ba xr6t nsw Member 9 Member For: 13y 5m 30d Posted 30/07/12 09:46 AM Share Posted 30/07/12 09:46 AM hey guys, having a bit of an issue that I could use some insight on, stressing me out hardcore. ive had a bit of a read around the forum and ive found a few answers.I have a ba xr6t auto with, plazmaman cold side piping, under battery intake and process west intercooler, 4' dump, 3.5' cat, twin 2.5' pipes, 60lb injectors and have had it tuned in syd. I have nizpro valve spring that il be installing real soon. it made 320kw @15psi and while it valve bounces a bit atm (only under WOT), under moderate to heavy loads ive noticed it spikes boost. gauge goes upto 20psi so its probably spiking higher than that. I figured the culprit would be the wastegate actuator and after reading around abit have found they are quite flimsy and I should upgrade this.what actuators is everyone using and whats working? im leaning towards buying a 12psi actuator. (anyone bought turbo smart?) will I need a retune after this is installed? (I really hope not) do I NEED to do the flapper mod as well or is it reccommended? I will contact my tuner when I get some parts and cash together but just seeing if anyone can offer any advise as I have too many cars and not enough money and this is a real bummer as I havent been able to feel any power this car has practically since ive owned it. plus I dont want it to throw a leg out of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 30/07/12 09:50 AM Share Posted 30/07/12 09:50 AM You REALLY DO need a waste ate port and 12psi actuator AND a retune. Seeing 20psi should scare the I <3 Bananas out of you. ESPECIALLY on a Ba bottom end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicxr6t05 Bronze Donating Members 2,216 Member For: 13y 3m 18d Gender: Male Posted 30/07/12 09:58 AM Share Posted 30/07/12 09:58 AM Mine has seen 23 psi (bf1 engine) I run 18psi daily... I use a turbosmart iwg75 actuator with 10psi spring combo.... Henz is right though you really should have ported wgate and actuator at your level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba xr6t nsw Member 9 Member For: 13y 5m 30d Posted 30/07/12 10:31 AM Author Share Posted 30/07/12 10:31 AM damn. what boost levels are safe to run without porting? when I got it tuned he said its all good I just need to do the valve springs. since then I have discovered im missing a load of mods that I should have done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shyfrd Turboless Donating Members 5,992 Member For: 13y 8m 18d Gender: Male Location: Geelong, Victoria Posted 30/07/12 10:53 AM Share Posted 30/07/12 10:53 AM Lol and the tuner said its fine with that much spike? Naaame this tuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTEXXED Banned Banned 910 Member For: 12y 3m 25d Gender: Male Posted 30/07/12 10:56 AM Share Posted 30/07/12 10:56 AM evry car is different,I ran 18psi last time with the std turbo,at 16 now with slightly larger one and zero issues with spike using std flapper/port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ba xr6t nsw Member 9 Member For: 13y 5m 30d Posted 30/07/12 11:10 AM Author Share Posted 30/07/12 11:10 AM well honestly I dont know how he got a power figure, everytime I booted it, it bounced. so il be driving granny styles indefinatly. so I dont know, im very worried which direction il take with it as I dont really have the money for it. maybe il just take it somewhere else and get it de-tuned so its running lower boost. looking into my options :( 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stee3 Member 194 Member For: 13y 4m 20d Posted 30/07/12 11:29 PM Share Posted 30/07/12 11:29 PM Lol and the tuner said its fine with that much spike? Naaame this tuner Smells like DynoWog! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriso89 Inactive Members 1 Member For: 13y 9m 13d Posted 02/09/12 01:12 AM Share Posted 02/09/12 01:12 AM did you find u could ease your foot on the throttle to get the boost up around 6 or 7 then punch it it would run fine but if you punched it from the start it would spike like a mo fo? cause im having that problem with my 6 speed t. and I dont know how to go about it. ive changed the accuator could it possibly have something too do with fuel pump? im lost for ideas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henz Tampon inserted, Auto Acquired, next purchase a new handbag Donating Members 9,946 Member For: 16y 7m 25d Gender: Male Location: Vic Posted 02/09/12 01:23 AM Share Posted 02/09/12 01:23 AM What mods? Wastegate ported? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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