TitaniumSpeed24
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- 2003.5 Ti MSP
So i've been driving my new MSP a lot lately (been driving it for like 4 days now) and today it seemed particularly slow. Normally when I get on it it moves pretty good, I mean, its not a ROCKET, but its pretty quick. Today though, it seemed like the more gas I gave it, it didnt really make a difference. I can hear the turbo spooling and my boost guage is reading about 6 psi (stock boost) - the blow off sounds pretty normal although now that I think of it it sounds a lot more blow-off-ish than normal (less turkey, more whoosh) - its got a Forge BOV and I can hear more of the PSHHHH noise than yesterday - yesterday it was more turkeyish - First gear feels fast of course but in second it feels slowwww. . . It feels like i get the initial boost from the turbo and then all my torque is gone from like 4200 RPMs and up. . . I looked for cracked plastic pipes and it all looked good, couldnt hear any leaks, although it was making a high pitched squealing noise around 5000 RPMs that I hadnt noticed before - sounded like the turbo although higher pitched and, like I said, i hadnt heard it before. Could this be something with the Forge BOV (like its leaking boost or something even though my guage reads 6 PSI) or is it maybe just in need of the flash (it feels kinda rich / boggy)? It COULD be heat soak (I dont boost ALL THE TIME, like, i'll boost for like 5 seconds tops and hten cruise for 5 minutes before boosting again so not really likely) but i pulled up at a light next to an evo, revved up (not to race, im not that dumb =P) and he started asking me how i liked my speed etc. when the light turned green i got on it pretty hard just to see what he'd do and, obviously, he blew by me but thats not the point - i was on it pretty hard and i was actually just barely passing the other traffic. . . . . wtf. It got faster as i kept driving but it seems kinda sporadic. Please guys, any input is appreciated.
Edit: Realistically, i think it could be the Forge BOV (I want to replace it with the stock BPV or an upgraded BPV [if anyone has one they'd be willing to part with let me know]) or the fact that i think its unflashed (although it might be). . .
As of 10 minutes ago - My dad just got home and we went out and drove it - it was running great. Being night time / cooler air (75 degrees maybe?) / the engine was cold, I dont know if this offers you any more insight as to what it would be or not. . . I'll drive it again tomorrow too and if it runs like this then thats fine. . . but if it runs like it did earlier, meaning im running it hard and its barely keeping up with traffic. . . then ive got problems. . .
Edit: Realistically, i think it could be the Forge BOV (I want to replace it with the stock BPV or an upgraded BPV [if anyone has one they'd be willing to part with let me know]) or the fact that i think its unflashed (although it might be). . .
As of 10 minutes ago - My dad just got home and we went out and drove it - it was running great. Being night time / cooler air (75 degrees maybe?) / the engine was cold, I dont know if this offers you any more insight as to what it would be or not. . . I'll drive it again tomorrow too and if it runs like this then thats fine. . . but if it runs like it did earlier, meaning im running it hard and its barely keeping up with traffic. . . then ive got problems. . .
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