Is this boost leak?
Mar 20, 2011, 07:20 PM
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Is this boost leak?
hey all,
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
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hey all,
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
Realistically, it doesn't take long to do the test. The hard part (might) be fixing the leaks.
Also, FWIW - some leaks you can't notice and in your case, even if you could tell (tell tale sign is loss of power, spool up and over-boosting) you would have to be in boost (greater than 10 PSI, not in the 'negative' (vacuum) region to which you were referring).
-Bink
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Mar 20, 2011, 07:36 PM
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^ Alrite thanks a lot, also i would put this directly on my turbo? whats the inlet size on a fp black? 3.25?
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Mar 21, 2011, 04:22 PM
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hey all,
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
I was wondering if I have a boost leak or is this normal.
I have a defi boost guage and at idle it reads -10 lbs. But the moment when I engage the clutch to shift up while driving, the meter goes down to -20. I'm curious to know if this is normal or if I need do do a boost leak test.
Any help is appreciated!Thanks.
This is completely normal. The higher rpm of the engine + closed throttle plate produces greater vacuum than at idle.
