havent got my car tuned in correctly on a dyno. i will start by saying when i bought the car it had a huge greddy intercooler and a few things done to it. its an automatic. the boost wasnt working. i took it to a rx7 shop they fixed it. seems whoever had it before me had it hooked up wrong hoses not right. well they put a apex computer and commander in it and when i got it home i put a aftermarket catback downpipe and midpipe. its making 17 pounds of boost. but it floods itself out when idle sometimes and it burns your eyes from the smell of gas. will i get more horsepower when i get it leaned to where it is suppose to be. doing 280 to rear wheels

 

If you are really running 17 psi of boost, you are at HIGH risk of blowing that motor. 280rwhp at 17 psi? Jaysus Ke-rist.

You got tooled. Put the stock cat back on, lower the boost to 10 psi, reset the PFC to the base map, and get a proper tuner/shop to work on the car.

 

Yah, do a search in your local area's forum for shops. Find a shop with a good reputation. I'm hoping for 280 at 7-8psi. If you're running 17lbs and only get 280hp, supposedly because you're running rich, you DEFINETLY have a problem. I doubt you could even run that rich, your spark plugs would be so fouled they wouldn't ignite. :o

 

well i havent drove it cause i lost my license so when i get them back then i will make the drive and have it tuned. let me ask a question. these are the mods on my car and its an auto so i know it isnt as poweful as a manual. huge greddy intercooler with what looks like a ram air, 3 inch down pipe,midpipe, cat back. power fc with monitor. blow off valve, turbo timer . what kind of rear power should i make and why is the boost so high? closes place to work on my car is 4 hrs away

 

boost is high because of decreased backpressure from the downpipe/midpipe. a 4 hr drive for some tuning is better than a 4 hour tow for a blown engine.

 

you're getting the same replies in each of your threads, but you still won't listen. What is it exactly that you want to hear?

 

What part of Ky you in?

 

owensboro ky. small town 100 miles out of louisville. closest place i found to work on car is indianapolis indiana

 

Where is this place in indiana? I need to take my car to get it tuned.

 

Know a few people from there...i went to UofL back in the day.

 

280 whp @ 17 psi huh. Definitely a turbo timer problem.

 

"its an automatic."

Doesn't that change his tuning options drastically?

Dave

 

no he has a PFC, so it's the same.