quick star kit questions?

[BigRand]

Hey, I'll have enough money to turbo my baby in april, and I'm just planning a timeline for my shop thats doing it and the muffler shop etc.

After I buy the kit I'll have a little extra money, so I'm getting some replacements while the turbo is being put in, let me know if this is a good idea or should I just wait till I've had the turbo for a little.

I want to swap out the fuel pump that comes with the kit for a walbro 255
Get a flex peice for the downpipe
Get a test pipe or resinator (glass pack?)

I already have an SAFC2 installed on my car, so I was going to keep using the Fuel Cut Defender the kit comes with until someone tells me how to work a missing link kit with the SAFC2?

Also what PSI does the turbo come set to out of the box. 5psi is what I want it at to break it in, then keep it at 6-8psi until I can afford to rebuild the bottom end.?

So.....is there anything else I should swap in out of the kit that doesn't cost too much?

 

[GSGoinFast]

Hey, I'll have enough money to turbo my baby in april, and I'm just planning a timeline for my shop thats doing it and the muffler shop etc.

After I buy the kit I'll have a little extra money, so I'm getting some replacements while the turbo is being put in, let me know if this is a good idea or should I just wait till I've had the turbo for a little.

I want to swap out the fuel pump that comes with the kit for a walbro 255
Get a flex peice for the downpipe
Get a test pipe or resinator (glass pack?)

I already have an SAFC2 installed on my car, so I was going to keep using the Fuel Cut Defender the kit comes with until someone tells me how to work a missing link kit with the SAFC2?

Also what PSI does the turbo come set to out of the box. 5psi is what I want it at to break it in, then keep it at 6-8psi until I can afford to rebuild the bottom end.?

So.....is there anything else I should swap in out of the kit that doesn't cost too much?

why wont the the missing link work with a s-afc? its a mechanical valve that protects the MAP sensor from seeing boost. the fuel cut defender that comes with the star kit is a electrical device that you wire into the map sensor line.

 

[GotSome-Turbo]

why wont the the missing link work with a s-afc? its a mechanical valve that protects the MAP sensor from seeing boost. the fuel cut defender that comes with the star kit is a electrical device that you wire into the map sensor line.

For some weird reason the 2 just won't work together man, I've seen it posted in several threads(people trying to use them together) I think the most recent was posted by Selmer guy, seems weird to me too, but like I said I've seen people post about it not working.

I want to swap out the fuel pump that comes with the kit for a walbro 255

well depending on your state's emmisions lawas, you could just do what I am, make a flex section that bolt's in were the cat goes. You would kill 2 birds with one stone and not have to have the dp cut/welded.

As far as boost, after dynoing my car at 5 psi (got 172 whp) I feel comfortable going up to 8 psi because my air/fuel curves looked fine and the car is reacting well to boost, as far as what boost level you want to set yours at it's really up to you, but with a fmic I don't think 8 psi will give you any problems.

 

[BigRand]

So is anyone having problems using the Fuel Cut Defender (FCD) that comes with the star kit?

 

[XMasta19]

Seems like most people just replace the fuel cut defender (little black box) with a missing link anyways. I know I've read somewhere about it being used somehow with the S-AFC as well, but I just can't seem to find it. Most things you'll read say they don't work together cause one reads the MAP voltage, while the other manipulates it

 

[GSGoinFast]

For some weird reason the 2 just won't work together man, I've seen it posted in several threads(people trying to use them together) I think the most recent was posted by Selmer guy, seems weird to me too, but like I said I've seen people post about it not working.



well depending on your state's emmisions lawas, you could just do what I am, make a flex section that bolt's in were the cat goes. You would kill 2 birds with one stone and not have to have the dp cut/welded.

As far as boost, after dynoing my car at 5 psi (got 172 whp) I feel comfortable going up to 8 psi because my air/fuel curves looked fine and the car is reacting well to boost, as far as what boost level you want to set yours at it's really up to you, but with a fmic I don't think 8 psi will give you any problems.

you sure? http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=8&topic_id=39349&mode=full

 

[rucr8z2]

Get the kit first and install it, you have the rest of your life to upgrade it.

 

[GotSome-Turbo]

you sure? http://forums.2gnt.com/dcboard.php?...39349&mode=full

Didn't search on there GS-Goin fast, I mainly stick to this site( I was referencing what I've seen on here before) After reading that though it sounds like the 2 may or may not work well together just depending on who you ask.

My car however, doesn't have either. that's right no black box or missing link and I'm not experiencing fuel cut of any kind. Even when I dynoed it and looked at the a/f ratio looked fine all the way to red line(actually began to richen up at the end), but as I said it just varies on who you ask. So on this one it's you 1 me 0

 

[GotSome-Turbo]

Oh just reread this whole thread, realized were I caused confusion, I was thinking of the missing link working with the safc. But GS-Goinfast's post proved I was wrong about that one too, so it doesn't really matter now. I just made an ars of me self