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Old Jul 26, 2008 | 05:47 AM
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i get 15 at idle...20 when decelerating in gear...
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 05:48 AM
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those were supposed to be negative numbers, by the way.
Old Jul 26, 2008 | 05:56 AM
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yeah, vac, not boost
Old Jan 8, 2009 | 04:58 AM
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just got done installing my second zpi kit tonight, long story sold the first one because it wasn't running right, then last week bought a custom stage 0.5 for a smokin deal. I now understand why everyone loves these kits, hearing the hks blowoff, I just can't explain it... I love this kit!!!!!
Old Jan 8, 2009 | 06:28 AM
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mine was great for the first 4 months. then it was a POS
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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Just for referance, how many pounds can be ran on a stage 0.5 with out any managment??? I installing a boost controller and am putting in the 3 pound spring, so just need a heads up on what I can run
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 10:25 PM
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same as a stage 0.
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:48 PM
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yeah, the ,5 is the stage 0 just with tune
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:52 PM
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dont run more than 5 psi with bigger injectors.. a couple lbs isnt worth blowing your motor
Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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0.5 could mean a wide range of things. I would call it a 0.5 if it had an intercooler. So, what exactly is running on your kit.


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Old Feb 4, 2009 | 11:56 PM
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Originally Posted by stevejohns29
dont run more than 5 psi without bigger injectors.. a couple lbs isnt worth blowing your motor
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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It has a huge intercooler and I run a tial 38 wg and a hks bov
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:34 AM
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do you have bigger injectors with a computer?
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 01:58 AM
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Not yet, that's why its a stage 0.5, if I did it would be a stage 1, but that's why I asked, because I am not running any management yet, I am having trouble locating some good 550 injectors...long story. But - am setting up my boost controller, so I put the small yellow spring in my wastegate, I thinl its 3.75 pounds, but I want to up the boost to what I can run until I get the emanage and injectors in.

Ok that being saidn didn't the og zpi stage 0 run 6 pounds out of the box, and isnkt true that I can run like 6\7 pounds due to the fact that I use only vp 100 octane and colder plugs.
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dude, get a tial red spring its 5.8psi and thats perfect for untunned its what i ran, and then when u get tuned u can up it to 7 or 8, i say use the red because if u use the yellow u can only get 6psi outta that spring on a boostcontroller because its never a good ideal to double the wastgate boost
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good idea
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 03:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cburglb34
dude, get a tial red spring its 5.8psi and thats perfect for untunned its what i ran, and then when u get tuned u can up it to 7 or 8, i say use the red because if u use the yellow u can only get 6psi outta that spring on a boostcontroller because its never a good ideal to double the wastgate boost


How you figure that?
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hmm ... im running a red spring ..but 10 psi.. and its fine
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by rhythmnsmoke
Originally Posted by cburglb34
dude, get a tial red spring its 5.8psi and thats perfect for untunned its what i ran, and then when u get tuned u can up it to 7 or 8, i say use the red because if u use the yellow u can only get 6psi outta that spring on a boostcontroller because its never a good ideal to double the wastgate boost


How you figure that?
travis its not reccomended to go over double the spring rate ie: 3psi spring x2=6
Old Feb 5, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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nice write up!



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