Me(wrx) VS Modded Integra Type R

[keystah]

What is your defintion of streetable? If it is- better response, low end power, and better fuel economy the Cobb reflash is all of those things. Also, more ponies than you'll get with a MBC, also safer on your engine and turbo.

I've heard a number of people going from MBC to Access ECU and loving the difference. I understand the "too many places to spend money" thing though. My hobbies all cost lotsa money.

[Snowvert]

mbc's cost $5 to make or something.

if yer going to get a mbc, i'd say get a txs one.

[wssboard18]

Just have patients and wait till you get your exhaust installed and then get either ecutek reflash or accessport. It is safer and you dont have to worry about how much boost to run, they set it for you in the ecu. Its worth the extra couple hundred dollars instead of th mbc.

[zoophagy]

Originally posted by Snowvert
mbc's cost $5 to make or something.

if yer going to get a mbc, i'd say get a txs one.

W3RD.

I've heard a lot of people get boost spikes from ball and spring type MBCs like the Joe P. I believe that God once said he had "a pile of those pieces of junk" lying around that he took off people's cars. But I don't feel like searching for conformation.

I had a TurboXS bleeder type MBC and I had absolutely no problems with it ever. It never spiked once.

[DTR rex]

Originally posted by zoophagy
W3RD.

I've heard a lot of people get boost spikes from ball and spring type MBCs like the Joe P. I believe that God once said he had "a pile of those pieces of junk" lying around that he took off people's cars. But I don't feel like searching for conformation.

I had a TurboXS bleeder type MBC and I had absolutely no problems with it ever. It never spiked once.

how much did i cost you?

[WiCkeDrEx]

If your going to get an MBC, get txs hpbc. I just installed mine this week and it felt great.

[5letr]

Thanks for all the input. I do want a manual boost controller in the interum since I am waiting for a down pipe before the up pipe and other goodies. I might as well kill a few birds with one stone since I will have the thing apart.

I helped a friend make a mbc from parts at Lowe's, but it was a bear to dial it in without a serious spike.

How are the cobb reflashes? I guess I should say, after I get my exhaust, up-pipe, down-pipe and intake what would you recommend as a management tool to get the air/fuel right and up the boost safely. Coob? Ecutek?

Frank
WRX newbie, but veteran to the car world.

[emosubaru]

Originally posted by DTR maxima
how much did i cost you?

last night? you said that was free...

[stickman]

17 psi is fine for stock turbo. i know plenty of people running that on their stock turbo w/ no problems.
as long as u dont go over that and at least have a turbo back exhaust and boost gauge.

you can pick up a mbc from www.dawesdevices.com

its cheap, effective, and wont boost creep and holds boost steady to redline. i used one for about 6 months w/ no problem before getting the "poor mans UTEC" unichip almost 18 months ago.