Serious boost creep with FM2 GTX2860
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Hi All,
I posted a while ago about having high EGTs with my GTX2860 FM2 setup
Forged VVT with 9:1 84mm CPs
FM2 Manifold + 2.5" FM downpipe with 2.5" exhaust, no CAT
GTX2860 Gen 1, 0.64 A/R, internal gate
MS Labs MS3 with 4 port MAC and dual port turbosmart actuator with 7psi spring.
In trying to sort my high EGTs, I thought a first sensible step was to change my boost control so I could run less boost and have better control for mapping, hence the change to the 4 port MAC and dual port 7psi actuator (vs 3 port and 12psi garrett actuator).
While this appears to have had the desired effect to 4000rpm, from there onwards it appears to creep ~5psi every 1000 rpm linearly such that I'm at 230kPa at 6500rpm. Has anyone else seen boost creep this bad with a GTX2860? I still have high EGTs, perhaps this contributes? Perhaps related, this setup appears to spool suspiciously well from low speed, with a 4th gear pull (6 speed, 3.6 diff) hitting 200kPa around 3000rpm with a closed EBC valve.
My next step is to remove the EBC solenoid from the equation and plumb directly, but it's too late here to do that now.
Is this the kind of internal gate performance I should expect? I've attached a picture of a 3rd gear pull with 0% WG duty (which looks to be correct based on how long 7psi is held after spool).
I posted a while ago about having high EGTs with my GTX2860 FM2 setup
Forged VVT with 9:1 84mm CPs
FM2 Manifold + 2.5" FM downpipe with 2.5" exhaust, no CAT
GTX2860 Gen 1, 0.64 A/R, internal gate
MS Labs MS3 with 4 port MAC and dual port turbosmart actuator with 7psi spring.
In trying to sort my high EGTs, I thought a first sensible step was to change my boost control so I could run less boost and have better control for mapping, hence the change to the 4 port MAC and dual port 7psi actuator (vs 3 port and 12psi garrett actuator).
While this appears to have had the desired effect to 4000rpm, from there onwards it appears to creep ~5psi every 1000 rpm linearly such that I'm at 230kPa at 6500rpm. Has anyone else seen boost creep this bad with a GTX2860? I still have high EGTs, perhaps this contributes? Perhaps related, this setup appears to spool suspiciously well from low speed, with a 4th gear pull (6 speed, 3.6 diff) hitting 200kPa around 3000rpm with a closed EBC valve.
My next step is to remove the EBC solenoid from the equation and plumb directly, but it's too late here to do that now.
Is this the kind of internal gate performance I should expect? I've attached a picture of a 3rd gear pull with 0% WG duty (which looks to be correct based on how long 7psi is held after spool).
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@boileralum found it necessary to port his 2860 (not GTX) wga flapper opening. Damn thing made 18-20psi with the flapper tied open. You might be seeing the same sort of thing.
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I don't think it's seen much if any run time since then, unfortunately. And yes it was same housing. His downpipe/exhaust was likely more free-flowing than yours, though. I find the sort of creep you're getting a little weird assuming everything is working properly. That exhaust elbow housing thingy on the FM setup doesn't flow awesome.
Try this: Wire the flapper open and make a long 4th gear pull and see what happens. If it still creeps, there's your definitive answer.
Try this: Wire the flapper open and make a long 4th gear pull and see what happens. If it still creeps, there's your definitive answer.
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Mine is a GT2860RS, but yeah, 193whp on the biggest heartbreaker Dino dynamics dyno I have seen at boost cut with the wig wired open. I accidentally over-ported and opened up one of the stud holes, so ended up getting a Garrett turbine housing with cast divider (oe turbine housing from a Nissan S15). I *think* it is fixed, but haven’t driven it but around the block so far.
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Also, make sure you have overboost protection on.
It feels like you're hitting a brick wall when it turns on, but it will save your engine when you're not watching closely.
It feels like you're hitting a brick wall when it turns on, but it will save your engine when you're not watching closely.
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I don't think it's seen much if any run time since then, unfortunately. And yes it was same housing. His downpipe/exhaust was likely more free-flowing than yours, though. I find the sort of creep you're getting a little weird assuming everything is working properly. That exhaust elbow housing thingy on the FM setup doesn't flow awesome.
Try this: Wire the flapper open and make a long 4th gear pull and see what happens. If it still creeps, there's your definitive answer.
Try this: Wire the flapper open and make a long 4th gear pull and see what happens. If it still creeps, there's your definitive answer.
One thing with this though, the turbosmart actuator doesn't look like it opens as far as the flapper is able to. Guess that means my testing should be
Test 1. Wire flapper fully open and test.
Test 2. Pressurise actuator and measure how far it opens, then wire flapper that far open and test again.
Mine is a GT2860RS, but yeah, 193whp on the biggest heartbreaker Dino dynamics dyno I have seen at boost cut with the wig wired open. I accidentally over-ported and opened up one of the stud holes, so ended up getting a Garrett turbine housing with cast divider (oe turbine housing from a Nissan S15). I *think* it is fixed, but haven’t driven it but around the block so far.
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I didn’t port the new housing since it has the cast divider. T25 Flanged Internally Gated Turbine Housing for GT25, GT28/GTX28, GTX29, GT30R-WG : atpturbo.com. Get the ni-resist version.
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I didn’t port the new housing since it has the cast divider. T25 Flanged Internally Gated Turbine Housing for GT25, GT28/GTX28, GTX29, GT30R-WG : atpturbo.com. Get the ni-resist version.
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Thanks. What did it reduce it from and to? I'm wondering if there's really much I can do with 230kPa at 6500rpm since it would need to be a fairly aggressive port to get to say 180kPa at 6500rpm.
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I was hitting about 9psi at 7000rpm. I can't say with positive data but i know it wasn't making much more than 1 or 2 psi at almost 8000rpm after being ported.
What you see in my picture is extremely aggressive. There wasn't much material left in that area to take away.
What you see in my picture is extremely aggressive. There wasn't much material left in that area to take away.
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Pic of 6th gear pull for reference.
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I was getting really bad creep on my 2560 .64 housing before I ported it. I opened up the wg hole, and ported a channel to the wg to help the exhaust to find its way out a little easier. Now I can run as low as 10psi, it still wont really go lower than that but I was getting uncontrolled creep previously past 5000rpm. As for your high EGT readings I think Ken is onto the right path. Something tells me the cam timing must be off, maybe that is also why it is spooling so fast as well.