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Previous owner ran it on this and its been fine for me.
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I also have intercooler, dumpvalve and full exhaust
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Revo wrote:Ah ok.interesting.
Might be worth turning it down a tad then
Revo wrote:Ah ok.interesting.
Might be worth turning it down a tad then
JJ wrote:My honest opinion and recommended advice..
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doesn't sound much.
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peak it at 1.3 on cooler days, otherwise, run 1.2 bar.
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heat of the summer.
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1 bar.
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The piston integrity is one of the issues..
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I tested a stock engine with a chargecooler, so not the heat killing it off.
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it gradually got worse in performance, didn't feel fast.
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when I pulled it apart, all 4 pistons had stress cracks or cracks around the ringland.
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between the 1st and 2nd ring.
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This was running a continuous 1.4 to 1.5 bar
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Engine had only done 45K miles..
and unopened.
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I did this to test the integrity and swapped it out for my built engine.
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and changed out the pistons on the one damaged.
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going back to 2004 now
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Revo wrote:Well I solved the mystery of the high boost!
Took the car out to have a fiddle with the boost settings and give the new brake pads a few more heat cycles before the track day and..
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you guys are never going to let me live this down.
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but I made a discovery, its not 1.4bar, but 14psi!! yes thats right I read the flippin gauge wrong and assumed it was in bar, but its in PSI!
14 PSI is actually about 1 bar!!
But this shameful storey has a happy ending..
according to you guys 1.2bar seems happily 17.5psi.
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which I promptly turned the boost controller up to!
Peaks at 17psi now and goes to about 10-12psi after 5k
So now its even quicker! hahaha!! Weeeeeeee!
Good news as it means my car was never boosting more than it should of beenhappy face.
its not 1.4bar, but 14psi!! yes thats right I read the flippin gauge wrong and assumed it was in bar