Chris,
Thanks for your hard work on this project. It's great to see someone expanding the performance of our cars.
I'd like to throw in my $0.02 on why I'm not getting into this buy; perhaps it will help you understand where some of us are coming from, though I may be in a tiny minority.
I look at my car as a BMW 3 Series fighter. Or a sharper, leaner, baby Lincoln LS. I don't care what the supercharged Eclipse or coffee-can exhaust Accord next to me can do. I want speed... with elegance and calm.
As such, I'm not willing to give up my stock intake and exhaust. If you sold an entry-level version of the kit, that was low-boost and, say, 260hp @ crank, I could run stock plumbing and the car would retain most of its serenity.
This would also negate the absolute need for a lsd, a racing clutch, etc.; if you just show a little restraint in first gear.
A little turbo whine I could live with. On top of that, adding a louder intake, and a rumblier exhaust... sorry. I've already put a couple hundred bucks of dynamat into the car (which probably added a lot of weight too, but it's worth it to me).
Anyways, this isn't a criticism of your project. I realize I'm in the minority on this position, most people on here probably want to see the absolute highest level of psi possible.
I just thought I'd explain where I'm coming from.
Thanks....
Brian Dors
1999 SVT
