For 2-bar SD turbo users...do you "feel" your car making boost?
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For 2-bar SD turbo users...do you "feel" your car making boost?
May sound stupid, but when I was tuning in 1-bar SD I could always feel the "sucked through the seat" sensation when I went into the boosted zone. With the 2-bar, I never feel it. No sucked into the seat....no holy $hit, nothing. Don't get me wrong, the car hauls a$$ (obliterated a bolt-on 2005+ Mustang GT yesterday) and the car put down 453/432 SAE at Va Speed's dyno 3 weeks ago. But, it just feels like powerful N/A nowadays and not FI. On the dyno there are no sudden spikes of power or torque. Just a smooth creep to 453. Torque hits 400+ by 2800RPM and sits there till 6000RPM. Thinking this is the reason for the "lack of sensation"?
Am I just used to the boost (5PSI BTW) + the 2-bar tuning? Do you other 2-bar SD users ever notice the same? I know my HP/torque curves are pretty smooth, but I always think something isn't working right w/ my car because of this
Again, may sound stupid, but it does bug me. $0.02 appreciated
Am I just used to the boost (5PSI BTW) + the 2-bar tuning? Do you other 2-bar SD users ever notice the same? I know my HP/torque curves are pretty smooth, but I always think something isn't working right w/ my car because of this
Again, may sound stupid, but it does bug me. $0.02 appreciated
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Thanks. I was thinking of getting greedy and installing my boost controller (I made a concious decision when I put the turbo in NOT to install it ) Thinking w/ low comp heads and FMIC I could probably get away w/ 8PSI now
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I just got mine set up to run 8 psi, 2 bar SD, and I still get that holy crap feeling in my car. Bu that could be the size of the turbo too....what size are you running?
It also could be that I'm running low compression, and the difference between 0 psi and 8 psi is ridiculous, so I notice it more??
It also could be that I'm running low compression, and the difference between 0 psi and 8 psi is ridiculous, so I notice it more??