Preparation for the STILLEN supercharger

nixxer

AFAIK, Stillen was advising against the purchase of headers because they are unsure of yet if the loss in boost will = a loss in power as well, or a gain. With what we know of fitment and location of the SC, which is almost nothing, its also unknown at this time if headers (read: LTH) will be in the way. IMHO, I don't think it will present a problem and will more than likely drop boost, but there shouldn't be a power drop, but a gain.

On another note, losing boost doesn't always mean losing power. Boost is, in a way, a measurement of airflow. The more restricted the pathway the more boost at a given CFM; the less restrictive the less boost, but same CFM. Its entirely possible for 2 like engines to make the same power at different boost levels given one flows more freely than the other. An example is a friends STi; before full exhaust mods his turbo would peak at 20-22 psi, after it peaked at 18-20 psi, yet he gained a good 30 awhp.

If I am wrong in anything I have typed, I just made *** Please correct if I am, my knowledge is limited.

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