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Baller Boost-gregs new low mount turbo

Old Jun 29, 2015 | 12:29 AM
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do you have a seat with your name on it in the 'rotary lounge' Jedi ?
That's is my goal !
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 01:43 AM
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when I grow up I want to be like Gregs
I agree
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 01:48 AM
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Originally Posted by gregs



Nice FD!

New wheels on the 8?
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 07:24 AM
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^ Hahahaha..... I just noticed the D.A.R.E licence plate cover on the FD...... You get that thing at a police auction or what?
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Old Jun 30, 2015 | 08:58 AM
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Haha no auction it came from a private seller, the previous owner kept the plates as they were personalized.

Originally Posted by RotaryMachineRx
^ Hahahaha..... I just noticed the D.A.R.E licence plate cover on the FD...... You get that thing at a police auction or what?
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Old Jul 4, 2015 | 10:37 PM
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Looking GREAT
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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 09:48 AM
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Update! Sevenstock is tomorrow and Brettus finally decided to take me up on my offer to come out and see it with his very own eyes. First thing we do when he checks into LA Casa De Gregs...we install my Mac 46 solenoid haha. Hoefully we have some more updates for you after this weekend if we can stop drinking beers Name:  20151105_162107_zpsglrssyyc.jpg
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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 10:00 AM
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Baller Boost-gregs new low mount turbo

Can't wait to hear how it turns out!
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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 10:02 AM
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Oh hell yeah! Wish I was there to meet Brettus! Have a great time
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Old Nov 6, 2015 | 10:15 AM
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Tell Brett he needs to take a us tuning trip.
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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 02:28 PM
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^ May as well inlcude the great white north in there too!
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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 02:39 PM
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Updates? Are we pushing 400 whp yet?
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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 02:41 PM
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Baller Boost-gregs new low mount turbo

Originally Posted by RotaryMachineRx
^ May as well inlcude the great white north in there too!
This
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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by NgoRX8
Updates? Are we pushing 400 whp yet?

Also would like to see some more results from this kit if you have? Maybe a dyno??
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Old Nov 8, 2015 | 11:45 PM
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Tuning is done for the day. We have the EBC dialed in to maintain boost through the entire rpm range now there's a very noticeable difference in power however once we reached 10 psi the ignition coils were not up to the task, after performing a test turns out we have 3 out of 4 coils that are underperforming. I'm currently trying to source some replacement coils and get back on track while I have Brettus here in person. Here's a shot from earlier today while out making noise.

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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 08:50 AM
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Running into some misfire conditions eh? I noticed mine does that once every blue moon at about 11 PSI. Its tempting me to look at the BHR ignition lol.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by discotech
Running into some misfire conditions eh? I noticed mine does that once every blue moon at about 11 PSI. Its tempting me to look at the BHR ignition lol.
Well I have the BHR kit with less than 1k miles on mine. Now that I have run into this minor setback it has opened my eyes on preventative and expectations on what should be done before going into the FI'd world. Everyone needs to test spark on d585 coils. The more we drove the car the condition became worse even turning the boost down did not resolve the issue.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 10:59 AM
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Weird how some have issues and others don't, I am running about 11-13psi right now, my BHr kit was purchased about 6 years ago. You tested spark and found an issue?
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 11:04 AM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Weird how some have issues and others don't, I am running about 11-13psi right now, my BHr kit was purchased about 6 years ago. You tested spark and found an issue?
yeah we did a spark test, the entire time driving at lower boost never has shown this issue until we went for 10psi then it just became worse from there. The car drives great on the street it only becomes present under boost
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 11:45 AM
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Acceptable AFR's under boost when this happens? So the coils tested fine at idle then?
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 11:47 AM
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POS coils.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 12:00 PM
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Cheap fix if it is the coils.

If and when mine die I will try these.

Amazon.com: ACCEL 140040 Ignition SuperCoil: Automotive Amazon.com: ACCEL 140040 Ignition SuperCoil: Automotive
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 12:05 PM
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Had the same issue around 7-10k miles with my coils, car drove fine out of boost but once i hit boost at all it just fell on its face.
I dont know how many were shot but we replaced them all and the issue went away and has not come back since.
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 12:08 PM
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konig: what did you replace them with?
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Old Nov 9, 2015 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by 9krpmrx8
Weird how some have issues and others don't, I am running about 11-13psi right now, my BHr kit was purchased about 6 years ago. You tested spark and found an issue?
I've also had mine for about 3 years with no issues.


Gregs glad to see the kit is capable of mainting 10psi to redline. Making me consider it in the future. Thanks for the update! Good luck with the coils
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