stevet Member 85 Member For: 16y 9m 16d Posted 30/04/09 12:21 PM Author Share Posted 30/04/09 12:21 PM yeah fair call bfhoon. only issue is we had an agreed price to tune the car. when I picked the car up, I payed for it, even though the result wasnt what I had anticipated. he had still done all the things that went with tuning the car. he said if I sort the problem he'll finish the tune so it makes some good gains. but if I want him to find the problem ill have to pay for it......guess I'll have to take it back and get him to find the problem and reach some sort of compromise....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 30/04/09 12:29 PM Share Posted 30/04/09 12:29 PM Are your wastegate solenoid hoses on the correct way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevet Member 85 Member For: 16y 9m 16d Posted 30/04/09 10:12 PM Author Share Posted 30/04/09 10:12 PM Thanks ratter, yeah the solenoid hoses are fine. Car is back in today to check the actuator, apparently it is tricky to check it is working short of taking it off. my moneys on the actuator, but its really a process of elimination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bogan Donating Members 881 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posted 01/05/09 12:58 AM Share Posted 01/05/09 12:58 AM could be valve springs not allowing him to run anymore boost or the fact that your exhaust is standard.its not that uncommon for early model ba's to make crap power on standard valve springs and exhaust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevet Member 85 Member For: 16y 9m 16d Posted 01/05/09 04:24 AM Author Share Posted 01/05/09 04:24 AM (edited) Tuner called to say their is a problem with the actuator, so it'll come off next week to get repaired. Also noted the one of the turbo bolts was very loose and that the turbo bearings were a little noisy, so I guess the turbo will come apart for new bearings. Anything I may as well do whilst everything is in pieces?? Car has only 65 Km on the clock, things can happen at anytime huh! Edited 01/05/09 04:27 AM by stevet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 01/05/09 08:57 AM Share Posted 01/05/09 08:57 AM If it was a exhaust housing bolt that was loose, you may find that the housing has a crack into the thread hole, if this is the case it will continue to come loose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevet Member 85 Member For: 16y 9m 16d Posted 01/05/09 09:14 AM Author Share Posted 01/05/09 09:14 AM Yeah I'll look into that. Dont think I'll bother too much with the turbo, dosent sound like its that bad and the cost to replace bearings is apparently quite high. I better gap the plugs this weekend for when the tune gets loaded, what should I set them at??. Hopefully will be able to run 12psi once actuator is sorted then I'll leave it at that for this car. fingers crossed the valve springs and injectors can handle it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 8m Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 01/05/09 10:16 AM Share Posted 01/05/09 10:16 AM Buy a set of pre gapped plugs to .8mm and you should not have a problem with them, boost will need to be pulled down in the top end as injectors will be maxed out at approx 4500 rpm with 12 psi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Bogan Donating Members 881 Member For: 17y 9m 24d Gender: Male Location: Brisbane, Queensland Posted 01/05/09 10:51 AM Share Posted 01/05/09 10:51 AM get your wastegate ported and larger flapper fitted and also upgrade the actuator while the turbo is off!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevet Member 85 Member For: 16y 9m 16d Posted 02/05/09 05:38 AM Author Share Posted 02/05/09 05:38 AM yeah I'd like to do both those things. Is porting and fitting a larger flapper it a straight foward process most tuners can carry out or will it possibly need to be done by a specialist. My understanding is this will allow the boost to be more stable and better controled. Correct? Hopefully can get 250rwkw.......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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