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Originally posted by 4thGenlude
hrm, this might be the problem, he said the boost gauge read 15 psi at stock. then when he got the upper intercooler pipe and BOV he could get it upto a breif 18psi. i'll have to do some research, maybe the gauge is off
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d00d, I am really sorry about giving you all these problems but it just doesnt seem likely at all. What kind of boost gauge does he have? To find out if its off or not, see what it is when the car is off. It should be at 0. If its not then its off. If hes going by the stock boost gauge then he only has 7psi boost, then it would be likely you could edge him out. Id say the upgraded exhaust and intercooler piping would add another 2psi. If he doesnt have a boost controller then hes not running anything over that. You say your car has 190hp stock. His has 210hp stock. Now lets look at just 18psi. Thats 180hp right there. His car (if 18psi) should have double the amount of power yours has and should leave you like your sitting still. All the mods you have add power but wheel power isnt that great. AEM says there cam gears add 15hp but thats like 8-10whp to the wheels. Same with every other mod you have. Exhaust, 15hp = 8-10whp. And those numbers are if the AEM is tuned nicely. The AFC = 1-2hp, as with the Ignition system. Your car maybe has 200whp, his with 18psi should have around 400whp and tsi/gs-t's are capable of 450whp on stock internals and fuel system. Its just really not likely unless you have a shot or some kind of charger. I remember seeing a type-r on the front page (on this site) with a massive amount of engine work done with a supercharger and it was only pushing 230whp.
And since the ludes weigh about the same amount as the tsi, theres NO WAY unless hes not really running 18psi. Do some research or maybe you can race my friend in his GS-T with 15psi and he can show you theres no way. Where do you live?