holy crap., 20psi+ on my 3sgte Gooood and yet soo bad Options

[x_itchy_b_x]

yeah so, im on the highway and i gun it and the car pulls so friggen hard.
then i look down at my boost guage and the needle is hitting the pin just past the 20 psi mark.
so im like WTF! and let off the gas, i get off the highway and pull up to a light so i can go across the street into
a parking lot to pop the hood and check whats going on. at the light i hear nasty loud sounds, hard to discribe, sounded like it was coming from the block. so i pop the hood and check it out, apparently my boost controller line cracked off. so i was running full max boost it was nuts. so i fixed the line by cutting the crackeded part off just so i can get to work. (i fixed it later with brand new fuel line rubber, good stuff) start the car back up and i hear that sound again. turns out i blew the gasket between the turbo and the manifold right out. probly a good thing since it was less air spooling the turbo already at 20 psi. but w/e the engine seems fine no noise other than the exhaust leak. and the funny thing is the car was nuts at 20psi now i want that power all the time lol.
so yeah. this only makes me want to put a larger turbo on... (with supporting mods, yes i know everything i need to do, not just slap a turbo on) yeah.... end of story.

[95celgt]

well i have a brand new gasket if your looking for one, it came with my gasket set when i rebuilt my 3s....

[Shigexile]

man.... turbo..........

one day guys...one day i too will get my hands on those.

[zipstrips]

i know how you feel, i got a very slow introduction to the 3s power 4psi. 6-8psi, now finally at 10-13psi... mmmmm i want more! oncei get brakes and suspention to keep with with the 3s im going to the ATS ct27 upgrade, injector rom tune and race tune package. hopefully my gift to myself in 2years

[easternpiro1]

oh man...i dont know how im going to resist the urge to up the boost on my engine...it st215s already come 14psi STOCK! oh lord....

[lagos]

i run mine at 1bar aka 14.5 psi daily. its a lot of fun

itchy, you cant just put any cheap hose on the turbo/wg lines. its a very critical connection and you have to use quality stuff. you should probably look into making a fcd too, so that this wont happen again.

[x_itchy_b_x]

it was the stock rubber line that cracked must have been close to 13yrs old (hard to imagine). the stuff i put on is thick and nylon re-enforced
yeah i left it at 17 psi now. im replacing the tiny pea shotter ct26 this winter along with a few other goodies this winter.
woo woo. hx35w, 550's, rom tune (dual setting one for race gas and highe boost) ,a dual mbc for two diffent boost lvles for two different octane ratings
and lastly the best thing lol NEW IC piping no more old rusted pipes. gunna buy some nice aluminum pipes, with t'bolts.
every winter the celica comes off the road and goes back on faster and better.
Finally i'm out of school a have a good paying job doing graphic design for a beer distributing company, I can afford good parts now lol
i think the whole (the ct26 blows nothing but hot air) thing above 15psi doesnt really matter with a huge pressure drop and big fmic
i feel absolutly NO hesistation like before with my small front mount. even with a jdm ecu no knock at all at 17psi. The new Fmic helped so much.

[Bitter]

it looks like its going to be a fun winter, and an even more fun summer for you. just be careful with it and stay safe.

[DomGT]

Winter IS going to be great for you. My turbo car felt great on that first cold night! Have fun and your car looks great.

edit: Did you have any torque steer at 20psi?

This post has been edited by DomGT: Sep 8, 2006 - 6:38 PM

[LimitedST]

yeah so, im on the highway and i gun it and the car pulls so friggen hard.
then i look down at my boost guage and the needle is hitting the pin just past the 20 psi mark.
so im like WTF! and let off the gas, i get off the highway and pull up to a light so i can go across the street into
a parking lot to pop the hood and check whats going on. at the light i hear nasty loud sounds, hard to discribe, sounded like it was coming from the block. so i pop the hood and check it out, apparently my boost controller line cracked off. so i was running full max boost it was nuts. so i fixed the line by cutting the crackeded part off just so i can get to work. (i fixed it later with brand new fuel line rubber, good stuff) start the car back up and i hear that sound again. turns out i blew the gasket between the turbo and the manifold right out. probly a good thing since it was less air spooling the turbo already at 20 psi. but w/e the engine seems fine no noise other than the exhaust leak. and the funny thing is the car was nuts at 20psi now i want that power all the time lol.
so yeah. this only makes me want to put a larger turbo on... (with supporting mods, yes i know everything i need to do, not just slap a turbo on) yeah.... end of story.

off topic, but look at your sig. see the girls face in your cars windshield? creeepy. right at the drivers side.
that place is haunted.

i noticed it once , cuz i have that full picture as my desktop background, and if u look at it, it clearly looks like a girls face. creeeepy

[x_itchy_b_x]

you know what. ive never noticed that. pretty weird....

[LimitedST]

you know what. ive never noticed that. pretty weird....

yeah its trippy

[presure2]

john, your a nut, man...lol