Bombsquad68
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Guys don't spend money on these for extra power without a tune, the Gen 2 HO engine is entirely controlled by an EBC now. Little changes in the intake and exhaust do next to nothing on engines like this because as soon as the engine satisfies peak boost, the wastegate opens and begins attenuating power. The little wastegate is tiny next to the size of your exhaust housing and there is not going to be a significant restriction there, and you've got cats just downstream.
Bottom line with an EBC, the tune is CRITICAL for making any extra power, and once you've raised boost then you should worry about other bottlenecks. If there even are any at that raised boost level.
The other thing is that these will be a PITA to install. It's one thing to slap on a different catback and enjoy the sound change on a factory tune, but these will a lot of work and offer literally no benefits. I've been through this in the AMG world when they made the move to EBC-controlled twin turbo everything.
Bottom line with an EBC, the tune is CRITICAL for making any extra power, and once you've raised boost then you should worry about other bottlenecks. If there even are any at that raised boost level.
The other thing is that these will be a PITA to install. It's one thing to slap on a different catback and enjoy the sound change on a factory tune, but these will a lot of work and offer literally no benefits. I've been through this in the AMG world when they made the move to EBC-controlled twin turbo everything.