went to look at a XD for my girl and talked to some ppl at the dealership. they said that it was fine to run regular gas on my TC even tho it has a s/c. Is he crazy or what?

 

I guess you could, but I wouldn't.

 

it clearly states in the S/C manual that you need to run premium gas... same as any other forced induction...

 

you could, it probably won't do very much...but i honestly wouldn't run around town boost all over hte place on 87 octane...one stroke of bad luck and BOOM.

 

I wouldn't run anything less than 91 with f/i, I wouldnt listen to any of them, unless they will pay for a new motor.

 

Your run 87 because your going to blow your motor....I wonder if the trade in value on S/C tc has gone down!

 

^^agreed. jsut cause he works at the stealership doesnt mean hes knows what hes talking about...

 

i was thinking he was crazy when he told me that. i think he said that not knowing that i have a s/c TC and was trying to sell me a 08 with a s/c and said that i can still run regular gas so i can "save money" at the pump.
we left and i got her a 09 TSX instead.

 

I say you go back with a recorder in your pocket, and ask him again if it's ok to use 87. Once you have it on tape, run s/c on 87 til it blows, and then go back to the dealer with your recorder and get a new one!!! Mwahahaha! J/K that's mean. Seriously though, tell your g/f to slap that dude.

 

lol. dumbass pwnage

 

wow ppl are idiots.

 

probably a typical dumb salesman...

 

Half these salesmen will say anything to get a sale, on another note cmv138 hows that s/c running you get that whole braket thing worked out.

 

yea everything is cool. i changed the shaft side of the s/c and is running great now. i switched out the bracket also b/c the OEM one was cracked on both mounting points.i just got a set of weapon R header and s pipe... will probably have to take the s/c out to get that in.

 

Did you use the new bearings when you changed it out. Also you will probably will need to take out the s/c to get the header in. It makes it alot easier to install.

 

i still have the bearings in the box. i used the shaft and bracket. everything else is sitting in my closet now...lol

how is your turbo built coming along?

 

^ its all done and running.

 

You're running without an IC? It must be at low boost..

Can you tell me your turbo's specs and what boost you're running on?

Also where is your MAF located?

 

t3 t104e 50 trim .63 a/r and the maf is located on the intake below the battery. Boost is @ 7psi

 

^ if you cleaned up those pipes a bit, that kit would look pretty good.