I think I smoked it already
03-08-2005, 05:32 PM
#21
TECH Resident
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 782
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Zombie
I don't understand why people get so antsy to go blow up their cars. Almost everyone I know who adds nitrous or boost blows up their car within a few hours to a few weeks. Power is a drug.
Sorry to hear you blew up your engine man.
03-09-2005, 07:57 AM
#23
TECH Regular
Thread Starter
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Decatur,IN
Posts: 413
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
The truth of the matter is that I didn't know that I had to have a boost reference point for my wastegate and so I didn't have it hooked up. Yeah, jump on me now, I'm VERY stupid huh! Basically it's my money and I screwed it up, very expensive lesson but I never claimed to know **** about turbo's, I only seen something I thought I could do for less than I could buy it for and better and I feel I have acheived that.
Wolfee
Wolfee
03-09-2005, 12:20 PM
#26
12 Second Club
iTrader: (2)
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: So Cal
Posts: 273
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Sorry to hear about that! I did the same thing with a new Vette. It had 8K on the odometer and overboosted it. The good news is I got to forge it and add a port and polish while it was down. It was much better in the end.
I know how much work you put into you rear mount, as I have done the same. I've got my wastegate set at a safe (I hope) 4 psi. I know how hard it is to keep your foot out of it though.
I know how much work you put into you rear mount, as I have done the same. I've got my wastegate set at a safe (I hope) 4 psi. I know how hard it is to keep your foot out of it though.
03-09-2005, 07:33 PM
#27
TECH Resident
Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: North Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 782
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Originally Posted by Zombie
Only reason you didn't blow your car up is you couldn't get boost 
Either that or you lucky!
Either that or you lucky!
couldn't boost?
I'm good......sometimes it is better to be lucky though.
03-09-2005, 11:38 PM
#28
Wolfee,
Man thats a bummer! I know you worked your *** off on that thing! Hope you can get er up and running again soon.. Good luck!
P.S. have your wife remove all the guns from your house for a month or so.. J/k..
Man thats a bummer! I know you worked your *** off on that thing! Hope you can get er up and running again soon.. Good luck!
P.S. have your wife remove all the guns from your house for a month or so.. J/k..
