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Originally Posted by zac8
will look into JDL. I am new at this, so I do not know how the kit is compromised. In what ways is it 'inferior'?
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Design wise there are a few things.
See how much hardware is up high? The turbo? The A2W intercooler? That raises your COG. On many other kits, the turbo sits significantly lower, (That said, this kit does keep the bulk of that weight further back by the battery instead of letting it hang over the nose.)
Retaining stock header? HUGE performance hit. The factory cat is very restrictive, and putting it before a turbocharger is a HUGE no-no. As the cat breaks up over time and heat, it will send bits of worn out cat into the turbo to be munched up. This is awful on the hot side.
The stage 2 kit seems to have a decent intercooler solution, the stage 1 kit's intercooler is atrocious.
These are reasons enough for me to entirely write it off compared to other kits.
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