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SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 12:40:21

Boost leak, define please (i need someone elses definition)

I was driving around last night, did some pulls (ran a ls/v hatch that i normally put 3 cars on easy but last night couldnt put 1/2 a car on) and the car felt like it ran fine but seem uber slow compared to normal. If my car gets heat soaked will that prevent the car from making peak boost that it would not heat soaked? also with the weather change/season change would that mess with anything. ive noticed with the weather changed ive had to retune the car for the cooler weather.

Boost last week friday- 8.5psi
Boost this week friday- 7.88psi
ya ya .078 isnt much but its enough for me to wonder where the fuck it went and why the car feels slow.
(setting A is set at A32 (which shoulda been 8.5psi but now is 7.88)
Tru boost guage/ boost controller

The car drives normal, gets in and outta boost just great (or so i think), no drive ability problems that ive notice.

Would having a exhaust leak by the wastegate firing ring cause boost issues.

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SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:00:57

speedjunkie · 2008-10-11 13:07:46

ok are you asking someone to tell you how to do a boost leak test? if so find a coupler the fits your compressor inlet and the gate a pcv pipe and pcv pipe end that fits in the coupler. Make sure the pipe end has a valve in it, a tire valve stem will work perfect. Connect all that to the compressor inlet and pump up the pipes with either a bike pump or compressed air (low pressure) keeping an eye on either your boost gauge or an external pressure gauge. Once you have it pumped up to whatever psi you want to check it at listen for leaks and spray a soapy water solution at possible leaks to see if they are leaks.

kc03spec-v · 2008-10-11 13:17:48

Go back and re tighten your T bolt clamps. you need to do that after a few houndred miles anyways. not to much, but just a nice, 1/4 to half a turn.

Also, what are your air fuels looking like? have you tried to reset the ECU?

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:18:40

speedjunkie wrote:
ok are you asking someone to tell you how to do a boost leak test? if so find a coupler the fits your compressor inlet and the gate a pcv pipe and pcv pipe end that fits in the coupler. Make sure the pipe end has a valve in it, a tire valve stem will work perfect. Connect all that to the compressor inlet and pump up the pipes with either a bike pump or compressed air (low pressure) keeping an eye on either your boost gauge or an external pressure gauge. Once you have it pumped up to whatever psi you want to check it at listen for leaks and spray a soapy water solution at possible leaks to see if they are leaks.

and thank you (i should realized ive done something like this before.)

what are symptoms of having a boost leak?

kc03spec-v · 2008-10-11 13:19:21

specv118 wrote:
speedjunkie wrote:
ok are you asking someone to tell you how to do a boost leak test? if so find a coupler the fits your compressor inlet and the gate a pcv pipe and pcv pipe end that fits in the coupler. Make sure the pipe end has a valve in it, a tire valve stem will work perfect. Connect all that to the compressor inlet and pump up the pipes with either a bike pump or compressed air (low pressure) keeping an eye on either your boost gauge or an external pressure gauge. Once you have it pumped up to whatever psi you want to check it at listen for leaks and spray a soapy water solution at possible leaks to see if they are leaks.
and thank you (i should realized ive done something like this before.)

what are symptoms of having a boost leak?

loss in boost!

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:19:57

kc03spec-v wrote:
Go back and re tighten your T bolt clamps. you need to do that after a few houndred miles anyways. not to much, but just a nice, 1/4 to half a turn.

Also, what are your air fuels looking like? have you tried to reset the ECU?

ill do this in a while,

a/fs are 11.6-11.8's

didnt reset the ecu, no codes present at this time. (i did reset it last weekend tho)

kc03spec-v · 2008-10-11 13:23:30

specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:
Go back and re tighten your T bolt clamps. you need to do that after a few houndred miles anyways. not to much, but just a nice, 1/4 to half a turn.

Also, what are your air fuels looking like? have you tried to reset the ECU?
ill do this in a while,

a/fs are 11.6-11.8's

didnt reset the ecu, no codes present at this time. (i did reset it last weekend tho)

The car spitting? sputtering? what do the plugs/gaps look like, dooky stain in your undies looking boy?

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:25:01

kc03spec-v wrote:
specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:
Go back and re tighten your T bolt clamps. you need to do that after a few houndred miles anyways. not to much, but just a nice, 1/4 to half a turn.

Also, what are your air fuels looking like? have you tried to reset the ECU?
ill do this in a while,

a/fs are 11.6-11.8's

didnt reset the ecu, no codes present at this time. (i did reset it last weekend tho)
The car spitting? sputtering? what do the plugs/gaps look like, dooky stain in your undies looking boy?

Nope and nope.

gaped at .028 (for 10psi when ever that happens)
plugs are fine (redish colored from fuel additive i had to use when i couldnt get 93 one night)

kc03spec-v · 2008-10-11 13:26:22

specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:
specv118 wrote:

ill do this in a while,

a/fs are 11.6-11.8's

didnt reset the ecu, no codes present at this time. (i did reset it last weekend tho)
The car spitting? sputtering? what do the plugs/gaps look like, dooky stain in your undies looking boy?
Nope and nope.

gaped at .028 (for 10psi when ever that happens)
plugs are fine (redish colored from fuel additive i had to use when i couldnt get 93 one night)

Fuel additive? NEVER use that shit, unless its torco.

pull the plugs. see what they look like.

I bet once you tighten the tbolt clamps you will be alright.

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:27:43

kc03spec-v wrote:
specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:

The car spitting? sputtering? what do the plugs/gaps look like, dooky stain in your undies looking boy?
Nope and nope.

gaped at .028 (for 10psi when ever that happens)
plugs are fine (redish colored from fuel additive i had to use when i couldnt get 93 one night)
Fuel additive? NEVER use that shit, unless its torco.

pull the plugs. see what they look like.

I bet once you tighten the tbolt clamps you will be alright.

i pulled the plugs yesterday (thats why i called you lol i rememberd) the car drives fine.

and i HAD to use it, i could only get 87. at the time.

and im thinking your right on the tbolts

kc03spec-v · 2008-10-11 13:28:35

specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:
specv118 wrote:

Nope and nope.

gaped at .028 (for 10psi when ever that happens)
plugs are fine (redish colored from fuel additive i had to use when i couldnt get 93 one night)
Fuel additive? NEVER use that shit, unless its torco.

pull the plugs. see what they look like.

I bet once you tighten the tbolt clamps you will be alright.
i pulled the plugs yesterday (thats why i called you lol i rememberd) the car drives fine.

and i HAD to use it, i could only get 87. at the time.

and im thinking your right on the tbolts

oh...yeah. I knew that lol.

Do it, and report back.

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:28:55

kc03spec-v wrote:
specv118 wrote:
kc03spec-v wrote:

Fuel additive? NEVER use that shit, unless its torco.

pull the plugs. see what they look like.

I bet once you tighten the tbolt clamps you will be alright.
i pulled the plugs yesterday (thats why i called you lol i rememberd) the car drives fine.

and i HAD to use it, i could only get 87. at the time.

and im thinking your right on the tbolts
oh...yeah. I knew that lol.

Do it, and report back.

okie dokie

speedjunkie · 2008-10-11 13:35:10

one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:40:06

speedjunkie wrote:
one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost

lol i cant hear shit with my 3inch straight pipe.

all i here is loud exhaust/turbo spool/then bov

javio24 · 2008-10-11 13:47:34

specv118 wrote:
speedjunkie wrote:
one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost
lol i cant hear shit with my 3inch straight pipe.

all i here is loud exhaust/turbo spool/then bov

im soooooooooooo jealous!!!!!!!!! all i hear is my popped speakers

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:52:44

javio24 wrote:
specv118 wrote:
speedjunkie wrote:
one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost
lol i cant hear shit with my 3inch straight pipe.

all i here is loud exhaust/turbo spool/then bov
im soooooooooooo jealous!!!!!!!!! all i hear is my popped speakers

heh...thanks

02Serious · 2008-10-11 13:53:34

specv118 wrote:
speedjunkie wrote:
one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost
lol i cant hear shit with my 3inch straight pipe.

all i here is loud exhaust/turbo spool/then bov

I feel no sympathy for you...

jk. good luck finding root of your problem. my bet is that its a clamp.

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 13:54:08

02SERious wrote:
specv118 wrote:
speedjunkie wrote:
one sure fire way to tell if you have a boost leak...you here a whistling sound in boost
lol i cant hear shit with my 3inch straight pipe.

all i here is loud exhaust/turbo spool/then bov
I feel no sympathy for you...

jk. good luck finding root of your problem. my bet is that its a clamp.

ya i have a feeling its that also.

SpecV118 · 2008-10-11 19:24:26

tightened my couplers, checked the vacuum lines and turn the boost controller off to see if it was working right and it is, i guess with the climate(temp,ect) change made the boost change (idk how im no genius) but i adjusted the controller and retuned the car and it runs fine and back to normal.

idk.

im sure it was just me worrying about shit again.

thank you for the help

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