here's the update. i adjusted the vtec back to 5400 rpm's set the plugs at .030 and took it out this morning. the car ran pretty damn good. the idle is a little rough, but almost all of the bogging down is gone. there is still the occasional hesitation about the time vtec kicks in. but when my can hits, it goes to like 7500-8000 rpms in like a second. so that's strong as hell. any chance this has something to do with valve overlap (i have a very basic understanding of this concept only, but i know turbo cars deal with it and adjustable cam gears are a way to help)? i still can't get that boost controller to set though. i guess i'll try to set it up manually instead of the auto set, any ideas on that? what are other boost controllers like to set up, what do i need to adjust, etc.? when i turn it on manual, (where i would put in the amount of psi i want to push on auto mode), it turns into a % symbol. i've no idea what this is a percent of i'm supposed to be inputting. any ideas would be helpful. i also noticed today that there is a little anit-freeze dripping from around the head, it's not overheating yet, but i'm going to go ahead and change the gasket. what kind should i get a turbo one, one for a ls, or what? and since i'm going to be replacing some simple parts already, any suggestions on plugs, wires (i currently have msd 8.5mm, but one of the boots is messed up and they don't fit like they were even for this car), 3 bar map sensor. and do you know of any where to get the car tuned toward Nashville or in Memphis? sorry for all the questions, but this forum is all the help i've been able to find.