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would a vacuum line being loose cause the air/fuel mixture to lean out? Because my idle moves up and down between 1k and about 1400 or 1500. I had to replace a rubber cap on one of the vacuum sensors that had blown off and it caused the idle to be like it is.
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What is average and normal for you? Compared to what, dude? Try cooling the turbo down for about two miles before you shut the motor off. Drive it gently, off boost at about 2500 RPM for a couple miles before you pull into your driveway. Otherwise you will coke the bearings. Duh!
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I think it's normal for a turbo to be glowing after being driven hard... I've seen mine glow (turbo and the part of the ex.manifold that connects to the turbo) after driving hard and then stopping and popping the hood. It happens, but if you really did what you wrote and "drove normally", then no, it's not normal.
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I think it's normal for a turbo to be glowing after being driven hard... I've seen mine glow (turbo and the part of the ex.manifold that connects to the turbo) after driving hard and then stopping and popping the hood. It happens, but if you really did what you wrote and "drove normally", then no, it's not normal.
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If you are getting 13MPG, you are running rich as hell. A ton of unburnt fuel is going into the header and auto-igniting in the header/turbine housing causing the header to glow.
Since you said you are getting tuned next week, a mod list would be a good thing to post....just want to make sure you're not a retard and running 1000cc injectors on a stock tune or something stupid like that.
Since you said you are getting tuned next week, a mod list would be a good thing to post....just want to make sure you're not a retard and running 1000cc injectors on a stock tune or something stupid like that.
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What is average and normal for you? Compared to what, dude? Try cooling the turbo down for about two miles before you shut the motor off. Drive it gently, off boost at about 2500 RPM for a couple miles before you pull into your driveway. Otherwise you will coke the bearings. Duh!
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If you are getting 13MPG, you are running rich as hell. A ton of unburnt fuel is going into the header and auto-igniting in the header/turbine housing causing the header to glow.
Since you said you are getting tuned next week, a mod list would be a good thing to post....just want to make sure you're not a retard and running 1000cc injectors on a stock tune or something stupid like that.
Since you said you are getting tuned next week, a mod list would be a good thing to post....just want to make sure you're not a retard and running 1000cc injectors on a stock tune or something stupid like that.
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I guess it could be that too. Im not sure really. Ive never had this happen before. But i was thinking about checking my wastegate to see if it is stuck closed or something. That and check my exhaust to see if it has any obstructions. And hook a scanner up to it to see if i have any codes that might have a factor in this.