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zayd687

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hi guys

my na converted ba is now running 7.25 psi... I upped the boost from 5 psi -0.4 to 0.5.

since doing this my car now sometimes fluctuates in idle sometimes on reverse or sometimes when u slowdown at the lites quickly, and sometimes u need to press accelerator to start it.( I dont mind but would this be harmful ) THE car also has stage 2 cams tuned.

in the rain its really sluggish unless its hit boost then it feels like its moving fast as it shud... but otherwise it moves slowly but brakes really quickly as if the a caliper is stuck or sumfin.

this happens only in the rain? it just runs sh*t? I dont have a cold air intake on the turbo or a pod.... this sluggish feeling was there also when I had the heatshield on which I removed n it livened up the car

could the car be taking in too much heat making it sluggish????? any ideas?

what are your guys suggestions? any advice much appreciated

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Could be incorrectly tuned with the cams... Why does it have stage 2 cams?

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too be honest, there is no pod. I've left the factor airbox with the standard cross over. there is no pod or air intake on the turbo.should I get a pod so its not sucking in water?

I had previously fit in cams that a mate didnt want no more. I installed it and then took it to a tunner to have it running , I had all the turbo conversion parts so I installed that too but its un tuned atm.

it was runnin fine on 0.4 bar

have upgraded fuel reg and sparkies....

im new to the turbo scene , can the intercooler suck in water?

there seems to be some water in my front bumper just below the cooler? could that do it?

otherwise maybe somehow turbo is sucking in water or hot air too much?????

I have no clue, I can put the boost down to 0.4 and see if it runs normal?

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Well if you have uped the boost and its not tuned for it that is possibly your problem. Put the boost to what it was when it was tuned and then get it tune for the new boost and turn it up when tuning.

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the car was only tuned for cams.

the boost was on 4-5 psi and it worked perfectly. Once I upped it... it hammers pretty hard but ends up with these minor problems. the sluggish driving occurs ONLY in the wet regardless im on 5 psi or 7.. so still unsure as to what has caused this.

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Go for a drive in the wet,when you stop the car open the air box and see if any water is getting in there.

I cant think of any other way your loosing power in the wet without a lot of misfiring.

John

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:dontknow: Im going to ask a really silly question here but does the car have traction control?

Do you know what wheel spin feels like and the effect on the car the traction control has when it cuts in? :dontknow:

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in the rain its really sluggish unless its hit boost then it feels like its moving fast as it shud... but otherwise it moves slowly but brakes really quickly as if the a caliper is stuck or sumfin.

Yeah hiddeous, he says it feels normal when it comes on boost though, youd think youd have more traction probs when the boost started to come in..

IMO take it to a good tuner who knows what they are doin, so it can get sorted out...

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