Mcgoo Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Gone BPU this week, Good ain't it!! Cheers whifbitz for the decat, fitted both of them in the end. Fitted walbro and plugs, already had boost gauge, fcd and Nur spec. Drives like a dream and sounds pretty good to. (quieter than i thought) Its peaking about 1.1bar and getting constant boost of between 0.9 and 1.0 I asume this sounds about right and is safe enough for j-spec tubbies? I suppose an intercooler would be next? Oh yeah, got an egt gauge that doesnt do anything Might just be filling a hole i think, is it worth trying to get it going, swapping it for AFR or are they both unnecessary for the stage I'm at?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 4, 2006 Share Posted April 4, 2006 Up to 1 bar it should be fine. 1.1 starts to push the envelope, and 1.2 is where you know that you should start saving for the replacement(s) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Its all down to luck of the draw with the stock turbos, some get away with 1.3 bar(with the fuelling/ignition sorted to match), I ran mine like this for about a year with no probs but then you get some cars blowing turbos running std boost. Just think of it as a good excuse to go single if they blow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Its all down to luck of the draw with the stock turbos, some get away with 1.3 bar(with the fuelling/ignition sorted to match), I ran mine like this for about a year with no probs but then you get some cars blowing turbos running std boost. Just think of it as a good excuse to go single if they blow! Yep, I got your quote for going single .............lol, think I will stick to 1.2 bar for a wee while yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted April 6, 2006 Share Posted April 6, 2006 Its all down to luck of the draw with the stock turbos Most people don't have any problems, but one or two unlucky ones have had turbo seals start leaking within a few thousand miles. I've been BPU (1.25bar) for over 2 years and covered over 30k miles, there's no signs of turbo seal problems and it still performs as good as it did when I first went BPU in early 2004. As Paul says... luck of the draw (guess it helps if your car has been well looked after though!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 Frequent oil changes with a good synthetic are also a contributing factor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgoo Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 Frequent oil changes with a good synthetic are also a contributing factor. Yeah, will be doing regular oil changes and keeping an eye on things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mcgoo Posted April 7, 2006 Author Share Posted April 7, 2006 What about the EGT/AFR gauges? Neccessary or not at my level ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted April 7, 2006 Share Posted April 7, 2006 there is an AEM AFR group buy on at the moment, the picture of the melted piston may tempt you (like me) to put your name on the list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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