Noticed today that my turbos are slow to react. I´m not in safety mode and the turbos appear to be giving full boost, or maybe a little under perfect but not quite safety boost. Is this the sign of a vacuum leak ?

 

Cheers

 

Maz

if you are running a standard set up, then a boost leak would feel like the car is running on less than 6 cylinders. (a small leak, feels like running on 5 cylinders, a big leak, feels like running on 3 cylinders and will not boost at all!!)

"slow to react"..... dont know what you mean?!?

 

Al.

okay, let me try and explain what I mean.

 

normally when you put your foot down the boost gauge needle shoots up pretty quickly and you can feel the turbos pushing you. Now when I put my foot down the needle seems to go up more gradually ...kind of slowly in comparrison...seems to reach full boost..just feels like it´s reaching it slower than normal

 

does that make more sense :)

are you on a standard set up?

yes mate, totally stock /standard set up

could be your tubs on the way out??

 

am no expert, but am sure someone will come along and correct me or advise you better.

 

Al.

Check your air filters, might need changing? Could be air being restricted?

did the oil filter a few weeks back mate ..i.e cleaned it up and reoiled it ( K&N drop in )

 

Car drove fine today though so I´m thinking it was probably one of those paranoid moments where you think something isn´t working right because nothing has gone wrong in a while..if that makes any sense.

 

 

:)

air filter even*

I don't want to sound pedantic but, you do know the tubs come in at a certain rev range, I.E. standard i think are from 3000rpm, a/m tubs are higher through the range.

 

Al.

:) yeah..been driving the car almost 6 years mate so I should know how they "kick in" ..on my car that is ..i´m sure I was imagining things..like when you start to get used to the power the car has and then think it´s getting slower.

 

cheers for the input though, appreciate it.

 

Maz

i know exactly what you mean matey......

 

I drive my 300 for some time and think to myself, is she getting slower???

Then i don't drive her for some time, and get in, put my foot down and..... ooohh my god!!

If you know what I mean.

 

ATB matey,

 

Al.