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Old Oct 29, 2009 | 04:56 AM
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HAHA I hit overboost at around 14psi. Kinda felt like I hit a governor. Atleast I know what it will handle now!
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 04:58 AM
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you scare me!!!!!!!!!!!
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that govenor u think u hit was u knocking like ish and ur car pulling timing
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I know. I plan on building the engine and tranny sometime late Q1 next year. HOPEFULLY, but if I blow shi up then I can get money from relatives to repair it.
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Originally Posted by cburglb34
that govenor u think u hit was u knocking like ish and ur car pulling timing
either that or it was all the extra fuel i added and timing i took out above 10psi in case of boost spikes....you may have already done some harm to the engine...any knocking at idle
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
either that or it was all the extra fuel i added and timing i took out above 10psi in case of boost spikes....you may have already done some harm to the engine...any knocking at idle
Nope, no knocking, still drives like a dream and my AFRs are spot on. I have spun bearings before and thrown a few rods. I probably should have mentioned I like to push the limits whenever possible.
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k u scare me too
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Originally Posted by cburglb34
k u scare me too

Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:29 AM
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btw here is something i found...if you got the cash

http://www.dezod.com/pd_pcs.cfm
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I used to daily drive a truck jacked up using 2x4s. I also drove my old truck home from the junkyard on the rims because when i wrecked it blew out all but one tire. Life is too short to spend worrying about those small details.
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^^ calling bs
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:37 AM
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I lived like 2 miles from it heh and i'll see if I cant scrounge up pics of the big orange monster. I am not one to take pics, hince the fact I have none of my car now.

EDIT: That module dosn't work with the tC does it?
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i think it does...talk to paul about it
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btw whats the tranny code?
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 05:57 AM
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My internet sucks so uploads are not happening. Using Sprint broadband internet... Well this is one of many wrecks with the truck. This was back while it was rocking cut springs! I grew up on a horse ranch in Sealy Texas so there was not alot to do. These things are common place out there.

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well was a nice truck...lol
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https://www.scionlife.com/forums/pic...pictureid=3372

*Drools

I think the code is U340?
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:09 AM
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Originally Posted by crush02342002
well was a nice truck...lol
That truck was wrecked 4 or 5 times. It ended up being a salvage title by the time I sold it. EDIT: never once SERIOUSLY bent the frame. By the time I sold it I swapped the 305 for a 454 and had it supercharged. Went from cut springs to flip kit to bags then back to blocks and a full body drop. I liked to call that color redonkulous red. It was a mix of fire engine red and chevy red. That was also the one that I drove back on the rims (tires were shredded and hanging by the time I got home). After that I swapped in some Helio 20s.
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by cburglb34
^^gotcha.....ask scionfred i know he has a xb2 and runs a aem tru boost...hes a nice lil techy dude
No tru-boost here. No boost controller at all but if I ever add one, it will be manual.
Old Oct 29, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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Originally Posted by ScionFred
No tru-boost here. No boost controller at all but if I ever add one, it will be manual.
I thoroughly enjoyed my turbo-smart single stage mbc...pretty good little unit if you ask me.



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