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Boost makes less power?! blown gaskets?
k98311 Offline
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#1
So i was boosting around and i boosted first gear to 10 psi then when i out it in second and started boosting nothing happened! it pumps it gets all the way up to the intake but when i boost it makes less power could barley make it home but if dont boost at all its fine. the turbo will just boost away but nothing happens.
blown head gasket? i pulled the hose to the wga and it boosts past 10 psi, that sould happen right?
1986 gold TC 5 speed 100000 miles turbo muffler cat delete
Sounds like a turbo diesel people say
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Scott Mabe Offline
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#2
Is there any other notable difference, idle quality, free rev characteristics?
1987 Turbo Coupe
1988 Thunderbird parts car/ possibly street/strip car
1990 F-250HD 460ci
2001 Pontiac Montana (wife's ride)

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Pete D Offline
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#3
Most likely a boost leak. Remove and thoroughly check the two intercooler hoses completely. Squeeze them and see if any cracks open up. Be sure to get them correctly installed and clamped tightened. Does your car still have the IC bracket on the front. Without the bracket, the IC can pull out of the hoses.
Pete Dunham


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k98311 Offline
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#4
no if the car doesnt boost it runs fine and drives fine. will upload pics of my fmic on my 86 and check the couplers.
1986 gold TC 5 speed 100000 miles turbo muffler cat delete
Sounds like a turbo diesel people say
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k98311 Offline
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#5
could a gasket on the intake blow and do this? where does the stock boost gauge get its readings from?
1986 gold TC 5 speed 100000 miles turbo muffler cat delete
Sounds like a turbo diesel people say
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Scott Mabe Offline
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#6
You could be losing fuel pressure. Without boost you have enough fuel, under boost your going lean, engine starving for fuel. I'd check the vacuum line going to the fpr. And then maybe your fuel pressure if everything looks good.
1987 Turbo Coupe
1988 Thunderbird parts car/ possibly street/strip car
1990 F-250HD 460ci
2001 Pontiac Montana (wife's ride)

-PLEASE FORGIVE TYPOS, I USE SWYPE ON MY PHONE-
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k98311 Offline
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#7
So the vaccum line to the fpr look fine but should i replace the metal tubing in between the fpr and the intake?
How do i go about testing the fuel pressure?
1986 gold TC 5 speed 100000 miles turbo muffler cat delete
Sounds like a turbo diesel people say
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k98311 Offline
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#8
The work looks terrible but it gets the job done! no boost leaks in the intercooler set up


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1986 gold TC 5 speed 100000 miles turbo muffler cat delete
Sounds like a turbo diesel people say
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RDOG Offline
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#9
Your boost leak is that blow off valve. Under load its opening. Put in a higher load spring or stretch the spring thats in there. I have always disliked blow off valves. Turbo cars with VAM hate them. I would run a forge bypass valve instead, but if your mind is set on a BOV get the dual piston from Stinger.

You can check what I am saying by removing the blow off valve and plugging the hose. See if the car runs better. If so, its that BOV.
1986 Turbo Coupe. Boport StageIII head, Boport 2.1, Performance Techniques 50 trim hybird, StageII.63, stinger 3" exhaust, Phenolic spacer, Boglog header,NPR FMIC intercooler setup, kirban fpr, bigrmotorsports fuel rail, diablo water meth kit, CAI, remote mount TFI, CHE rear adj control arms, MAC girdle, 8.8 rear disc, aluminum drive shaft, H&R lowerings springs Tbird Turbo Specific, y MAS!!
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Jeff K Offline
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#10
^^^^^ +1 with Chip.
Jeff Korn

88 Turbo Coupe: Intake and exhaust mods, T3 turbo at 24 psi, forced air IC, water injection, BPV, Ranger cam, subframes, etc., etc.
86 Tbird 5.0 (original owner): intake, exhaust, valvetrain mods, 100 HP N2O, ignition, gears, suspension, etc., etc.
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