$8000 for 4 hp???

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Jun 28, 2012 | 09:20 PM

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Sounds like tiny turbos if they are 42mm

Im talking too tiny, turbos that are seriously choking the engine.
Then the no. Sounds correct.
Those are prolly t3 4cyl turbos.

Jun 28, 2012 | 09:22 PM

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This the same car that was having issues with the tb slamming shut? Thought you were gonna get with my tuner.

Jun 28, 2012 | 09:30 PM

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Sounds like you need to get with someone that knows what ,there doing.. Looking at your old post you don't even know what you have... Good luck...

Jun 28, 2012 | 10:00 PM

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We needs pics

Jun 28, 2012 | 10:31 PM

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Ya same guy. Car started sputtering. Not driving it 5 hours away like that. This guy did fix the tb problem though. Just got back from talking to him and he showed me the data logs. He is getting a knock at 3000 rpms and its taking all the timing away.

Jun 28, 2012 | 11:32 PM

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Are you throwing any codes? I had a bad knock sensor on my sts camaro and it automatically retarded timing and killed my power.

Jun 28, 2012 | 11:36 PM

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Dyno's don't mean anything. Mine only made 588 to the wheels in my 4,000lb chevelle. Drove it to the track and it ran 6.38 @118mph! That is a whole lot more than 588 to the wheels. Sometimes dyno's won't do it justice. The track doesn't lie.

Jun 29, 2012 | 12:00 AM

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Nope no codes at all. And trust me I'm dying to get it to the track lol!!!

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Jun 29, 2012 | 01:35 AM

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If you had a high HP NA setup and all you did was add turbos to it, you are probably running a really badly mismatched combo. You need to find out what you are running before anyone can troubleshoot your issues.

Jun 29, 2012 | 05:18 AM

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More info of the turbos setup? which kit is that? any dyno graph?
Both N/A and turbos numbers are weird.

Jun 29, 2012 | 06:04 AM

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To get almost 500hp NA usually takes greater than 11:1 compression and a monster cam. Just like everyone said, if you have that high of a compression ratio, it's not going to be boost friendly at all, hence why you might be seeing so much knock at 3000rpm.

Jun 29, 2012 | 07:40 AM

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That is my guess,just a bad combo, aggressive na setup is not going to be a good turbo setup, ive seen more guys have luck with na setups like that with prochargers but not turbos,like others have said you really need to find out the specs on whats in there,could be easy as a cam swap to fix your issues lol

Jun 29, 2012 | 07:43 AM

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Um, the guy is an idiot. Find someone else to work with.

LMAO!
yeah i agree. if i were you, i would be screaming

. and a refund would be vital for that horrible tune

Jun 29, 2012 | 09:57 AM

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another issue i see is you are running tr5 plugs? that is a issue. I was running tr6 on my setup on 6psi of boost and was blowing out spark. You need some pugs in the 7 range like some bref7's or something similar

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Checkers

NGK TR5EK I believe. It's 2 heat ranges colder than stock.

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Originally Posted by Fondle

Your tuner should of noticed that your plugs are too hot, and swapped them out or had you swap them out. Your plugs could be the main problem. Bob

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Jun 29, 2012 | 10:27 AM

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So if it's blowing out the spark would that cause a strong enough knock to pull all of the timing?

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:42 AM

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So if it's blowing out the spark would that cause a strong enough knock to pull all of the timing?

They may be causing the knock from being too hot. Bob

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Jun 29, 2012 | 10:46 AM

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Those are 2 ranges colder. NGK plugs are backwards in numbers compared to the other brands.

Jun 29, 2012 | 10:48 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Checkers

Those are 2 ranges colder. NGK plugs are backwards in numbers compared to the other brands.

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Jun 29, 2012 | 10:52 AM

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Ok so what should I put in it then?

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