And 3.75 a gal isnt really bad since its more here. And when your running high octane and or race fuel the prices go up from there. If you cant afford to pay for the fuel, then dont build the hell out of your car. Keep it mild, and fuel economy will be better. And its a proven fact that in balance the hotter exhaust temps help a turbo motor. Just like little to NO back pressure. You may want to do the research on that. Cause the heat in the exhaust side of the turbo is what causes the turbine to spin, thus causing boost. Most turbo's get a "diaper" on the exhaust side to keep that heat in, as the same reason most headers get wrapped as well. You keep that heat in the pipes where its needed, and out of you engine compartment where it isnt needed. If your turbo gets to cool, it gets what is referred to as turbo chill. And effects boost. Please dont be so narrow minded. Jdub, 90% of what I have seen from you comes down to, the toyota gods that designed this platform of vehicle were revolutionary, and infaluable. Yet there are a few things that have shown untrue to that line of yours of what is there is there for a reason. First off most of the wiring is to thin of a ga for a reliable connection for a long time. Example is the starter, knock sensor, fuel pump. Then the EGR concept. Yes its there for the reasons you state, but it does not have to be there for the vehicle to work correctly. In certain instances yes you could detonate and cause a ton of problems, but that is mainly under certain parameters ONLY. I dont see you flaming people who are putting FFIM's on the cars saying the stocker was there for a reason, and toyota knows better than the first guy to do that, I dont see you flaming people running stand alones saying toyota's ECU is way better either. There is ALWAYS room for improvement, and it takes peoples drive to change things and fail to make something that is successful. So you saying that something isnt a good idea or anything like that is kinda a moot point. You can say im rationalizing pulling my EGR, but frankly im not going to need it. Fuel prices arent really a major concern for me in my supra, since its not a daily driver and im building it for power not fuel economy. So if those statements mean I have been eating shrooms, I guess you must be right. But after my car is built and I post up everything on my build you can then tell me everything I have done wrong, and that i should have left the car alone to toyota's spec. The concept of to each their own is great, and you giving reasons as to what is good and bad about pulling something like an EGR should be only that. State the facts, and let the person make their own choice. Stop flaming people for saying they dont want the extra 2-5mpg, or lower exhaust gas temps. If someone grenades a motor because of an EGR not being there, then point it out, and say an EGR would have helped stop that, but other wise, I have yet see a documented event where an EGR would have prevented a blown motor under normal driving conditions.
Lotta strange things started happening after the conversion...vacuum leaks/boost leaks I keep going! It scares me just like it did 4 years ago!
