Dynoed my CTSC'ed 01 S2000
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From: Chiswick
Originally Posted by UberDuper,Apr 23 2008, 02:02 PM
Why not find and fix the leak?
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From: Right Coast
Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Apr 23 2008, 12:51 PM
I would imagine there is a gasket in there, metal on metal wouldn't work very well. You can make your own gasket, just go to an autoparts store, they should have the stuff to do it.
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From: San Francisco, Bay Area
Originally Posted by ABCVTEC,Apr 23 2008, 10:59 AM
I don't get why people get FMICs on the CTSC set up. The way the piping looks for the FMIC just kills me.
Is the grill bling really worth losing the boost? :[
Is the grill bling really worth losing the boost? :[
If anyone has any questions about my setup, feel free to PM me
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From: LI, NY
Originally Posted by USDM EG,Apr 23 2008, 11:22 AM
5 psi is not enough pressure to blow off the lines.
aside from that, your pictures look good. there is no gasket between the outer housing and the innards of the SC, so you are safe there. i also only have 4 screws
holding my outer housing on, and i'm fine.
you realllllly need to grab a stock 90 and try that. that would rule out bad connections in the piping.
to rule out the tial blow off valve you could pull it off the flange and (depending on how the flange is made) find a way to cap it and check boost like that. you will not hurt anything ripping down the block a few times just to check boost without a BOV.
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From: Raleigh, NC
Originally Posted by 3ngin33r1,Apr 23 2008, 11:51 AM
I would imagine there is a gasket in there, metal on metal wouldn't work very well. You can make your own gasket, just go to an autoparts store, they should have the stuff to do it.
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From: Waukesha, WI
Originally Posted by TelosHedge,Apr 23 2008, 07:22 PM
i blew my original 90 off at 5 lbs, but then again there was all that boost running thorugh just one pipe. still, the issue is not necessarily blowing the piping off, but rather having it leak.
aside from that, your pictures look good. there is no gasket between the outer housing and the innards of the SC, so you are safe there. i also only have 4 screws
holding my outer housing on, and i'm fine.
you realllllly need to grab a stock 90 and try that. that would rule out bad connections in the piping.
to rule out the tial blow off valve you could pull it off the flange and (depending on how the flange is made) find a way to cap it and check boost like that. you will not hurt anything ripping down the block a few times just to check boost without a BOV.
aside from that, your pictures look good. there is no gasket between the outer housing and the innards of the SC, so you are safe there. i also only have 4 screws
holding my outer housing on, and i'm fine.
you realllllly need to grab a stock 90 and try that. that would rule out bad connections in the piping.
to rule out the tial blow off valve you could pull it off the flange and (depending on how the flange is made) find a way to cap it and check boost like that. you will not hurt anything ripping down the block a few times just to check boost without a BOV.
again, ill be pressure checking the fmic setup tomorrow. from throttle body to charger