Conanius said:
not nervous your scoobie power crown will be stolen from you... are you will?
nope
just think that whacking a big turbo on without doing much else is just asking for trouble, once I stop going to the alps every other week (nearly end of the ski season now) I plan to whack on a gt30/5 or similar, but I know I've already spent thousands preparing the car for the increase in power, if I list my mods I think you would notice the difference. Also remember mine isnt a daily driver so I could blow it up quite happily (arguable) and still not really worry.
mine:
Sti9 engine (triple layer gaskets, ARP bolts/head studs, arrow rods, forged pistons and ACL bearings)
RCM oil pump
3 port boost solenoid
HKS SSQV (hardly performance worthy but its in the engine bay)
walboro 255
sx fuel reg
740cc injectors
gt spec headers (unwrapped after trying both)
HKS uppipe
TSL parallel fuel rails
HKS downpipe
HKS hipe centre
Nur Spec R rear
HKS iridium plugs
Front Mount Intercooler
K&N cone
ekutek3 (second BR map now)
full samco hosing
exedy clutch
ACT streetlite flywheel
thats just engine related upgrades, I've also uprated the brakes (6pots 355, and 2 pots 297mm) to allow for any extra power. Got defi gauges to monitor whats hot and whats not in the engine, knocklink and lamdalink for utterly essential det management.
Arguably im being overly cynical and the car will run 400hp all day long, but I just feel that the power has been achieved with a bare minimum of modifications - by doing that you open yourself up to a myriad of potential pitfalls.
Just my two cents