Well..... I think I have some more problems I got my turbo timer finally hooked up. Everything is working now. So I go out for a 'test drive I get on it a couple times of course to see if the rpm and mph feature work. So now Im back into town and all of a sudden, my exhaust is REALLY loud. WTF? Im coming to a stop and my car stalls out. Humm..... Now Im paranoid. So I start it back up and pull over and notice that the front of my exhaust is not connected to my downpipe anymore. Car almost stalls out again. Damn it. So I drive across town, into my garage, and push the pipe back into my downpipe. The pipe wasnt even hot. Tighten tthe clamp up. Start it back up, and its still louder than it should be, but its not too bad. So I go out for a couple more 'drives'. While I did this I noticed my egt's were a little cooler, but I hit my normal 7psi but then it dropped down to 6, then at the very end of the gear (3rd) dropped to 5. Damn it. Also, on these runs, I had the turbo timer on the 1/4 mile feature. I ended up getting 14.5- 14.6 With good launches too, that aint right?

So..... What do you reccommed doing? How can I get this clampped better?

Lose the clamp, take it to a muffler shop and have that bish welded. That will solve a lot of the problems. A lot of exhaust leaks happen @ that clamp. I'd say just go have it welded and you'll be straight.

Jeremy

96 Indy Red Dodge Avenger I4 5spd
225.7whp/227.2wtq @ 10psi, currently running 12-14psi.
HRC Stage III turbo setup
JE 8.8:1 pistons
Eagle rods
block bored .020" over
GReddy FMIC w/ custom piping
1G crushed BOV
SPEC Stage 3 clutch
2.5" DP, 2.5" high flow cat, 3" ERT catback w/ Magnaflow muffler and 3" tip.
much much more...

Weld it...... thats the only way to solve it?

OK. I didnt get it welded, but I got some new clamps. I let the car sit for the day so it would be cool when I got home from work. I put 2 of the clamps on, and tightened the shit out of them. Went around the engine and tightened everthing else up. Started it up, and didnt really hear that sound I was hearing. My fuel presure at this point at idle is about 60psi. Which is the same.

Problem - My psi is still dropping like I said above Whats wrong? I know I have to have them things as tight as they need to be, so it cant be that. What else could cause my psi's to drop? I noticed my vaccum wasnt as low as it used to be also. Only by a couple though.

DOH! Found the problem. It was my boost hose/line, it melted in a spot. So I pulled up the hose so maybe I could fix it, and it just snapped. Damn it!

But why am I still getting crappy 1/4 mile times? That shouldnt have an affect on my times though. Or does it? I did another one, cant exactly remember what the time was cuz I was pissed, but it was close to 15 sec. Humm.... maybe I just suck at shifting/driving.....

Sounds like a vacuum leak somewhere in your system.

OK. I dont know whats goin on now. I fixed my little gauge problem, and now I have more. Go figure. Im only getting like 5-6psi now. Fuel pressure at idle is weird. Like if im sitting still, its like 56 (use to be 60). If im sitting still and rev it a little, as soon as I let off my fuel pressure drops to 50-52 then goes back up to 56. The needle moves around a little too. And once Im driving, and get on the gas and im at like 5psi, my fuel drops down to like 100. AHHH!!!!!!! This is crazy! Id mess around with things but I dont even know what to adjust. I dont want to mess things up more than they are. Everything looks like its fine?? I dunno what to do. Humm........ any help here????