what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car
07-21-2002, 06:46 PM
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what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car
prelude turbo
vs like a turbo car from factory say for ex:
supra
also where can i get some technical info on. never can be too safe !!
[Modified by booster, 4:44 PM 7/22/2002]
vs like a turbo car from factory say for ex:
supra also where can i get some technical info on. never can be too safe !!
[Modified by booster, 4:44 PM 7/22/2002]
07-21-2002, 07:11 PM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (booster)
-highest octane fuel available
-idle your car after you drive it
-listen for weird sounds
-change oil religiously
-enjoy
-idle your car after you drive it
-listen for weird sounds
-change oil religiously
-enjoy
07-21-2002, 07:15 PM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (ceemarun)
yeah what they said, plus you gotta keep that engine bay clean, cuz everyone's always askin to check under the hood 
07-22-2002, 02:30 AM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (blufke)
Haha...I change the oil in our race car after every event...im guessing 3 qualifying passes and 4 or so in eliminations...so maybe even less then 3 miles 
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07-22-2002, 09:17 AM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (ninesecrx)
i kno most pple know to let the engine run after driving...but do pple here also let the engine warm up longer when they start up in the morning?
i knew a guy who let his car warm up for 10 minutes and then cool down for 10 minutes...literally. overkill?
i knew a guy who let his car warm up for 10 minutes and then cool down for 10 minutes...literally. overkill?
07-22-2002, 09:51 AM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (Pengo)
i knew a guy who let his car warm up for 10 minutes and then cool down for 10 minutes...literally. overkill?
03-09-2003, 08:24 PM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (booster)
This is kinda an old topic, but you gotta give me some credit for doing a search.
Anyways, like the title says, after the turbo is on, what kind of things do you do to maintain the setup? Also, what are some common problems that I might run into? Lastly, is it imperative to dyno tune after it is on, or is this just to squeeze as much hp as I can outta it? I ask this last question cuz I don't know much about tuning a car so I didn't know if it would be absolutely necessary, plus I live in podunk Wichita, Ks and don't know of many places I can get this done at. Thanks fellas and ladies.
P.S. I only plan on running about 6-8 lbs. Not gonna upgrade internals for a while.
[Modified by Racer X, 11:25 PM 3/9/2003]
Anyways, like the title says, after the turbo is on, what kind of things do you do to maintain the setup? Also, what are some common problems that I might run into? Lastly, is it imperative to dyno tune after it is on, or is this just to squeeze as much hp as I can outta it? I ask this last question cuz I don't know much about tuning a car so I didn't know if it would be absolutely necessary, plus I live in podunk Wichita, Ks and don't know of many places I can get this done at. Thanks fellas and ladies.
P.S. I only plan on running about 6-8 lbs. Not gonna upgrade internals for a while.
[Modified by Racer X, 11:25 PM 3/9/2003]
03-10-2003, 10:27 AM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (Racer X)
dude i was in your shoes.. I ran an UNTUNED ecu for a while and even though I thought it felt alright for a turboed car it drives completely nothing like a tuned car. My car actually STARTS right away, IDLES almost like stock, DRIVES LINEAR (VERY VERY BIG PLUS FOR ME), gets GOOD gass milage, and netted me like 30+whp. I drove 2 hours the first time to get my car tuned (didn't even get a chance cause I had problems) then drove another 1.5 hours a week later to goto the dyno meet. So thats like 4 hours the first time round trip drive for nothing and 1.5 hours to tune. Essentially ou can say I drove almost 5 hours to get my car tuned correctly...would I do it again? HELL YEAH!
[Modified by prophet, 2:28 PM 3/10/2003]
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03-10-2003, 10:49 AM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (prophet)
I see, I see. Did you know how to tune the car yourself? Or did someone show you how to or do it for you? See that is what my big dilemma is. I just have NO experience with tuning a car's ecu. Anyone else have some advice?
03-10-2003, 12:02 PM
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Re: what kind of maintenance do you have to do on a turbo car (ceemarun)
I have to let my car warm up for a couple minutes before I drive or else it stalls 
(nevermind I got a bus' up IAC valve) I do let it idle for a couple minutes after driving if I hit boost, for normal driving I just idle it for a few seconds before shutting it off...
[Modified by mskibbz-T, 2:38 PM 3/18/2003]
(nevermind I got a bus' up IAC valve) I do let it idle for a couple minutes after driving if I hit boost, for normal driving I just idle it for a few seconds before shutting it off... [Modified by mskibbz-T, 2:38 PM 3/18/2003]
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