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[Dexter]

who knows?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/

 

[changedman]

i do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Aricjm15]

or maybe it was not either of those two??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

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[azian6er]

im running 12 psi or so on a gt3037s on a stock flashed ecu right now. I have upgraded rods and pistons, but my afrs seem to be right in line... I also have a nippondenso high flow fuel pump however...


-B

 

[Nightmare]

Yes, It almost cut it in half.

HAHAHA!!! You would have been a legend then!! "The man whom blew a block in half"

 

[Brian MP5T]

HAHAHA!!! You would have been a legend then!! "The man whom blew a block in half"

s*** man, I'd like to be remembered for something other than that...

 

[changedman]

there are too many people with holes

 

[FSDET]

The reason i ask is because i know with a Boost/Vac Guage it is hard to see a spike and its Actual amount becuase it can be so quick so i was wondering if ...

A) you all had MBCs which tend to spike high and with that there is no electronic log to see what happened

B) if you were running a EBC with a display and saw what happened when it blew. Also EBCs have a much lesser tendency to spike (as much atleast).

Any input will be greatly appreciated for all of us that are currently having nightmares!!!!

i havent blown an engine yet thank God, but if ur gonna boost anything over stock just make sure that u put about 4k dollars aside cuz u never know(even with an EBC)..
i took my mbc out and not planning to be boosting over stock till i save money to rebuild the motor. Bolt ons will satisfy me for now(exhuast,intake) soon to come FMIC which will raise the boost by .5-1 psi,perrin pulleys,EMS..

 

[changedman]

so sad, yet so true

 

[Brian MP5T]

The stock engine is fine when left "STOCK" if you get my drift...

 

[yashooa]

Really depends on your driving habits as well. If you are going 40 MPH and put it in 5th gear, you may be asking for it.

Some people have had problems at stock boost with the motor, others have been running 12 psi for a year now.

Hard to say what is exactly safe.

Almost 2 yrs here but like they said better safe than sorry. I nearly s*** my pants when I had my exhuast fall in half at a redlight the first thing that poped into my mind was BLOWN MOTOR! OMG!
But once I pulled into a parts store and started poking around I realized it was just a broke exhaust coupled with loose IC pipes. After it was fixed I waited for a couple months before going back to 12PSI and all has been well since then at roughly 54,000 miles now.

 

[yashooa]

I wasn't running boost controller at all. Just Tial 35mm.

And about 7000 RPM for a few miles!

 

[changedman]

ooh thats great too! VTEK POWER OMGOMG!!!!1111

 

[yashooa]

Also I never ever boost over 10PSI in 5th or 4th. I generally only hammer it in the first 3 gears.

 

[Brian MP5T]

And about 7000 RPM for a few miles!

Ummm, Seconds.(enguard)

 

[tracknfield423]

after reading this thread i'm definately thinking about taking my mbc off or just turning it down all the way and not getting on it in 4th or 5th

 

[Yay-Boost]

EBC can boost creep on you. This can be worse than a spike if you don't keep an eye on your boost gauge. A bad boost creep will happen for a longer duration than a spike does.

The reason i ask is because i know with a Boost/Vac Guage it is hard to see a spike and its Actual amount becuase it can be so quick so i was wondering if ...

A) you all had MBCs which tend to spike high and with that there is no electronic log to see what happened

B) if you were running a EBC with a display and saw what happened when it blew. Also EBCs have a much lesser tendency to spike (as much atleast).

Any input will be greatly appreciated for all of us that are currently having nightmares!!!!

 

[t3ase]

An EBC vs MBC will not decide if your engine will blow or not. Both spike/creep. Regardless, I've been running 14psi for around 45k and within the past month or two, I've introduced it to occasional 18psi. I changed spark plugs a few weeks ago with good (~180) compression on all cylinders and a week later read 90psi in cyl3, after a few highway trips to Waco and back without much boost.

As pat said, these motors look good for a while and then when it gets hungry, it devours itself. When it's hungry, nobody knows.

If you up the boost, *BUY A COMPRESSION TESTER*. I bought mine for $20 and it's the best tool for reassurance or "getreadyness" that I've ever bought.

 

[Focus]

An EBC vs MBC will not decide if your engine will blow or not. Both spike/creep. Regardless, I've been running 14psi for around 45k and within the past month or two, I've introduced it to occasional 18psi. I changed spark plugs a few weeks ago with good (~180) compression on all cylinders and a week later read 90psi in cyl3, after a few highway trips to Waco and back without much boost.

As pat said, these motors look good for a while and then when it gets hungry, it devours itself. When it's hungry, nobody knows.

If you up the boost, *BUY A COMPRESSION TESTER*. I bought mine for $20 and it's the best tool for reassurance or "getreadyness" that I've ever bought.

Is it time for a rebuild ?

 

[changedman]

yeah bump! 90psi?