Plz Help Too Much Boost

[avant]

hey guys i just bought a std r32 gtst (only pod n 3 inch exhaust) n a mechanic said its been boosted well above 7psi n i dont have a boost controler to turn it down, even on low trottle the boost runs very quick to show reading over past the factory boost guage of 7psi, if im runnin this high boost for long,

a) what damage could it be doin to my engine n turbo since i dont have a front mount or any other mods for sufficient airflow cooling for the boost level (prob 10/11 psi)? if so what would be a safe boost level without puttin a strain on the engine without the frontmount?

what would be the cheapest n best way to fix the problem? (maybe turn the boost back down with a manual boost controller)

c) would a bleed valve help?

d) i also get 300km on a 42l tank with only some racing, is this decent?

thanks guys for any help you can give me.

[Dingo]

Hrmmm usually people are in pursuit of more boost, but your in pursuit of less boost...........exscuse my while I go have a cold shower.

[heller44]

Isn't 10 psi stock for an r32? I think it is...

[elbee111]

Is the stock guage in PSI ? I know my R33 isn't. It shows Hg of Mercury (or some other weird system of measurement).

14l / 100km is chewing a fair bit of juice for a stock R32 I believe.

El Bee

[avant]

watever boost it is, its still not factory, n broke to buy a front mount or elec boost controller rite now, so want to know if its ok to run more boost than factory with the factory parts???

[ruffryder]

an exhaust mod will make ur car run 10/11psi naturally... the stock is at 7psi becoz of the restrictive stock exhaust.

no damage will be done, its safe to run up to 12psi

so chill n enjoy the ride

[avant]

mad, thanks bro

[(oo\__4Door__/oo)]

were are u reading offm the stock bost gauge isnt in PSI and it really only goin to show u positive and negative,

[Savage Bliss]

The stock R32 turbo can run on 12psi all year round. It's when you push pass this mark that it starts to faulter. You'll find if you were to put a larger intercooler on, it'll drop back down to around 7psi.

[Duncan]

I think you should go back to elbee's post, the stock gauge is in mm/Hg which is about half of PSI. So 7mmHg is about 14psi which is pretty high.

Stock boost is 10psi, and like ruffryder said you'll often get 1-2 extra from an exhaust. but 14psi or higher is too much to run regularly on a standard turbo, and might be causing pinging too if you have a standard motor and standard tune.

Get a dyno run (about $40-40) and get it checked out

[avant]

thanks man but yea wen i push the car the stock boost gauge reaches to the top right away and you can still hear the turbo spooling up after that, so this would most definetly be runnig more than 12psi according to your reply? if so can i just burrow my mates electronic boost controller to turn down n give it back to him or do i need to get one my self?

[fredzz32]

na mate if this is what you want to do, gotta buy your own controller it has to be on the car whilst running to work

[rice_me_up]

just on the issue of fuel consumption, i think that 300km to 40 l of fuel is reasonable, my stock standard engine takes roughly 50 litres to 375 k's, and thats ALOT of hard driving (many 6000 RPM gear changes)... but i havent had my car dyno'd so i dont know if its running at normal power though.

i thought that the stock rb20 turbos were supposed to run at 4 psi???

cheers. james.

[avant]

thanks guys for all your help

i hooked up a boost gauge to it and it read 0.5 bar max which doesnt sound right with a 3'' n pod, weird?? but it was a cheap shit swoosh brand one

[DriftSquad]

umm are u reading from the standard boost gage? cuz there very old and unreliable... what i suggest u do is buy a boost gage hook it up then read what your running... my car run's 10 - 10.5 psi.. i have zorst, pod and a bov... so get a new gage from auto barn 80 bucks.. comes with everythign to install...