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Oct 4, 2007 | 02:04 PM

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blksiryder

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From: New Orleans

ok what are the stock number new for our psi specs? i keep hearing between 18-25 for some people. what is a base for this? i have the same issue that everyone else seems to have. low boost, but my low boost(or what i think is low)17 psi(red line on) i get 22(red line off) before the flutter and surge of blowoff. please help i need a base before i start thinking i have to fix things that are not wrong. thank you

Ryder

Oct 5, 2007 | 12:16 PM

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smoky_diesel

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From: Chandler, AZ

Still looking

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Originally Posted by smoky_diesel

.. Looks like the o-ring between the compressor housing and the manifold was leaking. There is a light yellow hardened oil deposit on the back of the manifold that will not clean off with anything.... Hopefully this will fix my low boost issue.

Nope, still the same. the nature of the deposit got me thinking that it happened for a short time, and cooked on. Otherwise there would have been a dirty greasy mess like the boots were. Not sure what my next step is going to be.