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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 12:45 PM
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Downpipe and Midpipe together

Will I be fine with downpipe and midpipe together? I heard of boost creep if have both. Is that true? Please help

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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 01:02 PM
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yeah you will most likey have boost creep..especially if you have a catback also...
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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 01:05 PM
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How can I avoid boost creep and still keep downpipe, midpipe, and catback?

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Old Dec 30, 2001 | 01:15 PM
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Honestly every car is slightly diff, but chances are you will experience it...what some have done is port the wastegate...basically enlarging it's size.. This will generally work if you turbo's are stock...but if you port the turbo's too..especially both of them...then you chances decrease of holding down the boost..but then again when you port the turbo's you wanna run more boost anyways...
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 05:03 AM
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I think you can just change the size of your pills
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 07:22 AM
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No, pills don't affect creep. Porting the wastegate, getting an external wastegate ($$$), or adding exhaust restriction (cat or metal plates in-line) are the only real ways of preventing boost creep. I ported my wastegate. Pain in the ***, but definitely worth it.
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 09:12 AM
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I have my full exhaust done with a PFC, I rarely get boost creep.
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 09:26 AM
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It generally occurs on colder days when everything is more efficient. I have a little theory running around that those without boost creep with standard wastegate and full exhaust have less efficient turbos or turbo control system. Just a theory, but think about it. Also, you won't notice it too much if you're just in the primary turbo. Typically takes the flow of both primary and secondary to outflow the wastegate.
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 09:46 AM
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the obvious solution is to set your boost controller a little conservative, to allow for some creep.....is preventing boost creep really worth 40 hours of labor to port the freakin wastegate? heck no! a little creep isn't going to hurt anything if you adjust for it....it even helps in drag races

I never get more than about 1 psi creep anyway
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 09:54 AM
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It generally occurs on colder days when everything is more efficient. I have a little theory running around that those without boost creep with standard wastegate and full exhaust have less efficient turbos or turbo control system. Just a theory, but think about it. Also, you won't notice it too much if you're just in the primary turbo. Typically takes the flow of both primary and secondary to outflow the wastegate

"less efficient turbos"? this is counter intuitive and contradicts your opening statement ....think about it....I would think that the turbos are MORE efficient if you are getting creep, becasue they are developing MORE pressure than the wastegate can release...I don't think the stock control system/ECU has much to do with it

I guess this is a primary advantage of the Power FC, you can alter the wastegate duty cycle and thereby increase/decrease boost....refer to the R.R. site for how the stock ECU controls boost by "blindly" cycles the wastegate contol solenoid open and closed at a "mapped" rate to control boost

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 11:17 AM
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Originally posted by yzf-r1
"less efficient turbos"? this is counter intuitive and contradicts your opening statement ....think about it....I would think that the turbos are MORE efficient if you are getting creep, becasue they are developing MORE pressure than the wastegate can release
Umm....isn't this tantamount to what i typed? Re-read it. Here, i'll even quote myself:

Originally posted by ME!
I have a little theory running around that those without boost creep with standard wastegate and full exhaust have less efficient turbos or turbo control system.
The opening statement about it ocurring on cold days when things are more efficient is in regard to air density. Cold air, more efficient, more creep. Thus you don't necessarily ALWAYS have creep, but certain circumstances will reveal it. Perhaps that confused you.

Restated: No Creep? Less Efficient Turbos.

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 11:29 AM
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how much does it cost to port the wastegate? and will porting the wastegate end boost creep totally from having dp, md,cb all together?

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 11:34 AM
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hypertite, sorry, misread your post...my bad
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 11:48 AM
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Hahaha...

For a second there I thought we were getting into another GSXR/Malachi
battle!

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 11:59 AM
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Couldn't a PFC with a good boost controller help control boost creep


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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:14 PM
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The following statement may not apply to everybody, but I suspect it has alot of truth to it.

If your stock wastegate is 100% open and you are running DP, MP and CB, it doesnt matter what type of boost controller you have you will get boost creep. I suspect people who are not experiencing creep with straight exhaust and stock wastegates are running a more restrictive intake or catback, or it is really really hot where they are, or as previously stated the turboes are not as efficient.


Your options are to port the wastegates to allow them to flow more air that bypasses the turbine, or add restriction to your exhaust flow, either a more restrictive catback exhaust, a hi-flow cat, or restrictor plates.

But I might just be smoking crack and have no idea about what I am talking about.


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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:31 PM
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Porting wastegate = how much money? Is this proven to reduce or end boost creep from having dp, mp, and cb?

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:33 PM
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Power FC

Wont a Power FC or S-AFC read the spike in boost, and counter it with fuel enrichment? Maybe that is why the guy with the PFC doesnt get any boost creep. Just an idea. I am not 100% sure on the capabilities of the power FC, but I would hope that such an expensive computer wouldbe able to adjust fuel amounts as boost rises.
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:47 PM
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The more restrictive intake/exhaust will help to control it better. An open intake, mp, and Apexi GT catback I would assume to experience alot of boost creep.

Porting the wastegate is a good idea but if you make to walls to thin, it could crack.
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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Having a PFC to add fuel with the increasing boost is not addressing the problem. the situation Red95T-Rex describes does not eliminate creep. You might be decreasing the risks associated with poor boost control, but it is a less than ideal situation. You have to assume that if you are getting creep that your wastegates are already 100% open and cannot flow anymore air.

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:53 PM
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is boost creep bad?

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:55 PM
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Haven't looked into it but, isn't a pop off valve suppose to help bleed off extra boost????
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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 01:55 PM
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is there a professional that can port wastegates?

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Old Dec 31, 2001 | 02:06 PM
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I am sure there is a professional who can port your wastegates. There are probably "professionals" who will also do other things for you if you want.

Boost creep is bad because it usually leads to detonation. ==> new motor.

Popoff valves can work as a safety backup, but are not a solution to creep. You will get a manifold pressure that flutters around the point the popoff valve is set at. Some pop off valves are not on or off at the exact boost you set, and some may leak boost. (but that is what I have heard and not experienced).
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Old Jan 1, 2002 | 02:02 PM
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Would you all consider the Blitz nurspec exhaust to be to much of an open exhaust w/ a DP an MP an open intake?


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