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Offline richw911

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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #21 on: 07 March 2012, 22:12 »
unplugged the MAF on the run home and well it was sweet as a nut tbh infact it was quicker  :embarassed: i was happy with it but now i seem the difference i am gonna have to get this up rate the boost pipes get a new tip and a dv just to solve this problem well thats what the missus needs to know about this situatuion anyway hahahaha :grin:
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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #22 on: 07 March 2012, 22:13 »
good lad  :cool:

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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #23 on: 07 March 2012, 22:14 »
unplugged the MAF on the run home and well it was sweet as a nut tbh infact it was quicker  :embarassed: i was happy with it but now i seem the difference i am gonna have to get this up rate the boost pipes get a new tip and a dv just to solve this problem well thats what the missus needs to know about this situatuion anyway hahahaha :grin:
sounds like a plan! glad the solution is near....!

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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #24 on: 07 March 2012, 22:16 »
unplugged the MAF on the run home and well it was sweet as a nut tbh infact it was quicker  :embarassed: i was happy with it but now i seem the difference i am gonna have to get this up rate the boost pipes get a new tip and a dv just to solve this problem well thats what the missus needs to know about this situatuion anyway hahahaha :grin:
theres your problem then :smiley:

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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #25 on: 07 March 2012, 22:17 »
unplugged the MAF on the run home and well it was sweet as a nut tbh infact it was quicker  :embarassed: i was happy with it but now i seem the difference i am gonna have to get this up rate the boost pipes get a new tip and a dv just to solve this problem well thats what the missus needs to know about this situatuion anyway hahahaha :grin:
sounds like a plan! glad the solution is near....!

you say solution is near yet money is a big factor and paydays so far away oh well i have other means to get the money and i only came to conculsion of the maf because i was driving it at the speed limit *cough* just to see if it did the same thing at them speeds and it didnt
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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #26 on: 07 March 2012, 22:32 »
i would still check pcv pipe under inlet manifold as i had same probs and had a hole in the pipe bodged it up and then there was a big increase in boost  :wink:


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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #27 on: 07 March 2012, 22:38 »
i had the same issue but with one of the boost hoses, thats why I upgraded to the forge ones. Power difference was quite significant, I suppose they were 11 years old......

but yes, a new maf and replace the hoses would be a decent idea.

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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #28 on: 08 March 2012, 12:50 »
wheres the best place to get the MAF from as i plugged it back into and all i did was the move the car 100yards down the road and it was horrible to drive
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Re: Boost issue is worse
« Reply #29 on: 08 March 2012, 12:53 »
wheres the best place to get the MAF from as i plugged it back into and all i did was the move the car 100yards down the road and it was horrible to drive
eurocarparts might do them an u get a forum discount if they do :smiley: