Well couple of days ago i installed a ams lower intercooler pipe. Before the install i currently had a tbe, and a jestr flash. It was pulling hard as hell, with boost spiking to 23. After the licp the car spiked at 26. I did couple of runs to check if the A/F was running okay. At WOT it was below 12. The car spiking at 26 scared the hell out of me so i put the stock licp back on. Now this is where i need your help.....So after i put the stock licp on the turbo would spool up then you could hear the turbo spool down for like 1.5 seconds, it also sounded like i was running a vta. It wasn't that loud but you could hear little swish noises when you would let off the gas. Right now i currently have the stock bov. Yes, i did check the bov if there was any loose hoses and i also checked the licp for loose hoses. Everything was on right. Could the turbo be cracked? Broken turbine? After all this i decided to reset the ecu, so i unpluged the battery. Now it feels like i lost the flash and went back to factory settings (could you loose the re-flash if you reset the ecu? I thought it would be there no matter what you did. Well besides get it flashed back to stock.). The car feels alot slower and is still making the nosies. SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!

 

Are you sure you don't have a boost leak somewhere?

 

Nah, the car is boosting fine.

 

Right now the car's in the shop for:

K&N Drop in Filter
GSC S1 Cams
AMS LICP
Hallman MBC
ARP Headstuds
NGK Copper 1 Step Colder's
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
ACT Streetlite FlyWheel
Clutchmasters FX100 Clutch

I also have a custom tune coming up on the 17th. I hope this will fix things.

 

you have a boost leak my man

which would explain the sluggish feel and the swishing sound

don't trust your boost gauge if that is what you are going by

trust me do a boost test...and you should resolve your issues

 

If i do have a boost leak, where are all the possibilities that it would come from?

 

probably the licp since you have messed with that recently...if your car is in the shop they'll take care of it no worries

you may want to ask them to use t-clamps on all your intercooler pipe connections for added security

 

Any place you have a clamp on a hose. Since you just swapped your LICP I am willing to bet it is on the turbo end of the LICP hose. Thats where I have had trouble with the lower pipe.

 

I was wondering if the reflash could be gone. No one mentioned anything about it yet.

 

no...resetting your ecu does not erase your flash

car is most likely feeling sluggish due to a boost leak

 

How are boost leak test ran? What tools are needed?

 

connect the intake to a snorkel, submerge the engine in water... rev it and look for air bubbles...


Or use these:
Fighter's garage leak tester: http://fighters - garage.com/universal.html
DIY: http://vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html

Your choice...

edit- Can't post the fighter garage link for some reason? it shows up as ********************.com it's fighters*-*garage.com/universal.html without the 2 asteriks

 

Where can this be done? Local dealership?

 

There you go:
http://vfaq.com/mods/ICtester.html

 

Thanks for the help. I'll chech it out tomorrow. I'll let you know if anything comes up.