Boost Leak?
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Boost Leak?
Hello guys, i have a Greddy turbo kit on my car. And whenever i try to boost or even at vacuum. the boost guage flutters. I personally think its a boost leak.
Does anyone know a way to check for a boost leak on an rx8 with a Greddy Turbo kit? i cant find anything
Does anyone know a way to check for a boost leak on an rx8 with a Greddy Turbo kit? i cant find anything
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Flutters or is all over the place? Have you checked the pipes and couplers? How are your AFR's? Do you have a blow off valve? Do you have a boost controller? is your car Cobb tuned or running the E mangle?
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I checked all my piping can't seem to find anything wrong.
I have a blow off valve
Yes I have a boost controller
My car is COBB tuned
Let me get back to you on the AFR because I didn't check that yet.
This all happened after awhile of driving and got progressive worse.
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It's not rich if he is under boost. I still don't understand how a boost gauge flutters? Are you talking about an audible flutter from the turbo or your boost gauge is fluctuating. Also what kind of boost controller do you have and what are its settings?
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I have a mechanical boost controller
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Run without the Boost controller if you can and see if it does this, what BOV are you using and is it VTA or Recirc? does the car bog down at all when you floor it or does it accelerate to redline smoothly?
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To me it sounds like it is a BOV or Boost controler.
A boost leak would show more on your AFR and you would know just from the drivablity. Even with a small leak, it would run like crap (1/4 run that is) and you AFR would be off.
First I would check the boost controler. Like most, it is a ball and spring set up. Some have a bleeder hole and some dont. The bleeder hole is to help with the fuctuation. The spring in allmost all MBC are weak (even some name brand), you can find quality ones if you look hard enough.
I always made my own. You can set the spring tenstion to your set up. If it is to weak, it will flutter like you are talking about. It it is to stiff, it will not open and you will over boost. Get it right, you will have a great run.
A boost leak would show more on your AFR and you would know just from the drivablity. Even with a small leak, it would run like crap (1/4 run that is) and you AFR would be off.
First I would check the boost controler. Like most, it is a ball and spring set up. Some have a bleeder hole and some dont. The bleeder hole is to help with the fuctuation. The spring in allmost all MBC are weak (even some name brand), you can find quality ones if you look hard enough.
I always made my own. You can set the spring tenstion to your set up. If it is to weak, it will flutter like you are talking about. It it is to stiff, it will not open and you will over boost. Get it right, you will have a great run.
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We still dont really know enough from the OP to pinpoint exactly what it is but from the little we know I wanna say 1 of these 4:
1. Boost Controller
2. WG actuator
3. Boost Gauge
4. BOV
1. Boost Controller
2. WG actuator
3. Boost Gauge
4. BOV
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