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Okay guys just recently bought a series 1 r33 and recently installed an aftermarket boost gauge which reads about 10psi.

I sussed out through the threads and judging buy what my stock gauge reads it converts correctly.

What bugs me is that im pretty sure the engine is near factory all I have done to it was install a podfilter and just a regular canon (came with car)

Shouldn't it be reading around 7-8psi? I thought that was std factory?

let me know your thoughts.

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Pod filter gets the engine breathing better, will free up a bit more flow. Cannon wouldn't have made much difference but probably wouldn't need to. The gauge is possibly a little bit off as well so it's not too much of a stretch for the pod to have freed it up to about 10.

Otherwise are you sure the previous owner didn't install an RB20 actuator on the turbo, they are a 10psi spring.

Oh right, so he did.

Still, stand by that statement though :D

Have run back to back with stock aitbox/pod. zero difference.

But back to the other thing i noticed.. raising the boost with an EBC and having a stock exhaust? Interesting way to do it dont you think?

Oh right, so he did.

Still, stand by that statement though :D

Have run back to back with stock aitbox/pod. zero difference.

But back to the other thing i noticed.. raising the boost with an EBC and having a stock exhaust? Interesting way to do it dont you think?

Well it obviously depends on the pod/panel filter/etc in use, but I've definitely seen just a pod filter free up 1-2psi before.

Well it obviously depends on the pod/panel filter/etc in use, but I've definitely seen just a pod filter free up 1-2psi before.

I suppose if you're comparing an 20 year old stock filter maybe. I did an Apexi pod vs an Apexi panel.

Lets not forget that parts like split fire claim huge gains too.

Oh yeh for sure, I'd have rated the apexi panel over the pod, interesting that there was no difference. I imagine that if you had done a few full load runs then left the car to sit and heat soak, there would have been a bigger difference.

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