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09-26-2012, 05:30 PM | #1 |
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18G Choppy Boost in 5th Gear
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I've had an 18g with supporting mods (below) on my car for about 4 months now, originally with a grimmspeed EBCS, but it was creating wavy boost (overshooting then undershooting target boost and oscillating a bit up top), and I was having some boost creep pretty bad in 4th/5th. I went to a grimmspeed MBC per my tuners recommendation and really love the slightly quicker spool/ rock solid boost, except now especially with it getting cooler out, when I roll into the throttle in 5th, the boost comes on then starts to get choppy. It is a quick ch-ch-ch-ch-ch sound, but it is under throttle which from my understanding is not compressor surge, please correct me if Im wrong. The weird part is sometimes it gets to the point the car feels like its bucking a bit but I always let off the gas as soon as I start hearing this, Ive only figured that out by staying on the gas long enough to see if it goes away and almost never does once it starts (unless I pedal it a bit). This leads me to believe it is some kind of surge, but thats where Im confused. Ive read the FAQ and understand what WG flutter is but this seems kind of extreme. It doesnt do it if I shift into 5th and Im already ripping on it, and it doesnt do it in any other gear... Only if I roll into most or full throttle from a relatively low RPM (as in passing someone on the highway) does it happen. The tuner's suggestions was to tighten the wastegate actuator arm, which I am going to try, but I wanted to get a few more opinions here before I start to play around with it...Any ideas on whats going on here/how to fix it? Thanks! Relevent Mods: 18G Grimmspeed MBC STi Uppipe Cobb Catted DP, Catback Perrin Inlet DW 750 Injectors TGVs deleted STi TMIC Walbro 255 NGK BR6 plugs KSTech Short Ram Intake
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09-26-2012, 07:08 PM | #2 |
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Are you sure its not wastegate opening and closing; regulating boost? Is it Overboosting in 4th or 5th? If so turn boost down til it holds rock solid at tuned level.
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09-26-2012, 07:10 PM | #3 | |
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wastegate opening and closing rapidly. the grimmspeed EBCS was not the one overboosting, the guy who dialed the tune is. |
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09-27-2012, 10:09 AM | #4 |
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Im pretty sure thats exactly what the problem is, is the wastegate chattering open and closed, not operating normally though (its a distinct oscillating sound like its just flapping open and closed and gets increasingly louder as you stay on the gas). This phenomenon starts around 10-15psi though, it isnt at target boost trying to regulate it. It holds 19psi dead nuts on everywhere else though, doesnt overboost anywhere with the current setup.
And yes I agree that it wasnt the EBCS's "fault," but when it comes down to it the tuner had originally recommended just going with an MBC on the 2.0L, I chose the EBCS because I had heard so many good things about it, but in the end I probably should have just taken his advice (for my setup, Im not saying this is what everyone needs to do). It definitely hits harder with the MBC so Im not complaining. Im not looking to point the blame in this thread or make any suggestion about the EBCS's performance, I just want to sort out this issue. For whatever reason it just wasnt working out on my car when I had it. In the grand scheme of things I am very happy with the car, it just has this weird little issue. So maybe his advice on tightening the WG actuator would hold it shut "harder" and prevent the WG from opening and closing like that in 5th. I guess Ill have to try it...just wanted some opinions. Thanks |
09-27-2012, 10:59 AM | #5 |
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Don't boost hard in 5th unless you are shifting there from the top of 4th, problem solved.
to get peak boost in lower gears you have to run high WGDC, in high gears that causes the oscillations as the car overshoots and tried to correct. If you want perfect boost in 5th you may have to give up a little spool in the lower gears. |
09-27-2012, 11:50 AM | #6 |
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Run a MBC and the grimmspeed EBCS in series. Works perfectly from what I've been told. See this http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=602674
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09-28-2012, 01:51 PM | #7 | |
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09-28-2012, 03:44 PM | #8 |
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I'm not going to sacrifice boost in other gears just to fix this, so I guess I'll leave it as is, I wasn't sure if this was something that could be fixed independently somehow. I considered running the hybrid EBCS/MBC setup, and maybe I will in the future but for now I'm done spending money on parts and dyno sessions I think.
Is this oscillating phenomenon actually harmful to the turbo like compressor surge? Or is it just annoying and hinders performance in 5th a little? |
09-28-2012, 10:29 PM | #9 |
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If you are not seriously overboosting it is just annoying, no damage done.
You can sometimes get rid of it by tweaking turbo dynamics |
09-28-2012, 11:07 PM | #10 |
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Remember: The nights are getting cooler. This causes overboost in many, many cars, ESPECIALLY in 4th/5th gear. You should NOT be hammering your car in 5th gear EVER. It's an overdrive gear for MPG only. Stop nailing it in 5th before you shatter that gear.
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09-29-2012, 01:27 PM | #11 |
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We had a local guy (idiot) do a long 6th gear pull from 40-140+ MPH and he melted down a piston even with e85. I would worry about this more than a broken gear, but hey its your car....
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09-29-2012, 02:21 PM | #12 |
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Hey I'm having the same issue you describe on my car. Took a video of it this morning. Still haven't figured out what the issue is.
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10-01-2012, 10:36 AM | #13 | ||
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This issue occurs anywhere from 1/4 throttle or higher in 5th gear, depending on the RPMs I am trying to accelerate from. If I need to accelerate hard enough that Id floor it in 5th Id just downshift, I'm definitely not just matting it and waiting for it to spool up and pulling from 50mph or less to 100+, this is just a little nuance that's annoying driving on the highway if you just want to get around someone and give it some gas. I drive ~40 mi of highway daily so I'm just trying to make the car a little more friendly for it (if possible). I also know its modified/turbo swapped and isn't going to drive like a stock WRX which is fine. I'm an engineer and for better or for worse try to keep improving the way car drives, thats all. Quote:
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10-01-2012, 11:28 AM | #14 |
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Have you tried tightening the actuator a few turns? I have the same grimmspeed ebcs problem with wavy boost. Very annoying when you spend that and end up with wavy boost. I guess internal wastegating is just inferior
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10-01-2012, 12:01 PM | #15 | |
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My tuner thinks that my bpv might be faulty causing the fluctuations. |
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10-01-2012, 05:37 PM | #16 | |
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I had the same problem with my 18G. You're getting compressor surge. Basically you're falling out of the effeciency island on the compressor map for that turbo. An 18G is a pretty quick spooling turbo especially under heavy load in 5th gear and your getting high pressure and low flow event. Like others have mentioned you might have to lower waste duty cycle if you can't tune it out in the turbo dynamics table.
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10-18-2012, 12:44 PM | #17 |
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Anything ever get resolved with this ?
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