Nineeightyone
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Pennsylvania
- Car(s)
- 20 CX5 19 GTI 10 MZ3
It's interesting, because if we trust APR's 'at the wheels' dyno, the DTR6054 on 91 makes more than a Stage 2 IS20 with supporting mods. I can definitely see it being less attractive to an R owner, but for the $1500 pricetag, you're not that far off from the cost going to an IS38 on a GTI.
Very casually weighing in/with admittedly next to zero knowledge, I think it's an alright option. I'm in a considerable amount of money for stage 2 and probably could have gone straight to DTR from stock for mildly better results. BUT a thought that just occurred to me (smoothbrain over here) is that there's a lot more labor involved in a DTR versus stage 2 IS20, and that would raise the price considerably.
I still think it's a valid option, but I can also see where it might not be the best choice. Personally, if I'm touching the turbo, I'm likely just going IS38 and staying there.
Very casually weighing in/with admittedly next to zero knowledge, I think it's an alright option. I'm in a considerable amount of money for stage 2 and probably could have gone straight to DTR from stock for mildly better results. BUT a thought that just occurred to me (smoothbrain over here) is that there's a lot more labor involved in a DTR versus stage 2 IS20, and that would raise the price considerably.
I still think it's a valid option, but I can also see where it might not be the best choice. Personally, if I'm touching the turbo, I'm likely just going IS38 and staying there.