Horsepower / Torque - Simple - the goal was a 50% increase in Horsepower and 50% increase in Torque.
Good, Usable Power - The system was designed to provide good mid-range power, between 3000 and 7000 rpm, so spinning the motor to 9500 rpm isn't necessary to get some decent power. Sure, you could use a larger turbo such as a Garrett GT-20 to get more high-rpm power, but then you would have a lot of turbo lag and no low rpm grunt. Mid-range torque is what's really needed around town, so that's what the system is designed for. You won't win any top horsepower bragging contests with CBR1000RR guys, but your torque numbers will embarrass them.
Fuel - Pump gas compatible.
Easy To Install - Installation takes about 6-8 hours.
Off-The-Shelf Kit - All parts are included
Low Cost - $2400 USD - this does not include mufflers or gauges, which are available separately.
Tuneable - We recommend dyno tuning, which will optimize the settings on the Gen3 ECU for your altitude and conditions. The Gen3 is easy to tune using pushbuttons, and does not require a laptop or interface device.
Appearance - We like a nice clean approach, so we built the system to use the stock exhaust header, and we mounted the turbo where the airbox used to reside. There are other mounting locations we considered - directly off the head up in front of the engine, or back where the mufflers are. We initially considered the "front of the engine" location, but ditched that idea because that would require a new heavy-duty header to hold the turbo. These need to be heavy stainless or they will crack. Also we didn't think it looked very good, kind of "added-on", and the turbo was right out there in the weather. Same with the muffler location, tubes were too long, and it looked like an after-thought. Our system took some head-scratching but it came out well, and looks "integrated". Yup that's the word I was looking for - "Integrated". Sure, the longer exhaust tubes will delay turbo spooling a few more milliseconds at low RPMs, but it looks much better.