so every thread i have read about turbos say that the stock k03 doesnt really have much pull past five grand or so. well i guess mine does cause i had it floored today, shifted to second, and kept it floored. i felt the turbo start pulling less at about five and when i got it to 6 grand something amazing happened. it started to pull harder to redline (i shifted before the rev limiter). my question is this: obviously my k03 isnt different from anybody elses so what would cause this? a bad n75? i have no idea

 

theres still power there past five. when I look at my boost guage it reads about 7psi tops, at about 5500 RPM its down to 5psi, at 6000 RPM its at like 4psi. Engine sucks more air than that lil guy can pump.
But its lagless, so thats a great thing.

 

uncalibrated butt dyno.

 

i understand there is still power past 5 but it is feeling like mine is surging after five. it get theres, and then after six, gets up to 6500 really fast

 

Your car must have come with Vtec

 

^^^hahaha

Dude, invest $40 in a boost gauge

 

hey - ya dude get a boost gauge.... i just got a boost gauge not too long ago - we should install them a little before christmas together cause im not 100% sure how everythign comes together with the wiring, but my buddy from sartell did his and it works correctly so he said he could give me (us) a hand .... just throwin that out there!

btw - im planning on going this route

http://www.awe-tuning.com/media/pdf/...ge_B5_A4S4.pdf

 

you only need to wire it if you want it to light up. theres a + and - wire, when you take off your knee bolster you will see where they connect. only other thing you need to do is run a vac line from the engine bay to the cabin.

 

yea took me like 5 min to wire up.. about 20 min to cut the hole with a dremil

 

yea its a simple simple install.. routing the boost hose was the hardest most PITA part.. everything else is real simple.. by the way, when the car is off my needle sits one line below even.. can be recalibrated right?