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gianic May 18, 2010 02:37 PM

Cannot hold boost as rpm raise
 
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It's not pretty clear but I lose boost after 6.000.
I pressurized air in the system and the pipes hold steady without leaks.
Also I can't find any leaks in the manifold.

The external wg right now is hooked directly to the compressor nipple and I am using a 0.8bar spring.. With or without boost controller even at 1.5bar or 0.7bar boost drops at 0.5 at high rpm.

Also when boost drop occur the external is shutting (I can't hear it)

VanMSM May 19, 2010 01:50 AM

I would almost think this is a joke, but you posted this before the thread linked below. ;)

Tried this? https://www.miataturbo.net/diy-turbo-discussion-14/boost-sag-no-you-dont-need-ebc-47532/

You say you can't hear your external wg open when the boost is dropping but maybe it's only slightly cracked open?

gianic May 19, 2010 05:42 AM

Yes I can't hear it releasing the exhaust gases because she tries to hold boost at a steady level and at this point she is wide shut. So the system tries to build pressure.

Joe Perez May 19, 2010 11:52 AM


Originally Posted by gianic (Post 575072)
Yes I can't hear it releasing the exhaust gases because she tries to hold boost at a steady level and at this point she is wide shut.

Yeah...

Tell ya what. Try moving the feed from the compressor outlet over to the other side of the IC, and see what happens. It's cheap, it's easy, and it'll save you a lot of arguing. :D

shlammed May 19, 2010 12:13 PM

try this... turn overboost protection on, and just unhook the WG.

Should tell you pretty fast if you can make boost or not....

Cruise up to the rpm that you dont have any boost and then mat it...you will hit overboost, or you have something else wrong.

Sparetire May 19, 2010 12:58 PM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 575212)
Yeah...

Tell ya what. Try moving the feed from the compressor outlet over to the other side of the IC, and see what happens. It's cheap, it's easy, and it'll save you a lot of arguing. :D

Dude, just put it in your sig. Seriously.

sixshooter May 19, 2010 02:18 PM


Originally Posted by VanMSM (Post 575056)
I would almost think this is a joke, but you posted this before the thread linked below. ;)

Tried this? https://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.php?t=47532

Gianic,


Read this thread https://www.miataturbo.net/showthread.php?t=47532

We know what the problem is and we are trying to help you.

gianic May 19, 2010 03:52 PM

I read the topic guys, thanks for the reference.
But I don't think it will do the trick for my situation, because a week before I was holding 1.5bar steady as hell.

Something for discussion. I disconnected the servo brake pipe and tapped the hole on the manifold with my finger. The engine stalled. Is it normal ? Should it stall or should keep running?

EDIT: I am not missing 2-3 psi of boost. I am loosing 15 psi of boost geometrically as rpm raise.

Joe Perez May 19, 2010 04:24 PM

This is what you said at first:

Originally Posted by gianic (Post 574682)
With or without boost controller even at 1.5bar or 0.7bar boost drops at 0.5 at high rpm.

And frankly, I have no idea what "boost drops at 0.5 at high rpm" means. It's cryptic as hell

However, you also posted a screen-shot of a log which shows a boosted run in which, from maybe 5,000 to 7,000 RPM, MAP decreases gradually from ~170 kPa to ~150 kPa. And given that this was the only part about your message that was even remotely comprehensible, that's basically the part that I took as actually being meaningful.


Various people offered advice based on this rather limited data. You choose to ignore it, and then wrote the following:

Originally Posted by gianic (Post 575362)
a week before I was holding 1.5bar steady as hell.
(...) I am not missing 2-3 psi of boost. I am loosing 15 psi of boost geometrically as rpm raise.

So, I understand that English isn't your first language, and believe me, you speak English better than I speak Greek. But I'm very confused by all of this.

gianic May 19, 2010 04:51 PM

I'm talking about boost drop at high rpm. Isn't this sentence clear enough to understand?

DATA:
1st run at 10 psi:
3.000 - 9 psi
4.000 - 10 psi
5.000 - 8 psi
7.000 - 5 psi

2nd run at 21 psi

4.500 - 22 psi
5.000 - 15 psi
7.000 - 7 psi

When boost drops I cannot hear the wastegate bypassing exhaust gases(VTA) and seems that the wastegate is sitting shut trying to build the requested boost target.

I ensure you that the boost reference point is not the deal, because I am using wastegate boost reference from the compressor's nipple 6 months with great success.
This started now, all of a sudden.

My english are bad and I am using a greek style of syntax, forgive me for this.

gianic May 19, 2010 04:54 PM

Haha you've just edit bad words :p

sixshooter May 19, 2010 05:23 PM

Ok, so it worked before, but not now? Have you changed anything? Timing?

Have you checked the turbo to see if it spins freely or is damaged?

Joe Perez May 19, 2010 05:48 PM


Originally Posted by gianic (Post 575393)
Haha you've just edit bad words :p

I felt some remorse after I saw that you were from Greece. The language barrier is a hell of a thing to overcome sometimes.

Wait a minute- the EU is convinced that your country is going to cause the total collapse of all banking and commerce everywhere, and yet you have money to be turbocharging a Miata? I may have to write a letter to Mr. Papandreou. Clearly your taxes are too low. :D

VanMSM May 19, 2010 05:52 PM

How about you put a T on your compressor outlet where the external wastegate hooks up and put a boost gauge there? You could see what the wastegate thinks it's doing.

Maybe you sucked a small child into your intake and it's plugging your intercooler? :)

therieldeal May 19, 2010 06:46 PM


Originally Posted by VanMSM (Post 575415)
Maybe you sucked a small child into your intake and it's plugging your intercooler? :)

god, i hate it when that happens! :facepalm:

shlammed May 19, 2010 06:59 PM

your turbo making any noise?

My turbo did this just before it stopped spinning entirely.

gianic May 20, 2010 03:52 PM


Originally Posted by Joe Perez (Post 575412)
Wait a minute- the EU is convinced that your country is going to cause the total collapse of all banking and commerce everywhere, and yet you have money to be turbocharging a Miata? I may have to write a letter to Mr. Papandreou. Clearly your taxes are too low. :D

Hahahaha! It's weird that you have all that knowledge for a little country like Greece :p . Our taxes are already huge. Trust me. I have a small tv production company and I am paying 40% of my pure income to taxes. Fair enough huh?
Consider also the vat taxes 21% and the gas 7.2$ per gallon.

Anyway. The turbo seems to be ok spins freely without any noise (5.000miles on it) although I found some oil on the compressor side, don't know why maybe I need a restrictor.

lordrigamus May 20, 2010 04:13 PM

Are you sure your wastegate isn't sticking? If it's a subtle leak, it may not sound like anything at all but may be enough to cause you to loose some boost.

gianic May 20, 2010 04:35 PM


Originally Posted by lordrigamus (Post 575935)
Are you sure your wastegate isn't sticking? If it's a subtle leak, it may not sound like anything at all but may be enough to cause you to loose some boost.

If it was stuck open I would here it because is is vented to air. So it's not stucked.

lordrigamus May 20, 2010 05:03 PM


Originally Posted by gianic (Post 575947)
If it was stuck open I would here it because is is vented to air. So it's not stucked.

Probably not then.


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