PPC Racing-
Either you have not looked under the hood of one of our cars or are just talking out your proverbial behind...
A water to air intercooler was needed to put boost on the high compression engine and choosen over a air to air unit becasue of size, effeciency and pipe routing. (BTW 9-10psi on 10.25CR is NOT low! I don't know where you learned math; must be those conversion rates?)
Routing the piping to the front of the car for an air to air unit would add lag time to the turbo and drop significantly more psi from the turbo to the TB. This would make the turbo have to spin faster just to achieve the same psi level which in turn would add a substancial amount of extra heat to the incoming air temp. That's 3 strikes against it right off the bat!
The E-manage is overkill? For ~$400 total for all the tuning capabilities it offers that is a great choice and price. More is needed than simple A/F tuning. Please explain this statement if possible.
The turbo choice is fair. Ball bearings were chosen to help eliminate lag and increase longevity of the turbo due to the exceptionally high heat work environment. Yes they could have used a lesser turbo and could "possibly" offer one in the kit I suppose.
They may have more info on why it was chosen over other units.
