Stormtrooper77
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- 2003.5 Mazdaspeed Protege
Hmm, that's what I thought. Maybe I'll just stick with the EBC (set at 8 spiking to 8.5).
How-to: +2psi for a cheap $5
- Thread starter SpeedBeaver
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
I have a 12psi wastegate actuator in the MSP. I now have a manual boost controller with an adjustable bleed. I also have an external spring on the wastegate....And I still don't have enough boost.....lol
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
peepsalot said:
Actually billet.
Never had detonation, all the tricks I did worked out well. Just overpowered the rods.
SpeedBeaver
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- Mazdaspeed Protege
Ok guys, here is a little trick I found out while installing the spring in my car.
Instead of working blindly with pliers, jack the front of the car. Then, take a peice of string (about 4 ft long) and guide it over the wastegate's control arm (the rod in the center of the picture below).
Then, go under the car, attach one of the spring's curved end to the string and pull on the string to guide it up a little. Then, hold it in place. While holding, use your other hand to hook the free end of the spring to the wastegate connector (blue circle on the picture of the first post). Once it is hooked up correctly, simply keep the tension on the string and get up. The rest is surprisly easy, you only have to pull the string and hook the end of the spring to the actuator's shield. Then you only have to cut the string if you can't pull it free from the hook.
It's really easier than with pliers!!!(cool)
Instead of working blindly with pliers, jack the front of the car. Then, take a peice of string (about 4 ft long) and guide it over the wastegate's control arm (the rod in the center of the picture below).
Then, go under the car, attach one of the spring's curved end to the string and pull on the string to guide it up a little. Then, hold it in place. While holding, use your other hand to hook the free end of the spring to the wastegate connector (blue circle on the picture of the first post). Once it is hooked up correctly, simply keep the tension on the string and get up. The rest is surprisly easy, you only have to pull the string and hook the end of the spring to the actuator's shield. Then you only have to cut the string if you can't pull it free from the hook.
It's really easier than with pliers!!!(cool)
Velocifero
Wham Bam thank you Ma'am
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- VRM MS6, Sunlight Silver MSP
I did it very similarly, but I used a coat hanger bent straight and hooked to the spring, threaded it through, got underneath and hooked it then just pulled it back through up top, pretty easy.SpeedBeaver said:Ok guys, here is a little trick I found out while installing the spring in my car.
Instead of working blindly with pliers, jack the front of the car. Then, take a peice of string (about 4 ft long) and guide it over the wastegate's control arm (the rod in the center of the picture below).
Then, go under the car, attach one of the spring's curved end to the string and pull on the string to guide it up a little. Then, hold it in place. While holding, use your other hand to hook the free end of the spring to the wastegate connector (blue circle on the picture of the first post). Once it is hooked up correctly, simply keep the tension on the string and get up. The rest is surprisly easy, you only have to pull the string and hook the end of the spring to the actuator's shield. Then you only have to cut the string if you can't pull it free from the hook.
It's really easier than with pliers!!!(cool)
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- Hemi Ram, 71 Plymth Scamp, 71 Plymth Duster 340, 69 Dart 340/4sp
I tried the more than one spring thing, I still only gained the same 2psi. I had 3 springs on it at one time.
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- MP5T / 944
This idea makes Baby Jesus CRY!
hawaiian_msp
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- Boosted Familia
peepsalot said:
(lol)
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- MP5T / 944
If anyone did this without "Boost" on the A-Pillar, it could kill the motor.
OK, people should use boost gauges. Just like any other method of controlling boost...what's your point? Where the hell did someone say they weren't using a boost gauge?Brian MP5T said:
I have a boost gauge, but it is not on the a-pillar, it is on the steering wheel pod. Ohnoes, will my car asplode?
peepsalot said:
By not putting it on the A piller, people won't realize you have a boost guage.
This will make your car lose 10 HP. Additionally if you don't put the NOS sticker on both sides of the car, it will lose about 15 HP. (thumb)
Lastly, you should have atleast 3 guages in the A-piller. One boost, then a clock, and finally a battery guage! (headbang)
LMAO!!!
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- 2003.5 msp
genius said:
what about the light show gauge?
I did this last week for a few hours, the car felt alot faster. however after some hard acceleration i noticed a sulphur-like smell , it was pretty bad. Anyone know what this could be?? kinda scared me so i took the spring off. My mods are Injen CAI, CustomMSPs SMIC, Vibrant S-pipe back exhaust.
