View Full Version : Car drives weird after fixing boost leak
clean2g
05-05-2008, 08:27 PM
Alright so over the winter I fixed a boost leak where the j-pipe mounts onto the turbo. I did a boost leak test and there was still a very small leak in the seam, so yesterday I re-enforced it with a little rtv. Also, I don't know if this is relevant as well, but yesterday I changed the valve cover gasket and all related seals. So I waited for everything to dry and today I took the car out for a drive and the car feels significantly slower when boosting, than before I added the rtv to the leak area and changed the valve cover gasket. Would fixing a leak that small screw up my tune that significantly? Or could I have done something wrong when changing my valve cover gasket? My current mods are: 14b boosting @ 15psi, evo 8 fmic, 560 injectors, safc. Car is a 97 GSX
Goat Blower
05-05-2008, 10:12 PM
I can't think of anything. Are you sure you're hitting 15psi still? Swap the plug wires around accidentally?
xveganxcowboyx
05-05-2008, 10:28 PM
I would redo the boost leak test. I have fixed boost leaks before only to have another one appear from the change in pressures.
clean2g
05-07-2008, 12:04 AM
I can't think of anything. Are you sure you're hitting 15psi still? Swap the plug wires around accidentally?
yup, still hitting 15psi, and I remembered to mark my wires before I removed them, so that's all good.
clean2g
05-07-2008, 12:04 AM
I would redo the boost leak test. I have fixed boost leaks before only to have another one appear from the change in pressures.
You may be right, it kinda feels like another leak, I'll have to get it tested.
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