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Originally Posted by FujiApples
lol.. i know how the wastegate works.. and u guys both failed to mention that the cruise light flashes whenever u get a CEL as a safety function to prevent you from using the cruise control and possibly screwing yourself over..
nevertheless you guys are both right... i need some way to control boost..
nevertheless you guys are both right... i need some way to control boost..
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yea the mechanic said it only happens to STi's.. i think franco forgot to mention this too?
franco said its better for me to get ap and a boost gauge cuz ima get boost creep..
Originally Posted by sigma pi
you already control boost
www.howthingswork.com
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
cool link
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/lotus-elise.htm
www.howthingswork.com
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/turbo.htm
cool link
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/lotus-elise.htm
franco said its better for me to get ap and a boost gauge cuz ima get boost creep..
Last edited by FujiApples; Jun 25, 2006 at 01:46 PM.
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Originally Posted by FujiApples
lol.. i know how the wastegate works.. and u guys both failed to mention that the cruise light flashes whenever u get a CEL as a safety function to prevent you from using the cruise control and possibly screwing yourself over..
nevertheless you guys are both right... i need some way to control boost..
nevertheless you guys are both right... i need some way to control boost..
false the cruise controll light flashes when the "STI" is on safe mode.
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Originally Posted by slowguy626
safe mode? pfff, not when i'm sitting behind the wheel 
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Originally Posted by kenji815
it's limp mode..actually.. it puts limiter on the rev and boost.
but seriously.. whenver an STi throws a CEL... the cruise light will flash..
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Originally Posted by FujiApples
but seriously.. whenver an STi throws a CEL... the cruise light will flash..
flashing cruise control = limp mode = safe mode
Originally Posted by yayitzian
i failed to mention that because I didn't know it myself. i've thrown CEL's before, but my cruise control has never flashed ever.
