i got a 06 ix and im about to put a header, turboback, and turn the boost up to 20PSI will i NEED a tune or is the car safe with the stock tune??

 

get it tuned......dont turn the boost up with out getting it tuned, your timing & fuel needs to be twicked to run that amount of boost.......

 

Turn the boost to 20??? stock is 21.

 

mine peakes at 19psi??

 

A tune is strongly recommended, but at modest boost levels, you will remain safe... just slow

 

Tune it so you can get the most benefit out of the things you are doing. Even a completely stock car can benefit from a tune, and once modded, if you don't tune, you will be leaving a lot of power on the table.

 

Its always best to tune...

 

when did Evo's get headers?!

lol :-)

Yes, install the parts and get a tune to get the most out of your modifications.

 

i know the 06's peak at 20psi i believe and taper to 17 but the 03-05's were slighty lower i dont remember the exact figure.

 

stock IX's peak at about 19.xxpsi and taper to about 17.xxpsi by redline. If you install just a TBE w/ testpipe. Your car will peak over 20psi w/o any aftermarket boost controller. Don't even bother w/ a boost controller unitl you get your tune. And dont waste your money on a cheap MBC that will taper horribly. Look into getting a GReddy EBC Profec-B 2 or getting your car tuned w/ ECU boost control.

Personally, I would hate to see you waste money on aftermarket "headers". If anything, just get your stock one ported until you upgrade your turbo.

Getting a tune will definetly help out. But whoever you get your tune from, make sure they know what they are doing when it comes to your MIVEC map. Tuning Mivec is the key around a solid IX tune.

 

A tune makes all the difference!

 

edit* for my earlier post.

with a IX, you can use a MBC, w/o the bad taper. Just make sure your tuner, knows how to tune your Mivec map for this...

 

if you are going to turn up the boost high you better tune it....made a mistake on my other cars