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Do you regret going turbo?

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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 12:43 PM
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Default Do you regret going turbo?

I know everyone raves about having the extra horsepower but is there anyone that regrets ever going turbo? I know, silly question but hey you never know.
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 12:48 PM
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There were MANY times I regretting converting to turbo. There were many times I LOVED being Turbo'd. In the end...the regrets overcame the LOVE and I sold it off/parted it out.

It was a great learning opportunity, and it was good experience, but if I had it to do all over again, I would have saved all that money and time and spend both elsewhere and had just as much, if not more fun.
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 03:43 PM
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^^^ pretty much exactly what he said!!
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Old Mar 15, 2012 | 04:37 PM
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only during the multiple piggyback tryout phase back in the early 2000s there was only unichip which sucked SAFC which sucked and complicated dual rail systems . Ever since the FIC came out tuning couldnt be easier and Im planning on keeping my tib for a long time. I only wish it ran this well many $$$$ ago.
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Old Mar 23, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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Nope..I always wanted a fast tib!...all the breakdowns and fails are just a part of making anything do something it was never intended to do.....
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