Just went to Stage 2 and my turbo started screeching under boost the other day, pulled it, and the compressor side has some play in it. Checked the banjo and it is fine so I guess with 118k, it just wore out. I need to replace it ASAP, but even though I didn't plan on going beyond stage 2 it doesn't seem to make sense to buy a replacement stock VF40 when I could upgrade (classifieds? ebay?) for a similar amount of money. That said, this is my daily, and I don't want a drag car with tons of lag, is a 16G the next logical step for me (more lag than stock?)? I want to minimize the cost, can I run a 16G with a stock fuel pump and a COBB AP stage 2 93-octane tune until i am ready to add funds for the other mods?
currently have: Catless up and down, AP running stage 2 map, and a stock VF40 on the floor of my garage.