What to do--MTM chip or sell and go GIAC?
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What to do--MTM chip or sell and go GIAC?
Hello all you wizards and pontificators. The issue is this:
I have a B-box with a MTM stage 1 chip and a 2001 H-box car. Should I sell the B-box with MTM chip and get a GIAC set up or send the B-box and H-box to Hoppen to have them swap the MTM chip to the H-box?
Any thoughts and opinions are welcome.
thanks
I have a B-box with a MTM stage 1 chip and a 2001 H-box car. Should I sell the B-box with MTM chip and get a GIAC set up or send the B-box and H-box to Hoppen to have them swap the MTM chip to the H-box?
Any thoughts and opinions are welcome.
thanks
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Mtm V isn't worth having. It has the same boost as IV, you just have to spring
for head gaskets or deal with timing problems. Either way, you're not going to make the most out of K04s with MTM's boost levels, even with happy timing.
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Who is "he"? I just found out I had stg V all along. Requested boost is 18#s tapering to 16.
That's the same as stage IV boost AFAIK.
I had to crack open my ECU to stick a GIAC chip in there and found the STG V 430 HP sticker on the chip. I've always run into problems with over agressive timing when I up the boost on this software so it made a lot of sense to me when I found out.
I e-mailed Hoppen and he didn't seem enthusiastic about downgrading me to stg IV. He wanted me to retard my timing, but I've already tried that and it sucked. I've got an aquamist system laying around. I guess I'll have to hook it up to run 21 psi reliably:-/
I had to crack open my ECU to stick a GIAC chip in there and found the STG V 430 HP sticker on the chip. I've always run into problems with over agressive timing when I up the boost on this software so it made a lot of sense to me when I found out.
I e-mailed Hoppen and he didn't seem enthusiastic about downgrading me to stg IV. He wanted me to retard my timing, but I've already tried that and it sucked. I've got an aquamist system laying around. I guess I'll have to hook it up to run 21 psi reliably:-/