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Originally Posted by AVOturboworld
Depending on who you talk to, anything that isn't electric or runs on unicorn farts isn't efficient enough. 
I think there's a certain assumption that because we are not going to charge 6-8k, it's going to be some cheapo kit. That's certainly not the case - it's just that there's several factors here, such as economy of scale. We are not planning on selling 5-10 kits a year, we are instead planning to make most of the parts on our factory lines in larger amounts. This brings costs down quite a bit. We are not picking wire-reinforced silicone for the piping because it's cheap - it's not, when you are getting it moulded to specific shapes - we are doing it because it works best for this application. Wire reinforced silicone is *tough*, you could stand on it.
We won't be going for ultimate horsepower, either. While we could, it's not in our planning for this kit. What we want to see, and what we aim for with the main kit, is similar to our other kits - boost from 1500rpm with a very strong mid-range. With reliability.
I also don't have any desire to get into any arguments over who's got a better kit. It's like saying what's better, italian or mexican food. At the end of the day, people are simply gonna have their own preference regardless of what is claimed about either. |
I for one would take the silicone over metal piping anyday of the week its so much easier to deal with, also it held the boost when i was running 18psi no prob so for this car Im def not worried.
I think at the end of the day the hardest part of any of these kits is going to be dealing with tuning the 2 styles of fueling, not compression or anything else. Ill also bet my money in advance that by this time next year we will be seeing a reliable 300hp FI setup. I believe its all locked away in tuning, as there are prolly some kind of crazy staged injection that will be avail for use in the future.