Will Upping Boost Help The Car Running Rich On Stock Ecu?

[Lachlan33]

Currently have K&N Pod, Full turbo back 3".

Car runs very rich, with in a day the tailpipe was all black inside, the car 'pops' alot, backfiring I think (although that may be the atmo BOV) and fuel ecconomy is poor (350-400km a tank)

Im wondering if I upped boost to say 10psi, if this would not only give more power but help the car not run so rich.

If its worth doing, what is my best option for simply and safely upping boost to 10psi? The cheaper the better.

I eventually want to get an FMIC, then get an ECU + dyno tuning but until then im after a simple solution.

My second question is this:

I was cleaning the interior of my car today and noticed under both the passenger side and drivers side seats theres like a little plastic mini-snorkel type thing, and a couple of wires with ends that obviously plug into something. What on earth are these for?

[paulr33]

10psi should be ok, if you encounter rich and retard protection (flat power loss feeling) turn the boost down until you avoid it. some cars hit it at 10psi, some at 12 etc. its related to airflow not boost so its not always exact.

the wires and plug are for the seat belt sensors. used to show the seat belt unplugged light on the dash console

[RANDY]

Wires would be for the seat-belt light possibly? Or even for the seat-belt pretensioner.. I guess they both need to know if the seatbelt is plugged in or not. Mine has them.

[Lachlan33]

But the wires dont seem to be plugged into anything? Just wondering if they should be, i dont think I have ever seen a 'no seatbelt' light on the dash.

[LiQuid IcE]

if you start the car and you seatbelts not plugged in you should see a little red seatbelt man lit up until you plug it in.

The snorkles are the heating/cooling I'm pretty sure. For your rear passengers to keep their seats warm