post



they got the front mount because the top mount couldnt cool the air effeciently at above 18 psi....an aftermarket top mount would have probably yeilded very similar results. aftermarket IC's are not power mods alone , they allow more air to be cooled...

for example if you put a front mount on a basic ots stage 2 setup. youd probably see more turbo lag than power gains. thats because your not running any more boost,if it was a custom tune(opensource) than it would be a whole different story, like this fella over here who started this tread...
That's very true. An upgraded intercooler will only make power if the original one was inefficient at the given flow rates. Bigger is not always better . This customer chose to go with a FMIC instead of a TMIC because we haven't seen a well fitting TMIC yet for the 09 WRX.

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