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Originally Posted by spicyricecake
Great advice man, I appreciate it.
Do you mind sharing the list of things you got with the JDL kit? or is there a build thread of yours?
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Don't mention it, I love sharing my experience and impulsive financial decisions with anyone that will listen!
I don't have a build thread but I might make one if I have time. This is everything about my setup as it pertains to the kit:
Base Turbo/EL Manifold/Dumptube/Cut the Crash Beam Version: I pretty much got the bare bones/rental car version of the kit.
Using a 7.25/Yellow Spring in the Wastegate and currently am using a 12 PSI spring in the BOV. I would advise just to use the 8 PSI spring that will come preassembled with the kit. I had my wastegate setup wrong and it took me 3 weeks to figure it out. In the process of doing that I switched out the BOV spring, I don't care for the sound and will be switching back. Also I t'd off of the brake booster line, make sure you get a T that will allow you to cut it down in size as the booster hose is 1/2 on one side and goes down to 3/8 further down. Infamous Performance EBCS-I have 4 Maps. 7 PSI and 10 PSI with and without RaceRom features. Highly recommend an ebcs...flexibility with boost levels and while not dramatic it does quicken spool time. I picked up a fan shroud used here on the classifieds...makes for a cleaner installation and obviously provides cooling benefits. I used butt connectors and electrical tape to splice the factory fan harness to the SPAL fans. Prepare for this or reach out for help if you need it during install. OEM STI PCV Valve, I saw a lot of the SBD kit guys are using these. If you take the hose with the pcv valve inserted and blow against it you would think there is nothing in the hose. This helps with boost leakage and it will only run you 12 bucks or so. DEI Turbo Blanket and some generic exhaust wrap I picked up on Amazon. I have the downpipe, manifold, and overpipe wrapped. If you can afford to put ceramic coating in your budget I would definitely consider that...or maybe even try and convince JDL to thermal coat just the hot side of the turbo for a cheaper price. Exhaust wrap works and it works well, although some argue that it will make your piping susceptible to wearing down quicker and collecting moisture....I've wrapped manifolds before with no issues. If you go this route make sure to get stainless steel zip ties and one of those little tools that tightens them and cuts them with a clean pinch...I didn't do this and my downpipe looks pretty bad I'm going to eventually re-wrap her. I initially purchased a wideband, boost and oil pressure gauge but my tuner convinced me that wideband is not necessary. The 02 sensors can be rescaled to read the same range as a wideband so it is just another expense and thing to worry about. I am going to just run the boost gauge in the a/c vent. Liquid oil cooler and AOS I covered earlier. Tsudo overpipe and Berk HFC FP, I had them on before the kit so I can't really tell you what difference you could expect there. At idle my car is now quieter than with Openflash Headers, and the OP/FP. Zach from DT is tuning my car, he is very responsive and helpful as he can be on the other side of the country. I wanted someone local to me (somewhat to you also) to tune the car initially but that did not pan out. I was very skeptical about e-tuning as it is new territory to me, but I have to say I am blown away at how well the car feels and drives. Low-speed drivability was of the utmost importance to me and Zach's tune seriously feels like it's from factory. Also, very very important that you secure the EVAP hoses that are under the intake manifold. There is a sticky thread created by "Spartarus" on this. Get a throttle body gasket just in case your original one looks bad when you go to do this. If you need to know anything else in particular, I'll do my best to answer or help you find out.