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Thread: Stage 3 STI?
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Old 04-29-2008, 12:44 AM   #19 (permalink)
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if the turbo was truly upgraded chances are its a larger t3/t4 style and takes a little time to spool up, the gto its going to pull right off the shift a lot more which does help quite a bit. and if the guy was that vague about what he had done to his car odds are he bought it that way and that is what he was told. in order for a turbo car to be backfiring between shifts its gotta be running very rich, and if the turbo was upgraded the injectors would be as well so this kinda makes sense.


A T3/T4 turbo is not large. Def not large enough for lag to be an issue from a roll. A stock STi will also shoot flames on the upshift. My friend's did it all the time. No big deal....
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