driving boosted with no form of tuning..
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hey guys I just finished putting a saab t3 turbo on my 1.6. i'll be honest its a lot of ebay parts but thats not the point here
It was a good learning experience with fabricating and learning about the car, looked on the forums for any questions i had.
and it is inter cooled.
What I'm wondering, is if its safe to run very low boost (5 psi tops) without any tuning/bipes/ anything? Using a innovate lc-1 for a/f ratio monitoring and a boost gauge, right now it seems to be pretty stoich and I'm kinda surprised, so this is why i ask. Ms2 is the next purchase but my wallet is hurting at the moment, so it may be a few weeks. If i drive gently and try to avoid too much boost will I be okay for a little bit?
Thanks
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It was a good learning experience with fabricating and learning about the car, looked on the forums for any questions i had.
and it is inter cooled.
What I'm wondering, is if its safe to run very low boost (5 psi tops) without any tuning/bipes/ anything? Using a innovate lc-1 for a/f ratio monitoring and a boost gauge, right now it seems to be pretty stoich and I'm kinda surprised, so this is why i ask. Ms2 is the next purchase but my wallet is hurting at the moment, so it may be a few weeks. If i drive gently and try to avoid too much boost will I be okay for a little bit?
Thanks
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Serious reply: Stoich in boost is about 2.5pts leaner than "safe". These cars were not designed for boost and they cannot compensate for it. If you think blowing up your motor within a week is acceptable, then keep doing what you're doing.
e: Just noticed you used eBay parts. Have fun with literally everything about your setup (manifold, engine, etc) breaking. Did you do any research at all here before wasting a bunch of money?
e: Just noticed you used eBay parts. Have fun with literally everything about your setup (manifold, engine, etc) breaking. Did you do any research at all here before wasting a bunch of money?
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Honestly at this point your best course of action is to light your car on fire. This will save you lots of time and money.
Really the only other option I see is lighting yourself on fire. Although this would save you the most time and money, it will be quite painful.
Really the only other option I see is lighting yourself on fire. Although this would save you the most time and money, it will be quite painful.