ok, so on one hand we have ice on the butterfly valve, possibly preventing a bit of airflow and creating a leaner mix. Power loss - increased engine wear.On the other hand, we know that the intake air is superheated to 200 deg (proven?). From my limited experience, the cooler the intake air, the smo...

Thansk for the info guys. Since i can't quite afford my dream car ('05 STI) in the near future, I have to make the best of what I have. At least it's 2zz -wok

hey guys,I keep seeing lots of posts regarding 03-06 GT's running better on premium. As embarrased as I am to say that i do not have an owners manual (bought the car from a private seller), are they supposed to run on 93 oct.?-wok

Finally got all moved in...If you have forgotten, i posted about 2 months ago about the happiness i found in my 2003 vibe GT and mentioned plans to turbocharge it. The original plan was to buy a 2nd engine to build up for this so i coudl continue to drive mine around. However, money is somewhat tigh...

actually i only visited the sites you mentioned. Turbosaturns.net was my haunting. It's been down for quite a while but those guys relaly new their stuff. Most of waht i know about turbo tuning i learned from those guys and whatever else i picked up in school. Nothin liek learning by trial and aww *...

Heh, ill get pics for ya as soon as we unpack the camera...moving is such a pain :-Pbtw, i forgot to ask you folks where i can buy parts/stuff for our cars/engines. I would really liek to build up a 2nd engine so the wife can continue to drive it while i tune.Thanks-tim

She's all stock for now but I have been working on a custom ramhorn turbo manifold. I was originally making this for my saturn but it's only tacked together (thanks goodness) so all i have to do is cut the tacks and resize/shape the thing. I have the wastegate and a few other random hardware pieces ...

Hey guys/galsJust found this forum as my interest in my vibe is growing. We got a 2003 VibeGT abotu 5 months ago and I am in LOVE with the engine. For the past2 years or so I have been tuning saturns (stop laughing...their light and cheap :-D) and my interest grew towards the variable valve timing. ...