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vubaru · 05-25-2013, 02:59 PM

I don't think @Sonolin or @sw20kosh are wrong in what they say about the Innovate SC or SC's in general.

I just agree with David that this is more a thread about the merits and demerits of the AVO kit and isn't really a place for SC vs. Turbo debates which are all over this sub-forum.

Another AVO Stage 1+ kit reporting back in, I have over 3500 miles on the kit and the last 1000 have been since the warranty work to my cam issues which pre-existed the kit. Literally zero issues since then. Throttle response, drivability, mileage, power, and the quickness of the spool remain excellent. I actually didn't think that I would love this particular turbo so much as I do now, you can stay off boost so easily and yet when you get on it and you need the boost, it is right there!

And this is without the EBCS, which should make boost delivery even more awesome.

Redlining the car is such an adrenaline rush with this kit. With the cam issues I definitely babied the car; now I can let loose. Power-wise, it is everything I wanted although I will be getting ebcs soon which should allow me to set low (4 psi) med (5.5) and high (7) boost. I do need to get the car re-dyno'd after having the warranty work and ebcs done on a non-Dynapack dyno so I can actually compare apples-to-apples with some other AVO owners.

The car is still running on 96 octane or above, and I plan on keeping it that way to the greatest extent possible until I go FlexFuel with Visconti. There is a lot of head-room to this kit and the Turbo and IC are sized to go well above 300 whp. If the Aussie guys ( @nix and others) are any indication, E-85 is going to be wonderful with this kit, I'm just going to need a new clutch!

05-25-2013, 02:59 PM	#2563
vubaru Now with Boost! Join Date: Aug 2012 Drives: 2013 SWP BRZ Ltd. Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 415 Thanks: 281 Thanked 424 Times in 257 Posts Mentioned: 24 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I don't think @Sonolin or @sw20kosh are wrong in what they say about the Innovate SC or SC's in general. I just agree with David that this is more a thread about the merits and demerits of the AVO kit and isn't really a place for SC vs. Turbo debates which are all over this sub-forum. Another AVO Stage 1+ kit reporting back in, I have over 3500 miles on the kit and the last 1000 have been since the warranty work to my cam issues which pre-existed the kit. Literally zero issues since then. Throttle response, drivability, mileage, power, and the quickness of the spool remain excellent. I actually didn't think that I would love this particular turbo so much as I do now, you can stay off boost so easily and yet when you get on it and you need the boost, it is right there! And this is without the EBCS, which should make boost delivery even more awesome. Redlining the car is such an adrenaline rush with this kit. With the cam issues I definitely babied the car; now I can let loose. Power-wise, it is everything I wanted although I will be getting ebcs soon which should allow me to set low (4 psi) med (5.5) and high (7) boost. I do need to get the car re-dyno'd after having the warranty work and ebcs done on a non-Dynapack dyno so I can actually compare apples-to-apples with some other AVO owners. The car is still running on 96 octane or above, and I plan on keeping it that way to the greatest extent possible until I go FlexFuel with Visconti. There is a lot of head-room to this kit and the Turbo and IC are sized to go well above 300 whp. If the Aussie guys ( @nix and others) are any indication, E-85 is going to be wonderful with this kit, I'm just going to need a new clutch!