My 06 STi

[AWDlaunch]

New at the forums, enjoy...







couple pics of the NEON

[tysonK]

those are both your cars?

eloo.

[AWDlaunch]

my fiance and i bought them both together.

[Kevin M]

Does she have a sister?

[JonnydaJibba]

Welcome sir. Where did you take those pictures at?

[ScottyS]

North of Wadsworth.

[wrxkidid]

sweet man. welcome.

[AWDlaunch]

Originally Posted by JonnydaJibba

Welcome sir. Where did you take those pictures at?

thank you.

pictures were taken on the pyramid lake indian reservation between wadsworth and nixon. "dead ox" they call it.

[AWDlaunch]

Originally Posted by ScottyS

North of Wadsworth.

amazing. you sure do know nevada.

[MPREZIV]

Nice ride! Welcome aboard!

[100_Percent_Juice]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

amazing. you sure do know nevada.

He does all his illegal street racing out there.

[AWDlaunch]

Originally Posted by 100_Percent_Juice

He does all his illegal street racing out there.

best place to do it. no laws about speed contests and nothing gets reprted to dmv if your convicted.

[AWDlaunch]

Originally Posted by BAN SUVS

Does she have a sister?

[JC]

Welcome to the club! Nice car, silver FTL though.

[cody]

Nice shots. Welcome.

[ScottyS]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

amazing. you sure do know nevada.

'tis my job.

[AWDlaunch]

anybody know the real problem of boost controllers? all i ever hear is stuff about part throttle over boost. i deal with that everyday with my srt and it isn't that bad. is that the only problem, or does it go lean under full throttle and full boost also? i don't see how it would if the MAF sensor is reading how much air is flowing.

[tysonK]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

anybody know the real problem of boost controllers? all i ever hear is stuff about part throttle over boost. i deal with that everyday with my srt and it isn't that bad. is that the only problem, or does it go lean under full throttle and full boost also? i don't see how it would if the MAF sensor is reading how much air is flowing.

You might want to start a thread in the Technical Forum and be more specific and clear with your questions.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

anybody know the real problem of boost controllers? all i ever hear is stuff about part throttle over boost. i deal with that everyday with my srt and it isn't that bad. is that the only problem, or does it go lean under full throttle and full boost also? i don't see how it would if the MAF sensor is reading how much air is flowing.

Without getting into the same argument that's been beat to death a million times on the internet already, lets look at it this way:

Your car comes from the factory with an electronically controlled boost control solenoid managed by a $600 computer specifically designed and tested for years to work properly and safely by engineers that are paid $100,000 of dollars per year and have hundreds of years experience between them. Why would you want to replace that with a $5 ball and spring check valve, and why would you think it would be "better" for the car?

[Kevin M]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

anybody know the real problem of boost controllers? all i ever hear is stuff about part throttle over boost. i deal with that everyday with my srt and it isn't that bad. is that the only problem, or does it go lean under full throttle and full boost also? i don't see how it would if the MAF sensor is reading how much air is flowing.

Your STi is much more sophisticated than your Neon. Please, please do not buy a boost controller, manual or electronic, for your STi. Get an AP and do it right. Instead of starting a thread, keep reading up on the problem, especially in the EJ20 forum on Nasioc. Some people get away with it, but if I had an STi, you couldn't pay me to use an MBC or EBC.

Of course, if you still want one, Sperry's got an MBC and Unichip he'd sell you for a pack of gum.

[tysonK]

I take it back don't start a new thread.

[tysonK]

When did kevin get more posts then me, weak.

[AWDlaunch]

Your car comes from the factory with an electronically controlled boost control solenoid managed by a $600 computer specifically designed and tested for years to work properly and safely by engineers that are paid $100,000 of dollars per year and have hundreds of years experience between them

yes, and so do other cars that run fine with them.

Why would you want to replace that with a $5 ball and spring check valve, and why would you think it would be "better" for the car?

when did i say it would be "better?"

[AWDlaunch]

Your car comes from the factory with an electronically controlled boost control solenoid managed by a $600 computer specifically designed and tested for years to work properly and safely by engineers that are paid $100,000 of dollars per year and have hundreds of years experience between them

yes, and so do other cars that run fine with them.

Why would you want to replace that with a $5 ball and spring check valve, and why would you think it would be "better" for the car?

when did i say it would be "better?" all i asked was what was the problem is.

[sperry]

Originally Posted by AWDlaunch

yes, and so do other cars that run fine with them.



when did i say it would be "better?"

I'm assuming you think there's some benefit to an MBC, otherwise why ask about it?

If I post up "what's the down side to 20" rims", doesn't it imply I think there's an up side to them?

As far as other cars with ECU running MBCs... I would assume one of two things: either there's no good way to reprogram the ECU like there is on Subaru's, or there are people that are looking for cheap ways of tricking the car into making a little more power at the cost of longevity just like there are with the Subaru owners that put MBCs on their cars w/o proper engine management.

Like I said, this topic is pretty well sorted out by the community: MBCs are bad in almost every case, the exception being when you're using one in conjunction with custom programed engine management, and even then the benefits are debatable.