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Originally Posted by sperry
1st and 2nd gear don't make as much boost as the rest on a stock car, the ECU limits it to a lower peak. At least that's true on the WRX, I'm assuming the STi is the same. Boost also tapers at the top end of the rpm range. A 2nd gear pull up a hill won't tell you what your max boost is, it will tell you what your max boost in 2nd gear up that hill is.  |
The WRX has the gear based boost correction. On the STi there is a speed reference that is around 25 MPH. Anything below this gets a fixed percentage drop in the WG DC. Above that all gears are treated equally. I'd rather see a linear correction based on speed. Not just a fixed threshold.
/hijack