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boost leaks can be a possibility but im leaning towards
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fst300zx
on June 11, 2009 at 6:39 AM
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new z, big turbos > 7psi = SLOW
posted by ricky6991
on June 11, 2009 at 01:37 AM
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the boost controller not being hooked up correctly. if the vac lines to the wastegates are not receiving vacuum then they will be stuck allowing the turbo to only reach base boost. Stock wastegate actuators are set at 7.5 psi. Matt
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new z, big turbos > 7psi = SLOW
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ricky6991
01:37:00 06/11/09
Re: new z, big turbos > 7psi = SLOW
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TTZ'in (NorCal)
01:43:16 06/11/09
14 psi is not stock! 9.5 is.
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BobbyT
01:49:59 06/11/09
alright ill leave it the way it is until im on a dyno
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ricky6991
01:58:36 06/11/09
lmao where is that saying from
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ricky6991
01:59:44 06/11/09
Re: lmao where is that saying from
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TTZ'in (NorCal)
02:12:18 06/11/09
GT28RS turbos base boost should be about 12-14psi. I'm
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Scotts94z32
01:56:56 06/11/09
i looked under the car to double check it all.
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ricky6991
02:00:49 06/11/09
you have HKS wastegate actuators? DEFINITELY broken.
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AntiHero
10:42:29 06/11/09
Re: GT28RS turbos base boost should be about 12-14psi. I'm
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TTZ'in (NorCal)
02:16:41 06/11/09
I would start by asking the guy you bought it from
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CaliguyPurdue (redesigning)
02:10:30 06/11/09
i have all the paperwork for everything. reciepts ect...
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ricky6991
02:23:26 06/11/09
boost leaks can be a possibility but im leaning towards -
fst300zx
06:39:01 06/11/09
dangerously wrong. please read this
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AntiHero
10:46:55 06/11/09
x2! (n/m)
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MixManMash
11:21:57 06/11/09
so do you suggest using compressor and see when they open?
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ricky6991
12:09:22 06/11/09
7psi is really weak for those turbos, I've never seen a set
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John@Z1
07:49:07 06/11/09
Stupid question, but I'll ask since no one has:
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Z_Cherub
07:57:20 06/11/09
yes its an aftermarket guage
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ricky6991
12:04:31 06/11/09
Maybe its stuck on "safety boost"
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whitepearl
08:25:32 06/11/09
No. These are aftermarket turbos with a higher wastegate
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zgene4
09:02:40 06/11/09
there is no ebc hooked up.
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ricky6991
12:03:30 06/11/09
moot point, those turbos have a minimum boost level
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zgene4
17:02:41 06/11/09
Was it this way before you bought it?
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SactoTodd
09:58:53 06/11/09
somethings broken. i agree with russel. start troubleshootin
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AntiHero
10:39:26 06/11/09
I vote for a big a** boost leak. (n/m)
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MixManMash
11:23:06 06/11/09
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