Turning down boost for a trip

[jakelandry]

Hey everyone i think i finally found a gsx and im getting it either today or tomorrow. After getting screwed over by 3 people i finally got someone reliable with a decent dsm. Regardless, would it be a good idea for me to turn my boost down pretty low to make a 4 hour trip back home? I know turbos can get decently hot and all i just thought it may be a good idea to turn it down if that will help. Also it had 3 inch exhaust on a stock turbo so i dont know if itll boost creep or not and i dont want to run high boost all the way home either. Sorry if this is a stupid question, this is my first turbo car but thanks in advance.

 

[dsmrollerz90]

Dont worry man, its not a stupid question. I need to know the same thing for my DSM too. I have the evo 3 16g though.

 

[RadDsm]

Your right foot controls the boost.

 

[dsmrollerz90]

Haha, well my foot is putting out too much boost!!

 

[CurtC]

If the boost is turned up higher than stock without any added fuel I would be sure to turn it down before driving it that far.

If it's stock, or the boost is turned up and tuned right, then you should be fine. Assuming the person that tuned it knew what they were doing.

I took my DSM on several long trips, one trip with about 11 hours of driving, only stopping for gas, and it was fine And as others said, it you get boost creep lay off the right foot

 

[jakelandry]

If the boost is turned up higher than stock without any added fuel I would be sure to turn it down before driving it that far.

If it's stock, or the boost is turned up and tuned right, then you should be fine. Assuming the person that tuned it knew what they were doing.

I took my DSM on several long trips, one trip with about 11 hours of driving, only stopping for gas, and it was fine And as others said, it you get boost creep lay off the right foot

So boost creep is more of a WOT problem? Do you think itll creep if i set my cruise at like 70? Is it a throttle thing or an rpm thing?

 

[jahjahSQC]

Your right foot controls the boost.

Exactly, Boost is dependant on the load on the engine. If you don't drive the car hard, you won't create boost, and therefore you won't have to worry about overheating anything. You don't need to turn the boost down, but since its a new car to you, i would suggest not driving hard though

 

[RadDsm]

During cruising, you won't be in boost. Just watch the boost gauge, assuming it has one other than stock.

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

...How about you just disconnect the MBC if it happens to have one and run a rubber hose from the Boost source (IE the JPipe on stock setups) straight to the Wastegate? That is the lowest possible setting you can get unless you clamp the wastegate flapper open. Just keep your foot out of it, drive it easy. When going up hills it's going to be alsmot unavoidable to hit boost, but the stock boost levels aren't going to hurt the vehicle considering these engines were built to maintain boost.

As they have stated, YOU control boost. Keep your foot out of the gas-pedal and take it easy and you won't be hitting the Oh-So-High boost levels of 10-12PSI that the stock wastegate regulates.

Pointers for this trip

1 : Check the Oil and coolant levels before you leave.

Pull over at least once every 45 minutes to check the fluid levels again and look under the vehicle for leaks/drips.

Keep a couple quarts of oil with you, 1 quart of transmission fluid, and 1 bottle of coolant, just in case.

Make sure to take a spare with you and a tool-box filled with various tools. Your main sockets will be 10MM, 12MM, 14MM, 17MM, and a 22MM just to be safe. Extensions, ratchets, 10MM, 12MM, and 8MM wrenches are also a plus. Add to this with a flashlight, a magnet, and jumper-cables. I carry nothing less with me on each trip I go on, more if I am picking up a vehicle. I then carry 2 giant tool-boxes.

 

[GRAVEDIGGER]

Exactly, Boost is dependant on the load on the engine. If you don't drive the car hard, you won't create boost, and therefore you won't have to worry about overheating anything. You don't need to turn the boost down, but since its a new car to you, i would suggest not driving hard though

Well said. This is it in a nutshell.

 

[Boomdeeze]

Ya I on my way back from the DSM/EVO shootout it was all freeway and hit like 3 psi tops unless I was passing someone or accelerating back onto the freeway, and that was a 13 hour drive. You will be fine just take it easy on her until you get home and can check everything out.

 

[CurtC]

Make sure to take a spare with you and a tool-box filled with various tools. Your main sockets will be 10MM, 12MM, 14MM, 17MM, and a 22MM just to be safe. Extensions, ratchets, 10MM, 12MM, and 8MM wrenches are also a plus. Add to this with a flashlight, a magnet, and jumper-cables. I carry nothing less with me on each trip I go on, more if I am picking up a vehicle. I then carry 2 giant tool-boxes.

Great advice, this can save you a lot in towing bills

 

[Boomdeeze]

Make sure to take a spare with you and a tool-box filled with various tools. Your main sockets will be 10MM, 12MM, 14MM, 17MM, and a 22MM just to be safe. Extensions, ratchets, 10MM, 12MM, and 8MM wrenches are also a plus. Add to this with a flashlight, a magnet, and jumper-cables. I carry nothing less with me on each trip I go on, more if I am picking up a vehicle. I then carry 2 giant tool-boxes.

Ya I always have my tool set in the back when I go anywhere, never know when she is gonna act up but I'm ready regardless

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

Ya I always have my tool set in the back when I go anywhere, never know when she is gonna act up but I'm ready regardless

Hey, if you own a DSM for longer than 3 weeks and DON'T have a toolbox, jumper cables, a couple of jacks, a flare gun, a laser pointer, and a first aid kit, then you OBVIOUSLY have not owned a DSM.

 

[Boomdeeze]

Hey, if you own a DSM for longer than 3 weeks and DON'T have a toolbox, jumper cables, a couple of jacks, a flare gun, a laser pointed, and a first aid kit, then you OBVIOUSLY have not owned a DSM.

Couldn't have said it any better. Don't have the laser pointer or the first aid but everything else is always with I mean its not that DSM's aren't reliable, we all just like to be ready.. right?

 

[darthvadar tsi]

if you just drive the car and keep it at factory boost settings which is 8psi (cant go any lower than that) you should be good to go. I drove my dsm home when i bought it about 2 hours with a clutch that was slipping i just shifted at around 3 grand and didn't hit boost. Does the car need anything replaced?!

 

[jakelandry]

if you just drive the car and keep it at factory boost settings which is 8psi (cant go any lower than that) you should be good to go. I drove my dsm home when i bought it about 2 hours with a clutch that was slipping i just shifted at around 3 grand and didn't hit boost. Does the car need anything replaced?!

To my knowledge the only thing the entire car needs is paint on the front bumper which is nothing for me. Thanks for reminding me to bring oil and whatnot because i know how i am and when i get in a rush i forget things. So to sum it all up no 80 pulls, got it .

 

[GsXdSmKingGsX]

This isnt a stupid question at all. Your just trying to make sure you dont screw yourself on the return trip. Props to you

 

[Tanro]

I drove the 2g I had back from NW GA. A 4hr trip. It had a leaky VC, and a few other misc things that need to be fix. It was rocking a MBC and set to about 10-12 psi according to the boost gauge. It was fine.

You can turn it down if you want. Who cares though? Your right foot controls the boost well enough. I did several 55-85/90 pulls about 3 hrs in. I had been driving it and watching the gauges for 3 hrs. Figured I would let it rip since it was holding up fine.

 

[XiKeiyaZI]

I drove the 2g I had back from NW GA. A 4hr trip. It had a leaky VC, and a few other misc things that need to be fix. It was rocking a MBC and set to about 10-12 psi according to the boost gauge. It was fine.

You can turn it down if you want. Who cares though? Your right foot controls the boost well enough. I did several 55-85/90 pulls about 3 hrs in. I had been driving it and watching the gauges for 3 hrs. Figured I would let it rip since it was holding up fine.

*Boom*

 

[EclipseTical]

...How about you just disconnect the MBC if it happens to have one and run a rubber hose from the Boost source (IE the JPipe on stock setups) straight to the Wastegate? That is the lowest possible setting you can get unless you clamp the wastegate flapper open. Just keep your foot out of it, drive it easy. When going up hills it's going to be alsmot unavoidable to hit boost, but the stock boost levels aren't going to hurt the vehicle considering these engines were built to maintain boost.

As they have stated, YOU control boost. Keep your foot out of the gas-pedal and take it easy and you won't be hitting the Oh-So-High boost levels of 10-12PSI that the stock wastegate regulates.

Pointers for this trip

1 : Check the Oil and coolant levels before you leave.

Pull over at least once every 45 minutes to check the fluid levels again and look under the vehicle for leaks/drips.

Keep a couple quarts of oil with you, 1 quart of transmission fluid, and 1 bottle of coolant, just in case.

Make sure to take a spare with you and a tool-box filled with various tools. Your main sockets will be 10MM, 12MM, 14MM, 17MM, and a 22MM just to be safe. Extensions, ratchets, 10MM, 12MM, and 8MM wrenches are also a plus. Add to this with a flashlight, a magnet, and jumper-cables. I carry nothing less with me on each trip I go on, more if I am picking up a vehicle. I then carry 2 giant tool-boxes.

Good list Kei. I'd also suggest some extra worm-gears/t-bolt clamps and a roll of duct tape. Duct tape saved my ass at 2am when i was 20 miles from home.

Had an old t-bolt clamp fail during a 22psi pull at 2am. Didn't have any extra clamps with me but happened to have some duct tape. Jammed the IC pipe back into the coupler and taped the hell out of it and stayed out of boost the rest of the way home. Made sure to throw some extra clamps in the emergency kit for the future as soon as i got home.

 

[GST4g63T]

Hey, if you own a DSM for longer than 3 weeks and DON'T have a toolbox, jumper cables, a couple of jacks, a flare gun, a laser pointer, and a first aid kit, then you OBVIOUSLY have not owned a DSM.

Wheres the like button

 

[TunaTalon]

My Talon was breaking up under boost on a trip to GA. I made it from Atlanta to Mo without getting into boost until climbing a hill a mile from home. Will power, will power, control that heavy right foot.

The stroker Talon climbed Mont Eagle north of Chattanooga at 80 MPH with 10 Inches of vaccum.

 

[MY1GDSM]

Maybe Just Turn down your Right foot...

 

[darthvadar tsi]

To my knowledge the only thing the entire car needs is paint on the front bumper which is nothing for me. Thanks for reminding me to bring oil and whatnot because i know how i am and when i get in a rush i forget things. So to sum it all up no 80 pulls, got it .

good for you bro, good luck