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General => General Technical => Topic started by: pearl_rex on August 30, 2008, 10:56:47 PM

Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: pearl_rex on August 30, 2008, 10:56:47 PM
can anyone tell me what the standard rx7 should boost to please? having abit of a nightmare with my boost guage since ive gone non seq. its saying im on full boost at about .4 bar :rolleyes: not sure if thats right? lol
 
thanks in advance :wiggle
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: Jono FD3 on August 31, 2008, 10:28:02 AM
should be .7 - .8 bar mate!!
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: nikp on August 31, 2008, 10:33:42 AM
sounds like it running off the wastegate spring pressure
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: Carl on August 31, 2008, 10:35:01 AM
Probably has the pip missing in the pipe for wastegate.
Regards
Carl
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: pearl_rex on September 03, 2008, 12:22:25 AM
hmmm it doesnt really feel slow though? surely a drop that big in boost would make it feel like my nans renault 5? whats all this wastegate business lol? ill need that to be explained in the form of a crayon drawing as im only young :D
 
cheers guys!
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: nikp on September 03, 2008, 08:46:31 AM
The wastegate is a by-pass valve that regulates the boost pressure by taking some of the exhaust gasses another route away from the turbo.
Title: standard boost?...another kerfuffle!!!
Post by: pearl_rex on September 03, 2008, 10:21:04 AM
ahh so what do i have to do to fiddle with it and make it give me my boost back!!?  
 
thanks mate :D