Let me say first that Chris does have a good point about not wanting to risk riding the edge given the circumstances he listed. I fully understand the aspects of reliability.
However, I feel a kinship with anyone who says they like to push the limits to prove what can be done. I've been doing that since I started modifying this car several years ago.
This is the second iteration of my turbo'd engine, in the last setup I was the first person to pass 300 wHP on 91 octane and ~6-7psi boost. I sold off the header pipes from that last turbo motor and built this current turbo piping setup from scratch and off of stock gutted exhaust manifolds just to prove that it could be done more affordably. I built a system this time that could be installed comfortably for around $2500-$3000 with intercooler and the ability to do your own work. I know that the exhaust system wasn't optimal but again I had a point to prove. I hit the numbers you see in my signature, still without any additional changes to the current conservative timing setup. The other goal I have had has been the most driver friendly turbo contour made. I spend more time on driveability than I do on the actual construction of the project. Consequently the car is docile enough that anyone can drive it until pushed.
Chris will agree that I wasted more of his time with little details fine tuning the chip than over anything else.
I am going to be tweaking this system a bit more when I get back so that I can produce even more power out of the stock motor. The only way I'm going to get a good test this time is to adjust the timing. Right now I have a chip that we tuned at SF and a piggyback eManage to adjust A/F in addition. I can't afford the reburns on the chip all the time with as many different things as I try so I keep the eManage on.
A lot of effort has come together to get us all this far. None of us would have built what we have without building on the work of each other. I guess that means that we all have something to offer.
