Boost Leak You Would Never Expect!
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Boost Leak You Would Never Expect!
so after i got my new riffraff billet intake plenums installed i fired up the rig and took her for a spin.....all seemed normal until i turned up my chip...was making 40-42 lbs of boost before now i was only hitting 35 at most....hmmm....seems i have a boost leak....i really wanted to believe in the plenums oring and was kind of bummed cuz naturally that was the new part so i was blaming them for the leak....got out my handy dandy dieselsite boost leak detector and holy crap! the spider clamps on the intake y were leaking big time....so was the connection from the turbo to the i/c pipe (i run an h2e)....got those fixed and wouldnt you know i found a boost leak i never would have imagined.....the plenums are not to blame by the way and they hold just fine......
you see the dimples right by the plug? thats where its leaking! ill be calling hypermax on tuesday to see what they have to say about it....yes its powdercoated and no it wasnt sandblasted so it definitely came that way from hypermax....
you see the dimples right by the plug? thats where its leaking! ill be calling hypermax on tuesday to see what they have to say about it....yes its powdercoated and no it wasnt sandblasted so it definitely came that way from hypermax....
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just did some searching and yes there have been other reported flaws of the same type in the same location....grrrr....wth? you'd figure with the money you spend on the turbo and kit you would get a quality product....before i get too mad ill wait and see what hypermax says on tuesday.....
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WOW....I am sorry to hear about your bad luck. I did not know that Bob sold a boost leak detector and good thing you had one to find that leak. So do you think it was leaking before you did the intake plenums too??
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bob still sells them...the website says no longer sold but he was just out of stock...I just got mine a week ago....and yes I think it was leaking before the plenums were installed....
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to my surprise there were no problems getting it taken care of by hypermax! i give them 2 thumbs up and 5 stars for customer service....
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In my kit less then $350 after selling the turbo and mount crap...
