Legal Boost Increase

[Thelen]

So if EBC/MBC are illegal (are they legal if you engineer? what about if you get the $2500 EPA test? is there a cheaper test that makes it legal?), how can you increase boost to make use of a better setup?

I'm talking GCG high flow turbo, HKS FMIC, injectors, exhaust etc, so easily capable of 16PSI or more. How do you go about increasing the boost? I'm assuming here that the stock wastegate and boost controller will keep it at whatever value is 'normal', so say 7PSI for GTST turbo.

IE, what is the point upgrading all of that if the gains are fairly minimal (30kw or so for exhaust and fmic) with stock boost? That isn't to say 30kw is nothing, but seems pointless to do all the rest if it won't be used (I know a GCG will spool faster though, but ignoring that).

Cheers.

[JiN_MaN]

Im not sure there is legal ways to do it but there are less obvious ways. Adjustable actuator would go unnoticed by everybody.

[R31Nismoid]

... Have you READ the EPA thread you posted in???

Anyway... logic would state that you cannot increase boost, especially on a hi-flow, without some kind of ECU/Tuning.

So therefore you are already illegal anyway... so what is the problem with boost control?

Illegal is illegal, there is no "im less illegal because i dont use a EBC" scenario.

Apart from that, just use a upgraded actuator.

[Thelen]

Believe it or not I have, and while I may come off as some dicky 17.999yo about to get his licence and therefore car, I'm actually 22 and legitametly interested in obeying the law....

So an upgraded actuator is the most .. 'stealth' way to go about it, is there some threads I can read about that (search failed me, and yes I went through all 17 pages of 'wastegate actuator')?

Obviously an EBC is probably the most versatile, but I'm assuming an adjustable actuator would be able to go up/down a bar or two? IE, will upgrading from the stock ~7PSI actuator to a 1bar/14.5 be 'good' enough or will that be in danger of blowing the turbo (which currently hits 15psi or so, highflowed stock GCG).

Otherwise I guess $300 EBC and hide it somewhere.

[The Bogan]

Just hide your EBC under the dash, dont know about you but the only time mine is not running high boost is when the missus takes it.

[Thelen]

Two settings, FAST and MISSUSSLOW yea?

How does it jib in terms of mechanics and road-worthyness? My regular mechanic is a pro but stickler for the law, I'm not sure how he will react in terms of the EBC being there when I take it down. Do I gotta find another one? (If so, status tuning, re customs, anyone in the north/eastern burbs?)

[s13_Skyline_inside]

any way of adjusting the engine from the cabin of the car is illegal, to get an aftermarket com engineered you need to get it locked out before you pass the epa test