Top tip for owners of turbo cars

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun May 04, 2014 6:33 pm

When you start them up with all the intake system between the filter and the intercooler removed (so it's running n/a sucking through an intercooler but with the electronically controlled turbo spinning merrily away to itself) don't be too surprised that it run like crap.

Who would take a couple of minutes to realise that, eh?

Confused · Post by **Confused** » Sun May 04, 2014 7:15 pm

Especially if it's got a MAF, and it's metering air before the turbo, but not all of that air is making it into the engine!

Or worse, if you've actually removed the MAF!

On a turbo'd car running a MAP sensor, it shouldn't make any difference whatsoever

andypont · Post by **andypont** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:49 pm

wurlycorner wrote:When you start them up with all the intake system between the filter and the intercooler removed (so it's running n/a sucking through an intercooler but with the electronically controlled turbo spinning merrily away to itself) don't be too surprised that it run like crap.

Who would take a couple of minutes to realise that, eh?

The real question is "who would admit that to the world"?

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Sun May 04, 2014 9:56 pm

Exactly...

So maybe it wasn't me after all?