Need Help, Boost Leak & Tranny Grind
May 14, 2006, 03:06 PM
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Originally Posted by wj4
thanks for your help, man. im having the same problem. boost drops from 21psi to 10-15 at 6-6.5k rpm. and i, too, lost both clips on the intake snorkel.
i, too, thought i had a leak, did a boost leak test, and nothing was leaking.
im on the way to lowes right now to get some self tapping screews
i, too, thought i had a leak, did a boost leak test, and nothing was leaking.
im on the way to lowes right now to get some self tapping screews
May 14, 2006, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
?? Just get 2 out of your trunk lining!
May 14, 2006, 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
WJ4, I don't know. You'd think zipties would work fine, but I've helped people with this problem many times, and on a few of them, the people had zipties, yet it still caused the same problems as having no fastening device. Regardless, it's super easy to grab 2 from the trunk (there's 10-12 back there), and they are reusable unlike zipties.
May 14, 2006, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
You're serious? Your trunk lining is covered around the ENTIRE TRUNK? Even on the part up against the rear of the trunk? How could you have all that covered with subs and an amp? I'd have to see pics of that to believe it...
i had access to about 6 clip spots and a couple were missing already. i didnt mind though, i went to lowes and spent $1 for a pack of 2 replacement clips. put it on the parking lot. seems to did the job.
did several 3rd gear runs and boosting at 21psi with taper to 18psi at 6.5k rpm and the weird suction noise is now gone.
May 14, 2006, 05:32 PM
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you know i have mixed feeling about this. on the one hand i hope that the 2 clips fix it, on the other i hope something is broken so i have an excuse to upgrade lol
lol
May 14, 2006, 06:34 PM
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Glad it helped you out, wj4. I love helping people with this, because I went through it myself for a whole week, during which I did countless pressure tests and other troubleshooting methods trying to find the problem. It wasn't until a fellow MR owner asked why I didn't have the clips that I figured it out. He didn't even know that was the problem - he just casually wondered why I didn't have them. In my case, it was because I BROKE them off when I installed my MBC, since I did it at night using a streetlight for illumination and had no idea they were reusable (duh).
Rumble, I'm quite certain this will fix it, and you will be a very happy man with how smooth and powerful the car is after dealing with that crap for a while.
Rumble, I'm quite certain this will fix it, and you will be a very happy man with how smooth and powerful the car is after dealing with that crap for a while.
May 14, 2006, 07:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Warrtalon
Glad it helped you out, wj4. I love helping people with this, because I went through it myself for a whole week, during which I did countless pressure tests and other troubleshooting methods trying to find the problem. It wasn't until a fellow MR owner asked why I didn't have the clips that I figured it out. He didn't even know that was the problem - he just casually wondered why I didn't have them. In my case, it was because I BROKE them off when I installed my MBC, since I did it at night using a streetlight for illumination and had no idea they were reusable (duh).
Rumble, I'm quite certain this will fix it, and you will be a very happy man with how smooth and powerful the car is after dealing with that crap for a while.
Rumble, I'm quite certain this will fix it, and you will be a very happy man with how smooth and powerful the car is after dealing with that crap for a while.
i even bought an extra set from lowes to keep it in the glove compartment in case i lose it again, lol. they only have 2 sets left that fit the car so i figure why not. (i actually took off the snorkel and brought it inside with me and test fit them before i left, hehe).
my car actually feels fast again
May 14, 2006, 08:09 PM
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Yeah, I even ran at an 1/8th-mile track with this problem and basically went through all of 2nd and 3rd with almost no boost. This caused me to ALMOST lose to a Mustang GT, but luckily I held out at the end, haha! I ran a 9.1@70 or some crap like that.
May 14, 2006, 08:22 PM
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I can not frikkin believe thats all it was. Put those clips in there and BAM.... works great now! Thanks alot man! Now all I have to deal with is the tranny grind... woohoo.