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Old 07-08-2010, 10:05 PM
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i put a kit on my gsr...i have to leave ny and head to va...can i drive this thing without blowing it up...its a garrett a/r.70....550 rcs...its too late for a dyno or street tune...i have to leave now...cant wait...
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its on a lil turbo basemap right now if thats important....
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yeah, stay out of boost.. if you have a boost controller just unhook it and run just the wastegate.. drove 8hrs to get mines tuned..
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Originally Posted by bLu92bUbbLe
i put a kit on my gsr...i have to leave ny and head to va...can i drive this thing without blowing it up...its a garrett a/r.70....550 rcs...its too late for a dyno or street tune...i have to leave now...cant wait...
Have you driven it at all? Is everything installed right? Who loaded the basemap and where did they get it from? If everything is installed correctly and you have taken the car out around town and it drives good then you should make it. I just woiuldnt set out on a 6+ hour drive not knowing if the car would even make it. lol
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yea i installed the kit....its all together fine....it rides good...just having a little problem killing injector orings...i wasted more gas than i used....but other than that its ok...
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are you at least doing all this driving to get tuned?
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Default Re: driving untuned turbo

I would be leary of driving the car untuned, and I would strongly recommend against driving the car blind (no gauges).

What if you get into a situation requires full throttle? Can you look and plan far enough ahead to avoid this situation? Can you stay focused enough for the entire trip? I'm not saying it's impossible. Can you make the whole trip without using cruise? You shouldn't go up a hill and try to maintain speed. That will put enough load on the engine to spool the turbo.
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Default Re: driving untuned turbo

It's all around just a bad idea really. Yes it might make it there and back but I wouldn't risk it myself. Only thing I can say is if your going to do it put your stock injectors and ecu in the car plus take your bov off so the car won't produce boost.
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Oh snap! Let us know if you made it! or if you didnt make it...lol
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Default Re: driving untuned turbo

Originally Posted by sc34dc4
It's all around just a bad idea really. Yes it might make it there and back but I wouldn't risk it myself. Only thing I can say is if your going to do it put your stock injectors and ecu in the car plus take your bov off so the car won't produce boost.
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Interested to see how this turned out...
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i didnt drive it...i left the car and flew...i spent too much money and didnt wana risk this...i have 2 go back and get the car....
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another question....if i find a ecu tuned for my setup...would it be smart to buy this and use that temporarily?????
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no, 2 cars running the same equipment wont use the same tune. every motor is different.
you need a tune for your car.
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To be safe get a tune real quick or if not just put your headers back on then put the turbo kit on when u get to va.
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damn...this sucks....guess ill just wait...
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I mean, it would be better than driving around on a basemap, but its still not optimal/the best idea. Youd be better off saving that money for a real tune
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true true....i have the money for a tune...i just had to get to va asap and couldnt wait in line for a tune....guess ill just go back and get a real tune....street or dyno...or is that another ongoing battle
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I drove on 6&7 psi untuned for like a year on my old civic really had no problems just rule cut at the top of my power band until I got 255and fulepress regulator so I don't see why not just keep the boost low.
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psi doesnt matter. its the power levels and ignition advance thats the issue.

running 7psi on a shitty t25 vs. 7psi on a gt4202r is not the same thing.

he needs a tune.
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yea I need a tune...it breaks up after 5k pms...i have the 255...i have the fpr...the 550rcs...3in dp and exhaust...ar.70 t3 garrett turbo...precision cooler....greddy type rs bov....tial 38mm...custom manifold(soon to be inline pro ss)...2.5 in piping....anything I need to change?????
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it sounds like you prety much have everything decently covered... what are you using for engine management?

also, do you know what kind of turbo it is exactly? If you can post the numbers off of the tag i can tell you
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Yes he dose Need a tune all I was saying is I was fine on very low boost
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If you put the stock injectors back in and just be careful not to boost then you will be fine. I dont think it would make enough power to hurt anything man. Just drive it. All I was really worried about was something leaking like fuel or oil. If you have no leaks and doesnt overheat then you will be fine. Do you have a boost gauge? Please say yes! lol
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Default Re: driving untuned turbo

Originally Posted by joe111599
If you put the stock injectors back in and just be careful not to boost then you will be fine. I dont think it would make enough power to hurt anything man. Just drive it. All I was really worried about was something leaking like fuel or oil. If you have no leaks and doesnt overheat then you will be fine. Do you have a boost gauge? Please say yes! lol
if the ecu is already base mapped for the 550s or whatever the op said, then pluging in the stock injectors will make it run like **** and make it that much easier to lean out
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Default Re: driving untuned turbo

Didnt know that...that being said leave the 550s in. lol

bLu92bUbbLe...is the basemap for the 550's I didnt read that anywhere in here???


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