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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:54 AM
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Default Dyno video...ebay turbo...

turbo works great at 5psi, BUT.... when it hits full boost the torque converter goes nuts....AFR was steady at 10.9 and timing was locked at 17.




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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 03:28 PM
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a few years back Malibu wagons were the sh-t in the bay area..But i can honestly say the werent packin a punch like yours!!!! nice job!!!!
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 03:48 PM
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Get your TC fixed, Im curious what it can do! That graph looks like the dyno decided to detect earth movements half way through. lol
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Old Jun 12, 2010 | 11:58 PM
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looks like thats what is gonna happen to my converter as well.....mocking up the big holeset as we speak.....lol a anti ballooning plate should take car of that....i need to get one for my tci...just a cheap street fighter....

would you post a link to your build thread if you have one......thanks...lookin good !!!

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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 12:03 AM
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ya, cheap ebay converter here (tsi), has worked good for the past 3 years.
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Old Jun 13, 2010 | 10:42 AM
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would valve springs do that?
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