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Cold weather --overboost?

Old Nov 18, 2017 | 07:47 AM
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Cold weather --overboost?

My car is all stock and during the summer warm months I could reach about 7 to 8 bar.

Now that the cooler air has settled in my car hit 1.5 bar?

Can this be a symptom of a boost leak or bad MAF?

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Old Nov 18, 2017 | 08:10 AM
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Get it checked out, I blew up overboosting in the cold with K24 billets.
 
Old Nov 18, 2017 | 08:18 AM
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Something isn't right... I'm in Canada and I don't get that kind of boost in the winter.

... although, it's tough to find a sticky enough surface to support that kind of acceleration in the winter too - the tires will cut loose before you can get there.
 
Old Nov 18, 2017 | 10:08 AM
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On a stock car, that is way too high. Besides pressure testing the system, check the waste gates.
 
Old Nov 18, 2017 | 10:55 AM
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Last time I work on a car with overboost, one of the sense line coming from the intake and going to the N75 valve was disconnected.....
 
Old Nov 18, 2017 | 11:15 AM
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Lower the engine and check all lines around N75 and to fuel pressure regulator. Boost leak test!
 
Old Nov 20, 2017 | 11:28 AM
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Sounds like it may be some-kind of leak...

Funny thing its only in the cold temps it acts up.

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