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BOOST QUESTION

Old Aug 15, 2011 | 04:11 PM
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BOOST QUESTION

had been on here much lately just been real busy....
does the boost seem to run higher when the truck is first started rather than after it has been drivin awhile??
seems like when i first start up and head down the road the boost seems to stay around 10psi running down the road at 70mph 2k rpm, after abt 5 miles the boost drops down to abt 3 psi on hwy...
 
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 04:25 PM
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Yea, I hope that's normal. my numbers are similar. Check the difference between engine %load cold and hot if you have a scangauge or software to track it. they kinda follow each other.
 
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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all i have is boost gauge and egt gauge....have a brand new sct tuner sittin on top of the fridge just cant figure out how to upload tunes from laptop and been busy...
 
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Old Aug 15, 2011 | 06:02 PM
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Sounds like mine also.
 
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