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Turbosmart not working

Postby jon_viola » Wed Feb 19, 2014 5:16 pm

Hi

Thought I'd ask your advice. I have a twin stage turbosmart fitted. One side sets boost level fine but the other side whilst you can feel it switching over won't control boost. I should add that once you've started the car on the side that does work it won't switch to the other side.

Does anyone know if there is a repair or am I stuck with this?

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Re: Turbosmart not working

Postby clee » Wed Feb 19, 2014 6:38 pm

Best option is to disconnect it and stop kidding yourself that it's a good idea to run two boost settings :pint :Mass :axe
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Re: Turbosmart not working

Postby Miles » Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:20 pm

Send it back to turbo smart,
I sent mine back years ago and they tested it fully.

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Re: Turbosmart not working

Postby jon_viola » Wed Feb 19, 2014 11:26 pm

clee wrote:Best option is to disconnect it and stop kidding yourself that it's a good idea to run two boost settings :pint :Mass :axe


The thing is that for motorway work you want the chargecooler off and boost lower for economy and then for fun drives boost back up and chargecooler on to produce outright power. It's also a question of trying to look after the longevity of the engine etc

Miles how long after you bought yours did you return it? Mine must be a good 4-5 years old...




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Re: Turbosmart not working

Postby Stunned Monkey » Fri Feb 21, 2014 5:59 pm

Colder intake air is better from an economy point of view also, assuming you're running even low boost. Leave the CC running, the power it costs is negligible.
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