08-09-2014, 10:21 PM
There's probably not a reliable answer to this because nobody goes to this effort and skips the MBC, this is so much easier than fitting the whole intercooler.
With the intercooler fitted you're going to be down a couple PSI on boost, there are always losses through an intercooler no matter what people say. You do have the benefit of much cooler air entering the engine so you can fit more in, but you're down a tiny bit on boost pressure.
So basically my answer would be 130 ish, but take out the wheel arch lining, snip the pipe on the turbo actuator and fit an MBC. then you can go straight to stage 2 levels or whatever you want.
With the intercooler fitted you're going to be down a couple PSI on boost, there are always losses through an intercooler no matter what people say. You do have the benefit of much cooler air entering the engine so you can fit more in, but you're down a tiny bit on boost pressure.
So basically my answer would be 130 ish, but take out the wheel arch lining, snip the pipe on the turbo actuator and fit an MBC. then you can go straight to stage 2 levels or whatever you want.