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Title: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: mr 1.8t dubbster on 10 July 2011, 15:03
i cant find any split in the hoses but when i put my foot down it def feels like its holding back i hate it, any ideas? thanks.  :sad:
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: richw911 on 10 July 2011, 15:06
Is it mapped?

Any fault codes?
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: mr 1.8t dubbster on 10 July 2011, 15:18
hey rich, its not mapped, but i dont have a vag reader so i dont know, does anyone in the east mids area have one for me to try? ;)
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: VW BUSH on 10 July 2011, 15:24
That fiat driver is now bragging down the pub about his car :sick:
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: mr 1.8t dubbster on 10 July 2011, 15:29
i know its sick, i live in the boy racer town of mansfield aswell, im not a boy racer but every once in a blue moon il like the odd sprint of the lights, im even weary of cars at the lights such as a clapped out ford fiesta ha ha, its really getting me down, im not great under the bonnet but i sort of know what im looking for, checked hoses to the best of what i could see, checked and cleaned m.a.f, cleaned forge splitter valve, i just need someone who knows there stuff to check for me  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: richw911 on 10 July 2011, 15:30
hey rich, its not mapped, but i dont have a vag reader so i dont know, does anyone in the east mids area have one for me to try? ;)


Get your own cheap reader http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/U281-VAG-VW-Audi-Seat-Skoda-CAN-Fault-Code-Reader-NEW-/150541025281?pt=UK_Diagnostic_Tools_Equipment&hash=item230cf1c001
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: richw911 on 10 July 2011, 15:32
i know its sick, i live in the boy racer town of mansfield aswell, im not a boy racer but every once in a blue moon il like the odd sprint of the lights, im even weary of cars at the lights such as a clapped out ford fiesta ha ha, its really getting me down, im not great under the bonnet but i sort of know what im looking for, checked hoses to the best of what i could see, checked and cleaned m.a.f, cleaned forge splitter valve, i just need someone who knows there stuff to check for me  :rolleyes:

It wont be that quick without a remap -  heavy car TBH  :smiley:

Get rid of the splitter valve for a start - get a forge 007p  :wink:
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: daz veedub on 10 July 2011, 15:36
i know its sick, i live in the boy racer town of mansfield aswell, im not a boy racer but every once in a blue moon il like the odd sprint of the lights, im even weary of cars at the lights such as a clapped out ford fiesta ha ha, its really getting me down, im not great under the bonnet but i sort of know what im looking for, checked hoses to the best of what i could see, checked and cleaned m.a.f, cleaned forge splitter valve, i just need someone who knows there stuff to check for me  :rolleyes:

It wont be that quick without a remap -  heavy car TBH  :smiley:

Get rid of the splitter valve for a start - get a forge 007p  :wink:

+1  :wink: :smiley:
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: rockmonkey69 on 10 July 2011, 16:51
Fiat brava sx  :undecided:
shouldn't be a problem for a standard 1.8t I would have thought, the bhp/weight would suggest the golf has the advantage, same with the torque/weight. I wouldn't have thought a standard 1.8t to murder it but then I certainly wouldn't have thought it be beaten by it either...

It might be a good idea to do a smoke test to check for any boost leaks, then as above, a forge 007 and a remap would be nice.
Believe it or not I still get young drivers in the likes of a 206 gti 180 trying to race me lol
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: gavgtiturbo on 10 July 2011, 18:31
check upper and lower manifold breather pipes,mine ran like a slug untill i sorted them
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: Wayne on 10 July 2011, 23:46
Coil pack issue maybe.
Title: Re: why is my turbo so slow? got beat of the lights by a fiat brava sx :(
Post by: mr 1.8t dubbster on 11 July 2011, 17:05
ok thanks for the ideas, il check them out, wayne, i did have a problem a while back few months, where it kept going onto 3 cylinders so 1st i changed the spark plugs, but done few little test and then thought it was a coilpack what i narrowed it down to, so just bought a second hand on just to see if it may fix the problem but still did it, i have a feeling it maybe the wiring that leads to the the coilpack, where on earth could i take that to be checked out without getting raped from a garage? lol