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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:07 AM
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This may be a dumb question but I gotta ask it

I'm new to engine tuning, and my car came pre-tuned with an ebc. So my car is tuned to 1.5bar. Will it hurt my tune/car if I turn down boost just a little. I know its a dumb question but I gotta ask.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:27 AM
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no it will not hurt the car to turn it down. Its been in the 30's here and i turned mine down significantly
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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just dont turn it down to .5 bar n ull be fine
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Pure Playaer
just dont turn it down to .5 bar n ull be fine
Ok guy I ain't that retarded.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:06 AM
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just dont turn it down to .5 bar n ull be fine
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:08 AM
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:15 AM
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jasonrp15, how is your new evo treating you man? Love the car man . Did you get new wheels yet?

Sorry for being .
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:19 AM
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Originally Posted by Pure Playaer
just dont turn it down to .5 bar n ull be fine
Nice comment Probably can't even beat a civic at that boost level.
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 10:42 AM
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Wow everybody's got jokes
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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yes it will be fine
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:07 AM
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its all in good fun bro . No one means any harm .
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:19 AM
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just dont turn it down to .5 bar n ull be fine

You cant even turn it down that far if you tried. The lowest you can turn it down would be the spring pressure of your waste gate which i think is between 10 and 14 psi. And no its not bad for your car, you will just be in a different load cell in your ecu. Do you have a tune?
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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You cant even turn it down that far if you tried. The lowest you can turn it down would be the spring pressure of your waste gate which i think is between 10 and 14 psi. And no its not bad for your car, you will just be in a different load cell in your ecu. Do you have a tune?
yeah the car has been tuned for 390whp on 1.5bar
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 12:03 PM
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390 that pretty good what mods?
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Old Jan 26, 2007 | 12:13 PM
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Stock wastegate is 11psi spring
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