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19756, 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by jamesman, Apr-15-02 03:07 AM okay i have been driving the hell out of my car so i could put the 1000 miles on it. this weekend i got there. so i turned up the boost a little and set the controller to 4 psi. MAN 10.5 compression + boost is great! I really like it. when i put the turbo kit in originally it was great, but this is even greater! the driveability is execellent, the passing power is super! I was on the freeway and going about 50mph stuck behind this slow ass guy and i was like screw this i'm going to pass him, so i stepped on the gas to about 3/4 way down and that shit took off like never before! Man boost and higher compression is great! I am definitely hooked! | |
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19757, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by Dualgen2, Apr-15-02 03:17 AM Just wait until u turn it up more. When I went from 6 to 8psi it was soo much faster. Im sure its same way w/ everyone in here who rebuilt and are pushing 25psi like Armond. Im scared of his car. | |
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19758, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by turbosrule, Apr-15-02 04:13 AM Hhhhmmm! | |
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19759, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by Fast420A, Apr-15-02 04:28 AM I can't wait until I finally buy a turbo kit with my 12.5:1 pistons :D | |
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19760, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by toykilla, Apr-15-02 04:41 AM How do you turn the boost up to 4psi when HRC turbo kits are 7psi spring??? NO boost controller will allow you to run lower boost than what the wastegate is set for. Unless you got a different spring? | |
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19761, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by jamesman, Apr-15-02 06:12 AM I got the 6 lb spring for the wastegate, but when you calculate the FMIC pressure drop you only get about 3.8 psi without using the boost controller. so i set it up to go to 4 and i am going to drive it like this for another 500 miles. then i will turn it to 12. | |
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19762, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by thedawg, Apr-15-02 06:17 AM oh christ. *shudder* | |
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19763, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by toykilla, Apr-15-02 10:32 AM uhh...how can you feel a difference between 3.8psi and 4psi. lol | |
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19764, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by jamesman, Apr-15-02 10:39 AM i can't, but before now i didn't boost at all and i had my boost controller shut off so the wastegate was working by itself and you know how that is with the wastegate partially open most of the time. now with the AVCR back in business the boost rises real quick! hehe | |
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19765, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by toykilla, Apr-15-02 08:08 PM Ok, I understand now. Took me a while, sorry. =/ | |
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19766, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by eclipsekaiser, Apr-15-02 09:38 PM I wish...I could be like James...:P | |
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19767, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by speedracer21, Apr-16-02 12:58 AM sound like your having some fun now :-) | |
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19768, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by Strauss, Apr-16-02 01:47 AM Shit.....I'm still putting mine together, then I got the 1000mi. to go. Its gonna be awhile :( | |
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19769, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by PettyCash, Apr-16-02 04:15 AM I have a question: Did you all choose to rebuild your bottom end or did you break? | |
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19770, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by speedracer21, Apr-16-02 06:37 AM I cracked my #4 pistion ringland | |
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19771, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by PettyCash, Apr-16-02 06:56 AM How much boost were you running? The reason I am asking is that I want to buy the kit and I want to be able to run 5-7 psi and not worry about breaking anything? | |
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19772, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by Dualgen2, Apr-16-02 10:42 AM Theres always a chance something will break. your never 100% sure nothing will happen, although keeping the boost low is a good idea if your getting stage 1 HRC like u say in sig. you should get a FMIC to be safe. dsmnt96 who lives near me messed up his bottom end only pushing 5psi non intercooled. Even if you rebuild there are other things that can go wrong. | |
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19773, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by PettyCash, Apr-17-02 02:32 AM Cool thanks for the feedback! At this point I'm not positive on what to do. I would rather spend more time driving my car than fixing it, if you know what I mean. | |
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19774, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by soldier101, Apr-17-02 04:14 AM so should we get high compression pistons or low? | |
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19775, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by Fast420A, Apr-17-02 04:43 AM >so should we get high compression pistons or low? | |
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19776, RE: 1000 mile mark hit and i turned up the boost to 4 psi...OH MAN Posted by jZa, Apr-17-02 12:18 PM uh oh, somebody opening a can of worms :) | |
