Boost, but no acceleration

[1moreMPH]

could be a leak. mine was like this when one of my IC pipes wasn't secure. No CEL for awhile, and afr's seemed normal for the most part. if your pipes arent leaking, maybe your bov is. make sure haltech is on the right map?

 

[alca0811]

could be a leak. mine was like this when one of my IC pipes wasn't secure. No CEL for awhile, and afr's seemed normal for the most part. if your pipes arent leaking, maybe your bov is. make sure haltech is on the right map?

I know that I am gonna sound pretty lame, but what is CEL and AFR??

 

[Brian MP5T]

I know that I am gonna sound pretty lame, but what is CEL and AFR??

Check Engine light

Air to Fuel Ratio

 

[alca0811]

Check Engine light

Air to Fuel Ratio

Oh yeah, I knew it was that; really, I did.(lol2)
Anyways, my pipes got loose at one point, and my car would -- more or less -- turn off completely. Got that fixed and runs (relatively) fine now. I think that I might have a leak in my exhaust, because when I idle, my boost guage reads 21 psi. of vac. I know that's not too normal, is it??

 

[ViDeo^_^kiD]

There is no possible way to see why your car is doing that....all anybody can do is guess. And it could very well be wrong. Truthfully it could be any number of things. Anything can make an engine run less efficiently than it did before.

My simple guess, considering your car is stock.

When you get above 3-4k RPM...when you switch gears, your turbo is surging. All MSP's do this stock...because the engineers went major cheapo.

That alone is not the only problem.
Could be a leaking turbo, could be bad plugs, could be bad gas.

You just have to know how an engine works and take the time to make it run better.

I would invest in a digital tuner and go from there.

 

[alca0811]

There is no possible way to see why your car is doing that....all anybody can do is guess. And it could very well be wrong. Truthfully it could be any number of things. Anything can make an engine run less efficiently than it did before.

My simple guess, considering your car is stock.

When you get above 3-4k RPM...when you switch gears, your turbo is surging. All MSP's do this stock...because the engineers went major cheapo.

That alone is not the only problem.
Could be a leaking turbo, could be bad plugs, could be bad gas.

You just have to know how an engine works and take the time to make it run better.

I would invest in a digital tuner and go from there.

Sorry I am lost, are you refering to my prob?? or the other guys??