turn the boost up!!

[steedaflow99]

How do I turn the boost up on a 85 t type.....Its boosting around 8 lbs right now.....First turbo car!! lol....But im gettin the hang...I have a boost controller but its either not hooked up right, or its broken, and im leaning towards broken....

 

[413turbo]

gotta scan tool? do lots of research or you'll go BOOM BOOM.

what all modifications do you have?

 

[steedaflow99]

No scan tool yet......Pretty much stock....Its just a toy, If it goes boom, it'll just give me a reason to build it!!! LOL....They can boost a lot higher then 8 lbs without problems though, Cant they?

 

[novaderrik]

i think stock was 12 pounds

 

[steedaflow99]

Yeah, I know the guy I bought it from said his mechanic turned the boost down so he wouldn't blow it up.....It rides out though at 8 lbs.....Very surprised at the cars power....Ive owned mustangs my whole life so this is definetely new to me.....Can't I turn the wastegate rod to increase the boost?

 

[413turbo]

#1- research
#2 - scantool
#3 - boost up = fun

if you don't work it in the right steps it is:
#1- boost up
#2- BOOM
#3- expensive = @#$%

each car is different, each car can handle a different amount of boost.

putting a turbotweak chip in will do wonders (off the shelf).

IMHO, GM did a great job of putting these motors together. no sense in wasting a good motor.

 

[steedaflow99]

Good answer.....I guess ill get a scan tool !! But not sure what tt chip to get.....They want all the mods and what not but I don't know which way I want to go with it....

 

[413turbo]

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/hot-air-non-intercooled-tech/266052-safe-boost-level.html


on my cooled car with a bigger turbo, i could only get 12lbs. before i was out of fuel with a stock pump. then i only get 17lbs. on 93 w/o knock.

i really don't think stock HA cars came set over 10lbs. and i'd be scared to mess with it until i what it was doing. then turn it up what you can and have fun.

 

[BRAD_PADGETT]

No scan tool, no knock gauge, lack of knowledge= John lee Hooker said it right-BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM. Been there and done it and I am not going back. My 2 cents. Brad

 

[Jerryl]

.........John lee Hooker said it right-BOOM BOOM BOOM BOOM ........

That's funny!
Aerosmith said: "Walk this way" and you will be "Livin' on the edge" :biggrin:

 

[GNeric]

Stock boost on hotairs was 12-13 depending on how accurate your gage is. All 5 that I have had were dead on at 13psi. I had 4 of them running 17psi with Joe Lubrandt chips and my 85 GN at 25psi with a 100octane Thrasher. If the orifice is gone out of the Y connector, it will boost way low. My Dr Pepper car did this. Never found where the little orifice went but made a new Y connnector and back to 17psi no problems for 10 years.

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/hot-air-non-intercooled-tech/266052-safe-boost-level.html

i really don't think stock HA cars came set over 10lbs. and i'd be scared to mess with it until i what it was doing. then turn it up what you can and have fun.