So... car is getting tuned on friday. using an HKS EVC-S for Solenoid control.

but the thought is that if I take the second setting on the boost controller and scale it back 4/5 PSI from the initial tune to keep it at a conservative power setting. the idea is to reduce the power on the motor for daily driving. is this a good way to think about managing the power on the tune?

 

ebc's are a waste on this car. all you need is a 3port and adjust the boost from the ecu maps.
instead of running less boost, just lay off the accelerator

 

While I agree, when making that decision my tuner (Jestr Tuning) is more comfortable with it. so I didn't argue. Sits hidden in the glove box so in theory it's not going to change my driving experience at all.

While I agree that having foot control would be the easiest route, it's not the most reliable route. not 100% of the time.