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    k so this morning got in the car drove great hit boost a lil bit one time on my way to school which is like 2 mins away. drive her home go to work, then as im taking my buddy home he asked what boost felt like and i proceeded to show him, but for some reason i cant even get 5lbs of boost? im thinking either boost leak like crazy, or turbo has shit itself. opinions?
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    VTEC controller fade. Add more air pressure to it.
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    Are you running an internal/external WG, and any kind of boost controller?


    A little more information on your mods would be helpful.



    But just in general, look over all the vac lines and ic piping to see if anything looks out of place.


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    Quote Originally Posted by jdm>usdm View Post
    Are you running an internal/external WG, and any kind of boost controller?


    A little more information on your mods would be helpful.



    But just in general, look over all the vac lines and ic piping to see if anything looks out of place.
    external. exhaust mani i stock. i have the hks grpahics computer controls and the hks vein pressure controls, and yea im going to check everything and maybe even run her by mainstream.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J View Post
    VTEC controller fade. Add more air pressure to it.

    can you explain that a little more?
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    Quote Originally Posted by imprtguy_94 View Post
    external. exhaust mani i stock. i have the hks grpahics computer controls and the hks vein pressure controls, and yea im going to check everything and maybe even run her by mainstream.
    you sure its an external gate?
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    might have blown a coupler off your intercooler check all your piping
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    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    you sure its an external gate?

    i believe so. but its pouring down rain so i cant go check i was looking at it one day and i though i saw a external. idk ill have to check that
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    might have blown a coupler off your intercooler check all your piping
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    Quote Originally Posted by Vteckidd View Post
    might have blown a coupler off your intercooler check all your piping
    x2! samething happen to a friend of mine. the coupler to his IC came loose

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    Quote Originally Posted by imprtguy_94 View Post
    i believe so. but its pouring down rain so i cant go check i was looking at it one day and i though i saw a external. idk ill have to check that
    what turbo are you running?
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    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    what turbo are you running?

    the super 16 g why?
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    Quote Originally Posted by imprtguy_94 View Post
    the super 16 g why?
    thats internally gated.
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    Quote Originally Posted by slostang View Post
    thats internally gated.
    and that would tell us what? cause im still learning about these turboed cars.
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    check your actuator too

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    UPdates.
    poped the hood and noticed the piece of ic piping that goes from the ic to the motor had the rubber connector come loose the bracket wasnt even on it. so i tightened it back down, and went to school and tried to see if it solved the prob. the turbo wants to spool, but for some reason the motor wont take it, its kinda acting like it would if your cam angle sensor went bad. idk? any thing yall can think of ?
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    sounds like you still have a boost leak somewhere, check all couplers and clamps, if your turbo is really loud or sounds like its spooling its ass off you have a bad bad leak, or a turbo thats taking a dump

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    Quote Originally Posted by EmminoDaGreat View Post
    sounds like you still have a boost leak somewhere, check all couplers and clamps, if your turbo is really loud or sounds like its spooling its ass off you have a bad bad leak, or a turbo thats taking a dump

    thanks man for the help at the shop today appriciate it alot. haha bout 4 hours later i killed a 240 that some kid was driving lol. but yea guys turned out to me and ic pipe and my spark plugs set at a stupid huge ass gap.
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    Quote Originally Posted by imprtguy_94 View Post
    thanks man for the help at the shop today appriciate it alot. haha bout 4 hours later i killed a 240 that some kid was driving lol. but yea guys turned out to me and ic pipe and my spark plugs set at a stupid huge ass gap.
    That's actually an old-skool trick to get a few more HP if your wires and ignition system is robust enuff to jump that gap - it's a bigger spark.

    Also - look at my 1st post, this is EXACTLY what I told u the problem was.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J View Post
    That's actually an old-skool trick to get a few more HP if your wires and ignition system is robust enuff to jump that gap - it's a bigger spark.

    Also - look at my 1st post, this is EXACTLY what I told u the problem was.

    yea well she obviously didnt like jumping that gap lol. and hope ya feel good about being right lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by imprtguy_94 View Post
    yea well she obviously didnt like jumping that gap lol. and hope ya feel good about being right lol


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    Quote Originally Posted by BABY J View Post
    Also - look at my 1st post, this is EXACTLY what I told u the problem was.



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    Quote Originally Posted by jdm>usdm View Post

    am i missing something here?
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    nope not missin a thing. oh and i ordered my skunk2 turbo mani today fuck ya!


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