Hi,
I am considering purchasing a turbo on my axys. I am only considering the base kit, non-intercooled. They are both the same price give or take. I like the thought of the boondocker tunnel dump but also don't love the thought of drilling through my tunnel. I also like how Silber has an external wastegate.
Anyone have valuable/experienced insight?
Thank you!
I work for Silber so keep that in mind.
Both kits work well. Anyone who says otherwise is semi-blind. In our group we have one Boondocker kit and two Silber kits. All have put smiles on our faces.
The Silber kit gives you more adjustability (you can pick how much boost you want to run via wastegate springs), more potential top end (you can run 10+ psi if you'd like without any additional parts), and a cleaner install.
Boondocker is cool in that it adjusts boost as you change elevation giving you the same net output (in theory) at all elevations.
As far as performance my pump gas silber kit (5psi at 8500 feet) was very close in all out performance as the side kick. Only notable difference is how the power hits. Silber was far smoother. Sidekick had more of a "hit".
Only drastic difference besides wastegate setup and boost controller is in oil use between the two kits. Silber's kit reflashes the oil map to compensate for additional load at elevation. Sounds like no big deal until you realize the stock ECU is programmed to put out less oil as you move up in elevation and the load theoretically goes down. (less air, less fuel, less load). This may not be a big deal in the short term but long term it could prove to be a massive differentiating factor. Time will tell!
Performance wise, both kick ***!