i live in cali and i think i wanna upgrade my turbo to run 25 or 26 psi, safely, lol. i will have a HFC driving but when i get smogged, ill put the stocker back on. would this work or will they see it and say nope???

 

no way they can tell... its a evo9 oem turbo on the outside.

get one.. its amazing

 

I know CA is strict, but in general, you can pass emissions if your ECU thinks you have functioning smog equipment. Therefore no CEL. If you have the stock ECU, unless they do it different in CA, they should just plug in, run the test and you should be on your way. I'd leave the HFC on.

 

ok cool, can that turbo run 25 or 26 psi easy, i am also doing S1s and headstuds, springs and retainers, i like to play it safe then sorry, i was thinking bigger cams but prolly not in cali, unless someone has a better cam than the S1s and smog legal with almost no lope, not a lope guy either,(previous vehicles loped bad, and not on purpose)

 

you can easily run 29lbs with the red, ive seen it done on numerous 8 and 9 turbos... and the red is just a beefier 9 turbo... SAME exact shell

 

if you dont want any lope get the hks 272's mine dont lope that much at all. I have heard some that do tho must be the tune..

 

are the hks 272s better than the S1s though, and pass cali's smog

 

oh one more question, can you run 25 or 26 psi with a fp red on 91 oct.???

 

The S1's are better than the HKS 272's IMO. A lot of guys like Kelford too. Check them out.

 

alright, quik question though^^^, are the kelford cams smog legal??? and to anyone, can i run this setup on pump(91), Fp red at 25 or 26 psi, TBE, IC, and piping, legal cams, intake, tuned

 

NO... most you want to go on 91 octane is going to be like 24.. unless your running meth or something

 

oh ok, so ill run 24 psi, can the stock turbo run that safely, or would it be smarter to upgrade, i still want quik spool too

 

I was running 25 psi on 91oct no problems at all...It's all in the tune. More boost=less timing generally or you can run less boost with more timing. Just depends on the tuners approcah.

But to answer your question, YES you can run 25psi on 91oct, esp with the red

 

so what is it, lol, yes or no on 91 with the red, at 25 to 27 psi, lol

 

Yes