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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 03:47 AM
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too much boost b/c of cold today?

any one with a ss/sc in here right now? living in van area or w/e? ...i was going through a tunnel and felt like boosting looked over at the gauge and it was at 17.5...any one else seeing unusually high psi today b/c of the cold possibly even though its not even that cold? cause im only s2 so i should only be around 15 give or take like 1 psi not 2.5
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 03:50 AM
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Originally Posted by eurochevy
any one with a ss/sc in here right now? living in van area or w/e? ...i was going through a tunnel and felt like boosting looked over at the gauge and it was at 17.5...any one else seeing unusually high psi today b/c of the cold possibly even though its not even that cold? cause im only s2 so i should only be around 15 give or take like 1 psi not 2.5
invest in a wideband so you can log/watch your afr's to see if your in the clear of running lean. better safe than sorry. note what you experienced is not uncommon.
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by OneCOLDBIZL272
invest in a wideband so you can log/watch your afr's to see if your in the clear of running lean. better safe than sorry. note what you experienced is not uncommon.
no i know my a/f ratio is retarded i've had someoen on here look at it before when i floored it in 3rd it dumps retarded amount of fuel to cool the cat for no apparent reason
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by eurochevy
any one with a ss/sc in here right now? living in van area or w/e? ...i was going through a tunnel and felt like boosting looked over at the gauge and it was at 17.5...any one else seeing unusually high psi today b/c of the cold possibly even though its not even that cold? cause im only s2 so i should only be around 15 give or take like 1 psi not 2.5
yeah i dont know man today here in saskatoon my car seemed to pull much harder than normal i dont know ill see tomorrow to see if it was just the day oor what
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 05:51 AM
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clogged cat?
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 05:53 AM
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i just got back from a rip seems i m boostin 1 psi more than normal hm... im almost positive my cat isnt plugged i just installed vibrant header/dp with high flow cat
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 06:16 AM
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i was out alittle from 1230am to 3am noticed 15psi on stock with cai... seems 2 be the normal 4 my car.


temp was a nice + 9C
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 06:27 AM
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Originally Posted by ßlĺçk§mókč
i was out alittle from 1230am to 3am noticed 15psi on stock with cai... seems 2 be the normal 4 my car.


temp was a nice + 9C
u must have clogged cat if ur boosting 15psi with only intake man or got a faulty boost gauge
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Old Sep 6, 2009 | 06:51 AM
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ya im thinking that my cat is starting to go i gotta go into the dealer any way so maybe i can get them to check that out ...sunroof button disappeard in to the headliner basically...AGAIN
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Old Sep 8, 2009 | 10:40 AM
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What dealer do you go to, I bought mine from Carter in Poco, but they closed down now, so I'm on the hunt for a new one.
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Old Sep 9, 2009 | 07:14 PM
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What dealer do you go to, I bought mine from Carter in Poco, but they closed down now, so I'm on the hunt for a new one.
dueck is pretty good..and lazerss/sc or something like that..name is jason..he works there as a sales rep
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Old Sep 10, 2009 | 02:58 AM
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Originally Posted by eurochevy
dueck is pretty good..and lazerss/sc or something like that..name is jason..he works there as a sales rep
Thats where i take my car, Highly recommend them, and if your getting service done ask for matt, he's good
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