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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 09:56 AM
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right then,when im in 1st and put foot down th boost gauge hardly goes above 0 bar,when i go into 2,3,4,5 it boosts around 0.5-0.75 bar,

Q 1 y dus it hardly boost in 1st ? ive checked all pipes ect and cant find any leak,

Q 2 when i bot it in any gear above 1 it boosts just under 0.75 then goes down to 0.5ish , is this ok or show somthings wrong?

just if you need to no,its 1.6cvh,chipped,full width,s/s and all samcos ect

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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:16 AM
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Q2 It's normale that it has a peak boost and a normale boost. There nothing wrong with that. But your other problem i have no idea. It should boost in first gear.

Good luck
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:18 AM
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Q1: you will not reach full boost in 1st gear

Q2: its quite normal for boost to peak then drop back a little and hold.
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Old Oct 18, 2007 | 10:27 AM
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sound cheers guys
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