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Hey Ed,
The graph with the 05 STi @ 266/303, is that pretty much the normal power expectation or is this a conservative tune? I have an 04 STi now that I want to get tuned, I enjoyed the power level of my old wrx, just don't want the smog hassles. Is roughly 265/300 what I should expect from a basic stage 2 setup?
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The graph with the 05 STi @ 266/303, is that pretty much the normal power expectation or is this a conservative tune? I have an 04 STi now that I want to get tuned, I enjoyed the power level of my old wrx, just don't want the smog hassles. Is roughly 265/300 what I should expect from a basic stage 2 setup?
Thanks,
Derek
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We recently finished breaking in and tuning another relatively big build for a customer in Reno. This car came out very nice all around with a great street powerband. This 06 STI has:
EQ Tuning Stage 1 Shortblock
EQ Tuning Stage 1 Heads w/ stock cams
EQ Tuning Oil Pickup
Cosworth Timing Belt Guide
GrimmSpeed TGV Deletes
Element Tuning GT52 Turbo
EQ Tuning EWG UP with Tial 38mm
Catless TBE
Spearco TMIC
Deatschwerks 850cc Injectors
Perrin Inlet
KSTech 73mm CAI
Walbro Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
OMNI 4 BAR MAP Sensor
Coolingmist CMGS Pro Series Meth Injection System (Trunk Mounted In-Tank Pump, 52mm Gauge Style Controller, flow sensor, auto-learn failsafe, dual nozzles)
This tune was done on 91 Octane with a 50/50 mix of Meth/Water running dual nozzles and a peak boost of 26psi (No smoothing was applied to the graph):
The power and response on this car are just amazing especially for running pump gas
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EQ Tuning Stage 1 Shortblock
EQ Tuning Stage 1 Heads w/ stock cams
EQ Tuning Oil Pickup
Cosworth Timing Belt Guide
GrimmSpeed TGV Deletes
Element Tuning GT52 Turbo
EQ Tuning EWG UP with Tial 38mm
Catless TBE
Spearco TMIC
Deatschwerks 850cc Injectors
Perrin Inlet
KSTech 73mm CAI
Walbro Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
OMNI 4 BAR MAP Sensor
Coolingmist CMGS Pro Series Meth Injection System (Trunk Mounted In-Tank Pump, 52mm Gauge Style Controller, flow sensor, auto-learn failsafe, dual nozzles)
This tune was done on 91 Octane with a 50/50 mix of Meth/Water running dual nozzles and a peak boost of 26psi (No smoothing was applied to the graph):
The power and response on this car are just amazing especially for running pump gas
Thanks
-- Ed
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Here is another build we finished up and tuned recently. This 05 STI came into the shop 100% stock. We built a nice strong engine, put in a catless TBE, GT52 turbo, and supporting mods. In the end, the car left with over 100whp more than it came in with 
.
Here is the mod list:
EQ Stage 2 Block
EQ Stage 1 Heads
EQ Oil Pickup
Element GT52 Turbo
EQ EWG UP with Tial 38mm
DW 850cc Injectors
Spearco TMIC
Perrin Inlet
AEM CAI
TurboXS TBE (Catless, RFL)
Walbro Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
The tune was done on straight 91 Octane at 19psi peak (no smoothing applied to chart):
The spool on this turbo continues to impress me! This car has most of its torque by 3500RPM and still pulls hard all the way to redline!
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.Here is the mod list:
EQ Stage 2 Block
EQ Stage 1 Heads
EQ Oil Pickup
Element GT52 Turbo
EQ EWG UP with Tial 38mm
DW 850cc Injectors
Spearco TMIC
Perrin Inlet
AEM CAI
TurboXS TBE (Catless, RFL)
Walbro Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
The tune was done on straight 91 Octane at 19psi peak (no smoothing applied to chart):
The spool on this turbo continues to impress me! This car has most of its torque by 3500RPM and still pulls hard all the way to redline!
Thanks
-- Ed
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I had the pleasure of tuning a very clean and well put together RS-STI Swap earlier this week. This was a GC RS with complete 06 STI drivetrain including the 6MT, complete TBE, Fuel pump, Injectors, MBC, running E85. The customer drives the car very aggressively so he requested a relatively mild E85 tune. Here is what we ended up with at about 21psi peak tapering to 13.5psi by readline:
This car had previously been tuned elsewhere and the customer was very happy with the improved power, response, and drivability.
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This car had previously been tuned elsewhere and the customer was very happy with the improved power, response, and drivability.
Thanks
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Just finished up another car and got it tuned on the dyno. This is a customer who drove about 3 hours to have us work on his 06 STI. He had a previous setup done at another shop out of state and was running a a smaller turbo on E85. He now wanted to switch back to pump gas but still keep some good power, so he decided to size up the turbo significantly.
He already had a built engine, so he decided to go a bit big. He chose the Forced Performance Red and left the rest to us. We installed the new turbo, an EQ Tuning FMIC kit with blow-through MAF, a Tial BOV, Perrin EL Headers, Tigwerks EWG UP with Tial 38mm EWG, TGV Deletes, Perrin Inlet, and an Aeromotive in-tank fuel pump. The final setup is:
Built Shortblock
FP Red Turbo
EQ Tuning FMIC Kit
Tial BOV
Perrin 3" Inlet
TGV Deletes
Perrin EL Headers
Tigwerks EWG UP with Tial 38mm EWG
PE850cc Injectors
Aeromotive Stealth Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
Perrin CATTED TBE
EQ Tuning Custom Tune on 91 Octane Pump Gas
After about 4 hours on the dyno, this is where we ended up:
That's 360whp/329ft-lbs at 21psi peak boost on straight 91 Octane pump gas, revving out to 7400RPM. The power levels are awesome considering the car retains a catted downpipe and the heads have no work done to them. Even though this is a bit on the laggy side for a lot of people, revving out to 7400RPM still gives a nice usable powerband.
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He already had a built engine, so he decided to go a bit big. He chose the Forced Performance Red and left the rest to us. We installed the new turbo, an EQ Tuning FMIC kit with blow-through MAF, a Tial BOV, Perrin EL Headers, Tigwerks EWG UP with Tial 38mm EWG, TGV Deletes, Perrin Inlet, and an Aeromotive in-tank fuel pump. The final setup is:
Built Shortblock
FP Red Turbo
EQ Tuning FMIC Kit
Tial BOV
Perrin 3" Inlet
TGV Deletes
Perrin EL Headers
Tigwerks EWG UP with Tial 38mm EWG
PE850cc Injectors
Aeromotive Stealth Fuel Pump
Hallman MBC
Perrin CATTED TBE
EQ Tuning Custom Tune on 91 Octane Pump Gas
After about 4 hours on the dyno, this is where we ended up:
That's 360whp/329ft-lbs at 21psi peak boost on straight 91 Octane pump gas, revving out to 7400RPM. The power levels are awesome considering the car retains a catted downpipe and the heads have no work done to them. Even though this is a bit on the laggy side for a lot of people, revving out to 7400RPM still gives a nice usable powerband.
Thanks
-- Ed
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Do you guys have an ECUTEK and the capability to unlock an ECU that was tuned with ECUTEK? i am trying to unlock my ECU but it is locked form the previous owner who got it tuned... also if you can do this how much would you charge to unlock it?
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I love my power but want more! I wanna upgrade to a turbo that puts out 350-370whp.. On pump.. FP green? Gt30 or 35r? What do you think Ed.. Something that will still have power on the highway and won't lagg like crazy?
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