San Diego Evo's
i live in San Clemente and have a EB IX, trying to get to know some other owners out there so i can have some fun till i get out of the corps. i get back from leave in january and i will be driving my car back from seattle from there. please let me know if anywone is down to giving me some infor on the evo scene in SoCal.
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Joined: Jul 2006
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i live in( San Clemente and have a EB IX, trying to get to know some other owners out there so i can have some fun till i get out of the corps. i get back from leave in january and i will be driving my car back from seattle from there. please let me know if anywone is down to giving me some infor on the evo scene in SoCal.
thanks man, yeah im looking forward to getting back to the states, believe it or not i havent even driven my car, i bought it when i was in iraq but my buddy who has a WW 03 went down to simi valley and got it all checked- out at south coast (worst dealership with the best selection). anyway, im getting back from the sandbox in november and i look forward to seeing you guys when i drive down from seattle after my leave ends in december.
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Joined: May 2006
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From: SoCal
I fixed PART of the problem with my lil car. When I installed the boost gauge, the line fitting wasn't exactly sealed, causing a vac leak. Now it's fixed and pull better, but still only 5psi. I'm looking for a replacement BOV and going to build a MBC tomorrow.
Anyone running a stock BOV, does it open at 10psi or less????? I may barrow Dustin's to see if it works.
Anyone running a stock BOV, does it open at 10psi or less????? I may barrow Dustin's to see if it works.
thanks man, yeah im looking forward to getting back to the states, believe it or not i havent even driven my car, i bought it when i was in iraq but my buddy who has a WW 03 went down to simi valley and got it all checked- out at south coast (worst dealership with the best selection). anyway, im getting back from the sandbox in november and i look forward to seeing you guys when i drive down from seattle after my leave ends in december.
I fixed PART of the problem with my lil car. When I installed the boost gauge, the line fitting wasn't exactly sealed, causing a vac leak. Now it's fixed and pull better, but still only 5psi. I'm looking for a replacement BOV and going to build a MBC tomorrow.
Anyone running a stock BOV, does it open at 10psi or less????? I may barrow Dustin's to see if it works.
Anyone running a stock BOV, does it open at 10psi or less????? I may barrow Dustin's to see if it works.
the plastic one from my 8 begins to crack around 10 psi if pressure is applied only to the piston, with the boost refrence for the diaphragm it will hold 14-16 psi, though there will be hardly any pressure sealing the plastic valve to its seat allowing a small leak
the metal valves that come in the 9's are sightly stiffer, & can usually hold from 12-15 psi without the boost refrence & around 17-19 with the boost refrence to the diaphragm before starting to crack open
the valves will typically function up to around 25-30 psi, before they start leaking enough to impact performance noticably but they will still be leaking slghtly at any psi above the ratings unless crushed/modified
what line did you refrence/tap into for the Boost guage? if you tapped the line going to the BOV it is possible there is still a leak & that would cause a reduction in boost as the bypass valve will not seal properly without a good manifold refrence to the top of the diapragm
does your car drive like it only has 5 psi? before putting on a MBC to "fix" the problem you should be certian that there are no leaks in the line to the Boost guage & that the BPV is properly sealing.