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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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boost spike!
ya i am gettin some bad boost spike in fifth gear, what do i do?

BOOST GAUGE READS 19PSI SPIKE

in third max psi is 16 psi, i dont know what is done to my car, but stage 2 wrxs are easy wins
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:07 AM
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Take it to a shop that knows how to tune suby's. Maybe that tuner will know what happened to your car and what is in it.
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:10 AM
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will this cost a lot?
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Old Sep 10, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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Save up and get ur car done right, then have it tuned properly, and call it a day
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ask ed at EQ TUNING he will know
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 08:38 AM
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What engine management are you using?
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Old Sep 17, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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i am not using one, but previous owners must have because it has a 3 port boost solenoid, which has no off the self map for it!
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 09:32 AM
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How fast you going in 5th? Are you at WOT in lower rpms in 5th? Don't do that =(
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y not???

thats were i get the boost spike is at 4000 prms in fifth!
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Old Sep 18, 2007 | 04:30 PM
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maybe 90-95 mph on the freeway this happens

i only did it once tryin to see my max boost in fifth and the spike goes to 19, but it holds steady at 17 the rest of the time!
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