Yup. I'm boosted. Took me three damn days. Not everything went as planned...had to fab some stuff (like the oil return line which was WAY too long, and I had to make my own intake). The car likes to want to stall. Although the more I drive it, the less it wants to stall. The car hesitates and bogs, and occasionally backfires. At high speeds (on the highway) it especially likes to bog, and at times the entire car bucks. It's very senstive to throttle position; a slight change while cruising on the highway usually results in bogging and/or bucking. As it is right now, the car drives very poorly. To be honest, I'm suprised I made it home alive.
Also, when I "get on the throttle" a bit, smoke comes out of the exhaust. Don't know what color...it was too dark to tell tonight. Oh yeah...and though I haven't gotten on it too hard yet, I still haven't seen it make more than 1psi.
Here are my prime suspects on why the car is running right...
-Vacuum lines. I T'd my O2 voltage clamp and my FMU into the same vacuum line. I'm just not sure if the source was a good source (I suspect it's not). I T'd into a 4" line on the far passenger side of the intake manifold that goes between the manifold and a solenoid. The other side of the solenoid is connected to a line that eventually leads to the VICS system. When I initially cut the 4" line from the manifold to the solenoid, it released pressure (I heard a "PSHHHHT"). Also, I'm running my boost gauge off of the vacuum line that goes to the stock FPR. My wastegate is connected to the fitting on the compressor side of the turbo.
-The BOV. My vacuum line from the BOV is going directly into the unused vacuum probe in the manifold. But, the spring may be too tight. At first it was too loose and would leak air at idle, but a thick washer fixed that up, however now it may be too tight to work correctly. On top of that, the car would like it much better if the BOV was recirculated right behind the MAS.
-Still running stock plugs since the ones sent to me weren't all gapped the same (they looked like they were bent a little during shipping). This should be hard to fix, I just need to gap them. Terry, what do i gap them to?
Ok, I'm going to bed. Any info (especially on the BOV/vacuum lines) would be a big help. Thanks.
Also, when I "get on the throttle" a bit, smoke comes out of the exhaust. Don't know what color...it was too dark to tell tonight. Oh yeah...and though I haven't gotten on it too hard yet, I still haven't seen it make more than 1psi.
Here are my prime suspects on why the car is running right...
-Vacuum lines. I T'd my O2 voltage clamp and my FMU into the same vacuum line. I'm just not sure if the source was a good source (I suspect it's not). I T'd into a 4" line on the far passenger side of the intake manifold that goes between the manifold and a solenoid. The other side of the solenoid is connected to a line that eventually leads to the VICS system. When I initially cut the 4" line from the manifold to the solenoid, it released pressure (I heard a "PSHHHHT"). Also, I'm running my boost gauge off of the vacuum line that goes to the stock FPR. My wastegate is connected to the fitting on the compressor side of the turbo.
-The BOV. My vacuum line from the BOV is going directly into the unused vacuum probe in the manifold. But, the spring may be too tight. At first it was too loose and would leak air at idle, but a thick washer fixed that up, however now it may be too tight to work correctly. On top of that, the car would like it much better if the BOV was recirculated right behind the MAS.
-Still running stock plugs since the ones sent to me weren't all gapped the same (they looked like they were bent a little during shipping). This should be hard to fix, I just need to gap them. Terry, what do i gap them to?
Ok, I'm going to bed. Any info (especially on the BOV/vacuum lines) would be a big help. Thanks.
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