Okay so they still covered you so far? Well thats good news then. I hope you get things worked out. I would contact the seller and ask him what he can do to help you out and why he was not honest in the presentation of the car.

 

The Mitsubishi part number for the harness(or hose as you call it) that holds the boost pill is # 1632A300. I'm not sure if the stock boost pill comes with it, because I haven't had the need to install it and flash back to the factory tune since I bought the thing. As a result, I haven't checked the rubber hose on the new harness to see if the boost pill is in there or not. If it's not, I still have my OEM boost pill that I removed when I installed the GST upgraded boost pill, so I can always shove it into the new harness I bought if I need to flash back to stock for some reason.

 

Thanks for posting this I actually want to do this if I have to switch back for winter. How much was the hose?

 

My receipt is out in the car and it's raining here right now, but I know not more than $20.

 

it feels like the turbo/exhaust is getting WAY too hot too..it starts to spool up at about 2800...is this normal? Im installing a boost gauge and EGT gauge sometime this weekend so i can monitor it better as well...any ideas as to why it might be getting too hott? again im not for sure...but thats just what it seems like...i can feel hot air coming into the car down on the right side of the accelerator pedal.....

 

How can you say it's too hot? Did you log something?

 

I think he's basing that on the fact that he feels the heat from the turbo coming into the car's cabin down near his feet. Maybe the previous owner removed some of the vehicle's heat shielding???

 

I havent logged anything yet...im just basing it from what im feeling. Little background info...the old turbo i had in it was giving some boost...but not much...until all of the sudden it stopped...and started doing what it is now...mitsu replaced the turbo and same thing is happening...im going to try to find a local shop to run a boost test over the weekend and I will install my gauges and try to narrow down the problem...anymore ideas? I want to do all that I can over the weekend to get the car at least running correctly.

 

Take it back to the dealer and say something is still not right. Go for a drive with them and show them what you mean. Maybe they forgot to connect a hose or something when they fitted the new turbo.

 

on my 2010 RA sportback the boost ~starts~ coming on closer to 2500RPM

 

if the cat converter is plugged (internal failure of the substrate) - it would do what you describe - very hot at your feet (above the cat) and little to no performance (turbo can't spool)...

With the car idling - plug the exhaust pipe with your foot (as best you can) and see if the engine quickly dies. It should sputter maybe a little if the cat and exhaust system is free from obstruction.

 

okay...so there was some IC piping i couldnt see very well with the bumper on so i pulled it off....lone behold there was a clamp off...tightened the clamp back on and voila...wierd the dealership didnt even check that...reason i knwo is because there was a stray headlight bulb down in there...worthless dealership. I bet that was the problem in the first place. At least I got a new turbo out of the deal

 

perhaps, but your car did have the evo x setup on it, and now it doesnt.. so you did win/lose in the situation i guess.

Clearly the previous owner took as good care of it as he did when he was modding it, which wasnt done very well.

 

Quick question regarding over boost, which i was reading earlier. What exactly "limp mode". How would one know if they are in "limp mode"? Does a warning light appear on the dash?

I have WOT and not shifted in time. My car basically stopped accelerating until i switched gears. I think i hit the rev limiter. Sometimes in sport AUTO mode ill floor it WOT and it hits the rev limiter. Shouldnt the computer shift for me??? Remember im in S-AUTO mode.

 

You will know instantly when you go into limp mode. You will get a big triangle on the dash screen. You will lose all power and be limited to something crazy like 5% throttle, 20mph and only 1,3,5 gears. I have had it happen to me 4 times and can say that you did not have it. I had to turn off the car for about 10-15 seconds for the limp mode to clear itself so the car could be driven normally again.

I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong please) that you hit the rev limiter (it's around 6,800rpm). Not the greatest thing for the longevity of your car but not the worst thing you can do either. I haven't had an issue with my car shifting in time at WOT but you would think the ECU/TCU combo is smart enough to figure it out.