The “lag” in the stock truck is not turbo lag at all. In fact the stock turbo is so hyper we have to pay close attention when tuning them to keep the torque level down low. I have a 57mm wheel in mine and there is very little lag at all. It does have a very different power curve though.
If he’s really using e30 it’s super weak power. Just putting e30 in a 93 tune will do awful things to the fueling too. I understand why they do it but it’s not ideal.
I don’t have much better traction in second gear. I do pretty good taking off in first, if I need better traction I usually use 4wd. I’m making considerably more power than you are and I know my transmission tuning is also way different. I
do like taking off in second too though.
You need a rather involved tune to do it right. I just use manual mode and take off in second, then either slap it back into drive or switch off manual mode.
100%. I have a couple Noco genius chargers and also a couple of their booster packs. Great products! I went through what you are experiencing with mine btw. The battery has been a problem since new with it going into sleep mode and certain features stopped working when cold. That problem got...