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Postby Boags » Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:00 am

Sasso wrote:I did actually try that, and it seemed to be working, but can a person create 12psi?


No; around 2PSI with good lungs AFAIK.
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Postby Fatty » Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:15 pm

recently one of my spark plugs leaks came loose as i was driving (i had removed it to change the cam cover, and didn't put it back on properly). the car ran very rough and had no power. i did manage to drive it around the corner and off the main road, so i could fix it. but i would not like to drive the car for very long in that condition. it felt awful, had no power, and i would be worried you'd damage something.

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Postby ampz » Sun Jul 13, 2008 9:59 pm

disconnect your wastegate arm off the flapper lever and put a filter on your throttle body (hell even a sock will do...) but it appears your rings may be shot on cyl 1.

is your ecu a map type? i think you mentioned it was a wolf?

then it should run the car, but with such low compression it will suck to drive
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