Wow, 3 PSI increase? What you boosting now? I see 7 no meth on a cool night.
2001 Olds Alero (LD9)
650 whp / 543 ft-lb
@turboalero
Im seeing a constant 8psi now as I was barely seeing 5 with the 2.7 pulley, and this in 85+ degrees. I cant wait to see how the meth does...plus nitrous
WOW!
It surprises me how much of a difference in boost everyone see's with there M45's. A friend of mine see' 6psi on stock pulley (no Alky), and in cool weather see's 7psi (no alky). He also has header and 2.5 exhaust with no cat.
Another friend see's 7psi on a 2.5 with no alky and header with 2.5 exhaust.
FU Tuning
My coolingmist kit is here!! $235 shipped from ebay and it got here in like 3 days!! Gona go put it in now, Ill post up later my results...10psi maybe?
2.7 and I see 6 maybe 7 in the top end on a cool night
But it is still good enough to keep up with my buddies eco with the lsj blower
Got my cooling mist kit in, still have a few little bugs to work out but its definitely working. Its in a coupler which isnt the smartest but its only temporary until I tap my tb spacer; Im running a 50/50 mix of Heet and water. Still at 8psi but it feels faster, and the sc is cool to the touch after running it hard.
Ah I can't wait for alcky
Hopefully that will be on the list for next year
I had a few quick questions maybe you guys could help me out with..
Is it ok to mount the pump upside down with the relay facing down? Im using an L-bracket bolted on the strut tower and the way it is I cant quite shut my hood all the way. It still shuts fine cause its cf held down with pins.
Is it ok to tee the boost switch off the map sensor or somewhere else? I already have my boost gauge tee'd off my fpr and dont like having something else coming off it, or is the fpr the best source?
How can you guys tell exactly what psi the boost switch is at if using a manual one?
Thanks. Like said Ive got a few little bugs to work out but still a great mod.
with my 00 fire w/2.4L S/C kit I see a consistant 5.5 PSI of boost at WOT. On a cool night just over 6psi. Completely stock everything. Hope to get cat-back on this year and smaller pulley.
im seeing 7psi with 2.5 and im still whooping you all!
I'd avoid tapping the MAP if possible. Yet for the life of me I can't think of where mine is tapped lol. My relay is bolted to the exterior of the fuse box cover, not really that noticeable.
To test what psi the switch is set at you can run a piece of hose up to the windshield and check your gauge when the spray comes. Or you can do what I did
It's an LED, comes on when the pump energizes. As you can see, it's easy to tell what PSI you're at when the pump starts spraying.
14.330 @ 96.37mph
I like the LED idea, how'd you do it? Also looks like your out of gauge space for your wideband
So does anyone know if its ok for the pump to be mounted upside down? Mine is now and doesnt seem any different, when it was mounted upright(relay up) it put a crack in the underside of my cf hood
Just an update... It felt like the alchy kit wasnt working so I tested it by running a hose up to the windshield. Took it for a drive and nothing; turns out the power wire for the boost switch had came off, fixed that and now its coming on at 1psi haha. Still seeing 7-8psi at redline even in 100 degree weather.
When I got the kit I forgot to say what size nozzle I needed so the default is an m5. Anyone think I should get an m4 or is an m5 fine?
No one mentioned how your elevation above/below sea level is what is determining your boost levels for you guys using the same size pulleys. plus meth/alky is not going to increase your PSI level, just allow for safer conditions when running more boost than your system can handle normally without detonating. I installed a sc kit on my friends 200X grand am 2.4l and a header back exhaust and he sees 8psi; colder plugs is all we have changed, and he has no A/F Problems, but we arent close to sea level at all
put a shot of N20 in there that will cool it down.
