running a turbo with no engine management?

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Oct 16, 2006 | 01:47 PM

si0385.

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running a turbo with no engine management?

will it hurt to run a turbo kit on stock everything (ecu, fuel pump, injectors, spark plugs) as long as i keep the rpms low so the car stays out of boost

i dont have anything as far as engine management but i wanna put this on so i can go next week or so and have it tunned

so will it hurt to just have the turbo kit sitting on there as long as i keep it outa boost?

is there anything i can do with my wastegate so i cant create boost just to be on the save side like take the spring out so it stays open?

sorry if any of these questions sound stupid but im new to the whole FI deal

tia

Oct 16, 2006 | 01:58 PM

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (si0385.)

it might run like crap but you should be ok as long as you keep it out of boost just make sure you get it tuned asap

Oct 16, 2006 | 02:22 PM

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (racerjohn)

undo a charge pipe or take out the wastegate spring, so it will never see boost until your ready

Oct 16, 2006 | 03:30 PM

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (SPNFEDEH)

I really dont like the idea of running with an open charge pipe all it takes is a little rock to get sucked up into there and your **** gets messed up...

I would wait as long as possible to install everything and only drive it to the tuner. JMO

Oct 16, 2006 | 03:45 PM

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Nah, you can do that. Exactly what I did with my car. Drove it like that and stayed out of boost for the first 1000 miles or so and then got it tuned. Compression is still perfect, and made some good power.

Oct 16, 2006 | 04:15 PM

NJIN BUILDR

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (si0385.)

I drive my car all winter without boosting if I don't want to.It's not hard at all to do.

Oct 16, 2006 | 04:16 PM

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (urbansi)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by urbansi »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I really dont like the idea of running with an open charge pipe all it takes is a little rock to get sucked up into there and your **** gets messed up...

I would wait as long as possible to install everything and only drive it to the tuner. JMO</TD></TR></TABLE>

well then take the WG spring out so you DONT boost. Simple as that then huh?

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Oct 16, 2006 | 06:32 PM

PrecisionH23a

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Re: running a turbo with no engine management? (SPNFEDEH)

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SPNFEDEH »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">undo a charge pipe or take out the wastegate spring, so it will never see boost until your ready</TD></TR></TABLE>

Pull the wastegate spring... if you run with an open charge pipe you can overspin the turbo.

Just make sure you don't boost and you'll be ok.