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  1. subarusti4life

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    Hey all.. maybe someone knows whats going on

    i have tons of power until 9lb of boost and then all the boost dissapears... there is no engine jolt... just the boost dissapears!

    I have a MSquirt ECU..... I have an appointment at Battleground for tuning

    ..do you think they could figure it out ?
     
  2. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    Didn't you have an appointment with us at TopSpeed?

    Siegel
     
  3. 07Ltd#767

    07Ltd#767 The Neighborhood Drunk

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    I'm sure they can...all the tuners in this area area are excellent at diagnosing problems. I'm sure both Dan at Batlground or Scott / Doug w/ Topspeed can figure it out.

    Btw...sounds like a wastegate issue...
     
  4. subarusti4life

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    i think it is also...
     
  5. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    What kinda turbo you got on thur? Sounds wastegatish to me as well. Vf39? Cuz wastegate issues are common with those.
     
  6. goixiz

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    WG opening
    1. WG kaput
    2. BCS not releasing pressure (pinch hose, BCS kaput,...)
    3. boost lines/hoses damage crack opens at threshold
     
  7. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    Does "disappears" means goes to 0 or just stops rising?

    If the WG was "kaput" it wouldn't actuate, so it wouldn't open, and he'd overboost, not have less. If ANY of the lines/hoses are damaged or leaking it won't open when it should, so it would overboost, not have less.

    If it only makes 9 psi the whole time then it's possible the BCS is dead or not being activated by the ecu...

    nevermind - different person.


    Siegel
     
  8. goixiz

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    wg dead can also be wg damage spring pressure boost

    oh i forgot your the know all
    i just stand back and watch
     
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    Isn't 9 the mechanical max when it's not working?
     
  10. subarusti4life

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    Worst day at dyno

    okay we found out that my original mechanic needs to be shot!

    my timing was off like 108 retarted
    my trigger wheel was wrong
    the megasquirt wiring was wrong
    spark plug order was wrong
    timing was off


    also... now theres a slight boost leak!



    okay... battleground kicks ASS!!! and hopefully tuesday.. it will be ready for tuning! now that the kinks were worked out
     
  11. Bug-Rex

    Bug-Rex Active Member

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    Why is that post titled worst day at dyno, but it ends with everything fine?

    Why is this thread in this section too??
     
  12. Doug@DBW Motorsports

    Doug@DBW Motorsports Active Member

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    I am sorry but if all that was wrong the car wouldn't even run
     
  13. subarusti4life

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    cuz the car isnt done yet, and i thought this was part of my journal..whoops
     
  14. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    that or it would be completely destroyed. like undergrounder's motor. his firing order was wrong and his motor went kableeewwwyyy
     
  15. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    nevermind, different person, apparently...
     
  16. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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  17. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    I'm SO confused... I just got off the phone with a Wazzy with a legacy with a megasquirted STi V3 motor, who lives in Acworth, but said he's never on wrxatlanta, and is currently in Virginia with a death in the family...

    hmmmmm...

    Siegel
     
  18. Jake

    Jake Active Member

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    yeah, talk about weird. either there are two people with identical screen names posting on here who both live in acworth and have the same cars. or you got lied to possibly??

    lol
     
  19. wagunz_pwn

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    Wirelessly posted (From Your Mom's House)

    Scott got lied to...ban him!
     
  20. wagunz_pwn

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  21. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    I asked him by text, because he's at a funeral and all, if subarusti4life really wasn't him. He replied "I promide (sic) that's not me."

    I told him that he should really check it out because he's got a doppelganger.

    I just sent him a text "Amazing, that other Wazzy, subarusti4life, posted your phone number on 7/25." I should tell him that he's going to have to meet that guy...

    Schizophrenic or something???


    Siegel
     
  22. Cool_____

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    Something fishy going on here.
     
  23. siegelracing

    siegelracing Registered Vendor<br><b><font color="#666666">bion

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    This is what I posted earlier, then ninja edited:

    This is the e-mail I got from him on 8/6 at 6:31 PM after he had missed his 3:30 drop-off and inspect the day before and his 9am 8/6 appointment:

    "Hey Topspeed...

    Unfortunantly i have to cancel my appointment for Monday August 10th... i have an emergency family situation..and I have to go out of town immediatly... i will call you guys when i get back to get this car finished!"

    Then 1 minute later this:

    "sorry, I hit enter accidentally

    My name is Wazzy *****
    678-357-7239"

    I spoke to him this morning and he assured me he was in Virginia at a funeral, and that he'd be dropping the car off with us Wednesday. He has since asked me by text about a few other things...

    Oh well, very entertaining anyway.

    Siegel
     
  24. Jake

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    this gets weirder and weirder. maybe batlground can chime in here and let us know if someone came up there by the name of wazzy with a megasquirt legacy
     
  25. wagunz_pwn

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    Wirelessly posted (From Your Mom's House)

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  26. DiRtYHyEnA

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    this thread was/is epic.
     
  27. wagunz_pwn

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    just wait until he checks this thread.

    I guess he didn't know that...

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  28. Jake

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    rocking one on my gas door.


    lmao
     
  29. Matt

    Matt Think before you post
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    Wow... Wtf is going on in here?
     
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