haha ya that was back in my noob days when i knew nothing about cars. so i just slapped on a mbc and well by by to turbo. its ok though it led to a t3t4

 

oh well... 14b's suck and the t25's suck harder.

 

no that was on my audi that i put the mbc on. the evo i have a ebc but i was very smart about the mods i put on

 

ok, correct me if im misunderstanding....what this write up is doing is accomplishing the same end results as getting a chip, just at a fraction of the cost, and with a little more elbow grease.....increased power/boost levels.....other thing is....can this set up be run along with a chip, or is it useless to do both...also, what would need to be done to prevent the car from blowing up if both this and a chip are run..thnx

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Yes it does roughly the same as a chip. Also there is no real need to run both together unless you have a problem of your throttle body closing after 17psi like some have experienced.

 

Can I just do the MBC mod without installing a boost gauge? And ifso, is there a way of telling just how much boost I'm getting without a gauge so that I'm not frying my engine?

 

you can vag com it, but thats not to safe. real time monitoring is best. You can borrow someone elses and set it conservatively and then run without one.

 

Hey Cincy, what kind of boost gauge do you run? I know APR has a pretty cheap one that replaces one of the air vents. AWE makes one that sits in front of the vent and still lets you use it. Do you know of a cheaper one that is as elegant of a set up?

BTW, this is a great write up. I'm already chipped and am thinking new FPR to run more fuel and more boost. KISS THAT K03 GOODBYE!

 

thats my brothers car i work on. he has a glow shift gauge, works ok, but i have an autometer that works much better.

if you have a chip you dont need a fpr unless it is written into the sw

 

ok stupid question.... would this work on a 98.5 1.8t??? dyin to do this because i am not spending 400 for a chip when i am savin up for a gt28rs and im bored with my car...thanks