a few questions!?!?
04-04-2004, 11:52 PM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
Originally Posted by thompson
Originally Posted by ghettoturbo
wideband O2 sensor...probably the principle reason you should have someone else tune your car or at least use their ----
04-05-2004, 07:29 AM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
Originally Posted by thompson
hey, i am new to this board, and new to boosting hondas.. here are my specs before i get to the questions.. I have a 89 crx with a b16 swap, garrett t3 turbo (saab) using only the oil cooling, saab blackstone smic, PVC charge pipe(poopy i know) stock 1g dsm bov,timing retarded 6 degrees and an safc. questions start with: 1. if i boost more than 2 pounds, my car runs like total ---- unless i turn it off and back on again??!? any suggestions? 2. i was sitting at a car wash with my car idleing, and it started smoking.. i popped the hood and there was oil splattered on the block (coming from turbo for sure now) do i need to rebuild it? or any suggestions?? on to the 3rd question: what is the best safc settings to use? mine right now are at idle +5 and above go from 3000 = +15 all the way to 7k @ +26. any help would be greatly appreciated. -Daniel
04-05-2004, 07:59 AM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
as far as the leaking oil, i would make sure it wasn't leaking from the oil feed or return before i went rebuilding the turbo. generally, i would just 'blow' all of a sudden, they usually wear down over time, but it's not usually one minute your turbo is good, then it's bad. check all your connections, clamps, etc. first, throw some thread tape on them, then try again. as far as having some one else tune your car, we're not talking about an import shop/rice shop etc., we're talking about at the dyno, where they use wb's to tune it and are professionals and that is what they do, they wouldn't ---- your car up, besides, you would be right there, you don't drop your car off a the dyno and say "i'll be back in an hour, have her running right", you're right there involved when your car gets dyno tuned.
04-05-2004, 10:14 AM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
Originally Posted by projekteg
as far as the leaking oil, i would make sure it wasn't leaking from the oil feed or return before i went rebuilding the turbo. generally, i would just 'blow' all of a sudden, they usually wear down over time, but it's not usually one minute your turbo is good, then it's bad. check all your connections, clamps, etc. first, throw some thread tape on them, then try again. as far as having some one else tune your car, we're not talking about an import shop/rice shop etc., we're talking about at the dyno, where they use wb's to tune it and are professionals and that is what they do, they wouldn't ---- your car up, besides, you would be right there, you don't drop your car off a the dyno and say "i'll be back in an hour, have her running right", you're right there involved when your car gets dyno tuned.
04-05-2004, 10:21 AM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
well, nobody said that tuning was cheap. just get your own wb kit and you can tune just as well, they are a little pricey though, they have cheaper ones that you have to assemble (lots of soldering) your self, just check out the engine management section. btw, are you obd0 or obd1? you may want to check out turbo edit or uberdata for tuning purposes, you'll get a lot more bang for your buck.
04-05-2004, 08:27 PM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
Originally Posted by projekteg
well, nobody said that tuning was cheap. just get your own wb kit and you can tune just as well, they are a little pricey though, they have cheaper ones that you have to assemble (lots of soldering) your self, just check out the engine management section. btw, are you obd0 or obd1? you may want to check out turbo edit or uberdata for tuning purposes, you'll get a lot more bang for your buck.
04-05-2004, 08:31 PM
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Re:a few questions!?!?
Originally Posted by Dragon
This is a good example of somebody not doing their homework before boosting their car. 
