Guys (and gals) check your pcv valve and make sure it seals, if you can blow through the hose end your leaking boost into your valve cover. I would replace the pcv valve once a year or atleast check it. I found a leaky pcv on marcials car today keeping him from reaching full 8.7psi.

 

Nice

 

dont goto advanced 4 a new 1... local one here didint make it one run before ____ting out!

 

isnt there a way to delete this with a catch-can or something?

 

Good tip!

 

why yes ther is...personaly i would ditch the pcv, rethread vc to accept an fitting, route hose from vc to a catch can and leaving the catch can i would tap into the turbo intake pipe after the maf (if not running a blow through set up. thats just me though.

 

so if running a blow thru where would you hook it up at? Still after the MAF?

 

lol...no...still rout it to the intake pipe.

 

ok gotcha. I think ima do that. i will get a little bung welded on then.

 

So Chris, I found out this was my problem all along. I hit 8psi from the second I touch the pedal, plus I went from 22mpg to 29. PCV fail + my fail to even consider that an issue = sad panda. I did find out that my car can handle 17psi earlier after that it stalls. Before changing the PCV I would hit 14 and fail. Not sure if it is the total max out on the injectores, max for the turbo, or max for the transmission. Probably a bit of all...

 

...good grief...i didnt set the fuel map up for that high of boost. anything after that i took alot of timeing out and dumped fuel. prolly ran fairly rich for a sec till it ran out of fuel i bet.

 

Probably it took a few minutes before it would crank. I put my old PCV valve in the cover I sent back with Marcial so you could see how dead it is.

 

why did you send your laptop? i could use it but damn dude...lol

 

I thought you were tuning. I offered a 19inch lcd also but you said no. It is property of BP but you can use it if you need it. I just cleaned out all the other stuff in there so it has nothing but win 7 and AEM software.

 

Oh I have 3 of those now, btw. I might ask for it back at some point but your gonna be back on this side of town before too long to do some installs for me

 

you rock...i couldnt really do any tuning...after i fixed the leak the afrs were a little off but i couldnt do anything about it till i got the scangauge back. its kinda late so marcial just left. I told him id be around katy in a week or two, depends on when you get your stuff. Id rather have a full day in katy instead of just a few min.

 

just happy the job is done and marcial likes it!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Yea it will need to be a full day. Gonna try to get you to do the motor mounts also... Depends on if I get an email from Paul or not. If I do I am gonna change my plans... ALOT... to get the parts I need for that item, like a new WG and another harness to scavenge off of. Plus dyno time.

My down pipe and I/C pipe aren't bad it's just ugly.

 

i may have to check this out on my car. the boost controller is set for almost 17 psi but the boost only goes up to 13 psi. also the wastegate does not open, and the turbo spools slower. so im pretty sure i have a boost leak somewhere.

 

Sounds like you have a leaking BOV, or coupler!