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Old 06-09-2007, 11:09 AM
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Default COOSSIE NOT RUNNIN RIGHT

HEY GUYS ANY IDEAS? GOT A 3 DOOR WITH SOME PROBLEMS. RUNNIN 803S, 3 BAR MAP, -31 ,STANDARD T3,500 COOLER. HEAD GASKET WENT A WHILE AGO , GOT THE HEAD CHECKED ALL GOOD FITTED A GROUP A GASKET ON REBUILD.DECIDED ON A SPEC R SWIRLPOT AND BREATHER SYSTEM AND TURBO PRE RAD AND SAMCOS ALL ROUND. FOUND OIL IN THE INLET ELBOW ON STRIPDOWN. AFTER 1000 MILES A NICE TAXI DRIVER T BONED ME. CAR DEAD. NEARLY FINISHED RESHELLIN HER THEN FOUND MORE OIL IN THE INLET ELBOW. NONE IN THE BOOST PIPES OR COOLER. DOIN ME VALVE STEM SEALS TO SEE IF THIS THE PROBLEM.TURBO SEEMS FINE. WHAT SHOULD MY FUEL PRESSURE BE? AND WHAT BOOST CAN I RUN SAFELY? MIGHT NEED TO0 GET IT MAPPED WHEN BUILT AS NOT SURE WHAT CHIP IT HAS. GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY HELP AS CANT SEEM TO GET MUCH IN IRELAND. CHEERS.
Old 06-09-2007, 03:48 PM
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oil in the elbow/plenum is quite normall, you always get a trace in there.

as for any base setings , only the person who wrote the software can tell you the answer to that question, so my advice is to first get a chip from a reputable company, and follow there instructions as to settings.

oh and find the button with caps lock on it ,and press it
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aS SaId, YoU nEeD tO KnOw WhAt ChIp It Is.
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