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By diyauto

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4 minute(s) of a 210 minute read

7-31-2012

Haha you don't need to keep giving more information. I completely understand what you're saying and why you're saying it, and totally get that you have experience.

However, you have half the community saying their switch to S3s was the best thing they did to their car, and you have the other half saying that you don't need S3s until 800whp.

My point:

I don't need this car. I didn't need a 4g64. I didn't just need to buy a built head. I clearly had already made up my mind on getting 280s when I first posted "this means a ported head and S3s". I'm going in there, so I want to do it now, rather than later. I hate having something on my mind like "I wonder what my car would feel like with those 280s". I can always go back if I don't like it, and until then, accept me as a dumb, stubborn kid who likes to learn for himself.

In another respect, my 2.4L kills the IX turbo up top, so until I upgrade my turbo to whatever I choose to upgrade to, the extra punch up top will be nice, as I'll taper to like 17#s up there and need all the extra help I can get. The 2.4L will spool the IX turbo regardless. Sven made 43#s at 3750 with S3s.

I don't think I'll go Kelford 280s at this point, as they seem to be a bit more sluggish than S3s, however, S3s are known to be very well mannered down low on a stroker without anything but maybe a 200rpm loss in spool on a bigger turbo.

Again, I completely respect your opinion, Adam, as I know you've been around this stuff a lot longer than me, but going with an S3 is something that I've wanted to do for awhile, for no reason other than "just to do it".

I wanted a damn TIG anyway, not to fix this stupid car again .