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Originally Posted by ShoofIsLudin

Very well done. What are you using for engine/fuel management on that beast(other than that 50/50 meth mix)? What do those motors rev out to? have you thought about a slightly larger turbo...or does that seem to do the trick?

No e/f management at this point, I've been at the "moates" site thinking about how to adjust this ecm, but honestly, I'll probably just switch to a Focus ZX3 after this season. There's way more aftermarket parts for them, including the ecm's. The stock fuel pump keeps up, and I've got a O2 clamp on it for "tip-in". The stock ecm is for a 1.3 so the signals it sends to the 1.6 injectors makes it run a little rich, so no running lean here. The rev limiter hits at 6,100 rpms. I'm actually amazed at how fast it spools up and then how hard this turbo pulls all the way to redline, I got lucky picking this sized unit. The guys with the Audi 1.8's cry all the time about no top end on their cars, and then they switch to the k04 turbo or something else bigger. So that's how I figured this should charge my 1.6 fine, and I was right. I want to go up to 7psi but I'm trying to resist being too greedy, with the stock internals and all I figured it would hold about 10 psi, but I don't know ----. As you guys already know, if it doesn't hook up, you're not boosting.