fpv_f6 Member 29 Member For: 15y 7m 6d Posted 30/08/10 11:35 AM Share Posted 30/08/10 11:35 AM hay there guys im new to the forum. im from sydney west area. ive got a fg xr6 turbo and ive got some sort of problem. I put the cai kit and it was running fine. put the cooler kit from rapids and it didn't seem to over boost or cause any problems but then I decided to change the standard intake pipe from the silent stocky to a stainless steel pipe and suddenly the car was boosting loud but didn't goo very hard, so I changed it back to the stocky silencer, reset the comps by removing the battery, it seemed to go harder but still not going very hard as it usto. ive checked for boost leaks.. everything nice and tight. cant afford the tune yet so I need to fix it myself but im pretty lost.. can anyone help me??.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ F6 Member 641 Member For: 18y 10m 11d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle NSW Posted 30/08/10 12:05 PM Share Posted 30/08/10 12:05 PM I wouldn't be driving it hard without a retune done on it mate, a lot of money's worth of engine to spend if she goes pop just for the sake of a retune Russ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worm A much better forum Silver Donating Members 3,808 Member For: 15y 9m 1d Gender: Male Location: Victoria Posted 30/08/10 12:10 PM Share Posted 30/08/10 12:10 PM Put on old cooler... And drop back in at ford...What are you doing putting good gear on it without a tune? It's not like rapids is a monza cooler... How do you know it doesn't overboost? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 17y 10m 28d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 30/08/10 12:30 PM Share Posted 30/08/10 12:30 PM if you can't afford a tune, then I assume you can't afford to rebuild your engine, I would also suggest putting it back to stock until you can afford to do things correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray076 Member 64 Member For: 14y 11m 8d Gender: Male Location: NQLD Posted 31/08/10 01:33 AM Share Posted 31/08/10 01:33 AM (edited) Yeah mate. Go back to standard until you can get a tune or you will be up for lots of $$$$ when the motor goes BANG!! Edited 31/08/10 01:34 AM by Ray076 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discostig Manual mode ________________________ All day, erryday Donating Members 13,798 Member For: 16y 5m Gender: Male Location: Probably above atmospheric pressure Posted 31/08/10 02:15 AM Share Posted 31/08/10 02:15 AM I sat around with a stock car even though I had a flash box for a year and a half, nizpro cooler for a year, then a full exhaust system for the last couple months...it's too dangerous to run around with gear fitted and not tuned for me, I give it hell now and then and I just can't afford to drop a new engine in. I saved and finally today am getting it all fitted and a custom tune done. Patience is a virtue mate, that's all I can say.They are still quick stock! Your tyre bills are only going to go up with more power Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fpv_f6 Member 29 Member For: 15y 7m 6d Posted 02/09/10 11:11 AM Author Share Posted 02/09/10 11:11 AM I talked to rapids and chris said it wouldnt overboost or cause any problems with the cooler on without a tune.. now im starting to stress lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebxmple Member 1,322 Member For: 16y 2m 24d Posted 02/09/10 11:40 AM Share Posted 02/09/10 11:40 AM What are your guts telling you to do??? I agree with the others,put it back to stock till you can afford a tune. Ratter is a tuner,has his own shop and has played with plenty of theses things,so what does that tell you. Take the advice mate and dont kill your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XYZ Donating Members 1,171 Member For: 14y 7m 7d Posted 02/09/10 11:48 AM Share Posted 02/09/10 11:48 AM .. now im starting to stress lol.As other people have said, return it back to stock and wait till you get a tune... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 17y 11m 4d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 02/09/10 12:18 PM Share Posted 02/09/10 12:18 PM I talked to rapids and chris said it wouldnt overboost or cause any problems with the cooler on without a tune.. now im starting to stress lol.V1 cooler kit on its own wont cause an overboost, didnt you do the cat as well mate?With the cooler kit it was ok, the intake made it run bad/overboost? So put the cone intake back on.FG's are not like BAs, you can over boost them and they will go into limp mode which basically shuts the throttle/no boost.I'm not saying go out and spank it with no tune, just that it wont spike big boost, it will go into limp mode.I drove my G6 from sydney to headsex without a tune & 3.5in exhaust, cooler kit ect... 35000kays later it still lives.Ford have put alot of protection into the latest tuning to stop, I spose to slow down the rate of failed motors.Give me a call if you need to discuss it more, or if your really concerned we can dyno it and see how it looks CheersChris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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