Would someone be able to tell me where the throttle body is located?
05-19-2005, 06:25 AM
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Would someone be able to tell me where the throttle body is located?
I'm going to be attempting to unistall my TCD and I was told it is located in the front side of the motor, next to the throttle body. Hopefully I can unistall my TCD and do some runs and see how the boost goes. So far I took off my MBC, with this i see spiking/peaking of any where from 22-27psi. The 27 was during a 5th gear pull around 80. When spiking these psis I go straight into partial limp.
05-19-2005, 06:32 AM
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at 27psi, i am not suprised it goes into limp mode>>>
GIAC chips do not like that level boost. Are you running a stock N75??? if not, that would probably help your cause too....
sounds like the boost is back tho...
your throttle body is part of the intake manifold. Not sure where they would have mounted the box....might be near the right front fender....but i am not familiar with the product.
If you are unsure how it works, i would get the tuner that installed it, to uninstall it. By disconnecting it, you may cause another problem unless you understand ALL of the connections...
just my opinion...fwiw
sounds like the boost is back tho...
your throttle body is part of the intake manifold. Not sure where they would have mounted the box....might be near the right front fender....but i am not familiar with the product.
If you are unsure how it works, i would get the tuner that installed it, to uninstall it. By disconnecting it, you may cause another problem unless you understand ALL of the connections...
just my opinion...fwiw
05-19-2005, 06:44 AM
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Thanks for the help, I may just take it back to induktion. But seeing if it would be possible...
If I could uninstall my self. I hit 27psi once. The most it is hitting now is 25 and yes I am on stock N75. Boost does feel strong, I have all low end torque and hp since in lower RPMS I hit the high psi but in top end/higher revs is when I go into partial limp.
05-19-2005, 10:15 AM
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Good luck man! Hope everything works out!
I've learned a hard lesson about trying to fool the ECU (ebc+v2 .. which combined essentially does what your mbc + tcd does)
Hope everything works out.
From reading the description on the TCD, it fools the MAP sensor line into receiving the same voltage as the boost requested line, right? I know where the map sensor line is (close to the throttle body on my 180TT + FMIC.. not sure about the 225) but don't know where you would get the boost requested line info.. maybe near the n75?
Have you tried checking the forums on vortex and seeing if people have installed the TCD before and did a writeup? Maybe you can reverse the install off one of those writeup.
Anyhow, good luck buddy!
Hope everything works out.
From reading the description on the TCD, it fools the MAP sensor line into receiving the same voltage as the boost requested line, right? I know where the map sensor line is (close to the throttle body on my 180TT + FMIC.. not sure about the 225) but don't know where you would get the boost requested line info.. maybe near the n75?
Have you tried checking the forums on vortex and seeing if people have installed the TCD before and did a writeup? Maybe you can reverse the install off one of those writeup.
Anyhow, good luck buddy!
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Do you know the maximum efficiency range of your modified K04???>>>
25 psi could be outside its range...i know a stock K04 is around 23psi....so given you have a modified K04, yours may be higher, but you should check.
I would like to believe that removing the TCD is easy, but i would not attempt it unless you had the wiring config, especially because it taps the ecu. You are on the right track, caution at this point is probably in your best interest for results and protecting the car. I would have whomever did the install remove it..IMO
I would like to believe that removing the TCD is easy, but i would not attempt it unless you had the wiring config, especially because it taps the ecu. You are on the right track, caution at this point is probably in your best interest for results and protecting the car. I would have whomever did the install remove it..IMO
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05-20-2005, 03:07 AM
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wow...that's a lot more than i thought. >>>
but the funny thing is, unless you are running software that can support that, there is no way to get there. GIAC X chips in their "stock" form/programming in no way support that kinda boost.
My X chip will go into a hard limp if i overboost..and that is not pretty. Compared to APR programming, GIAC is MUCH more sensitive to the Boost Machine.
As a thought, the investment might probably be better made in custom programming to support the capacity of the updated turbo, which GIAC will do. Trying to utilize pigback boards and such to raise boost, are always suspect....
I know its monday morning quarterback stuff..but its a thought...
My X chip will go into a hard limp if i overboost..and that is not pretty. Compared to APR programming, GIAC is MUCH more sensitive to the Boost Machine.
As a thought, the investment might probably be better made in custom programming to support the capacity of the updated turbo, which GIAC will do. Trying to utilize pigback boards and such to raise boost, are always suspect....
I know its monday morning quarterback stuff..but its a thought...