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Pegged out Boost gauge

After recently installing a set of Phantom II gauges, thought it would be nice to see what 'Aggressive Race' feels like as tune for daily driving (and no, I don't drive that aggressive). However, once at about a third throttle, (a mild acceleration demand) I saw the Boost psi meter pegged! it went above the 35 marker and would stay pegged even after backing off throttle. This lingered about a second then dropped fast and could hear a loud turbo fart. I guess this file is too hot, glad I had gauges.

I had a hard crash on my computer in March and lost all my Spartan files so I am relying only on what was last loaded in this handheld SCT device.
Currently doing a 5,000 mile trip needing something better than the stock pgm, but whatever works.
I'll let everyone know what MPG's I get once back. Towing a 28'er and not towing.
Last trip was 19.8 and still was climbing. (not towing)
 
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OUCH!! Lucky the heads are still on the truck and not imbedded in the hood!
 
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Originally Posted by Benchwrench
After recently installing a set of Phantom II gauges, thought it would be nice to see what 'Aggressive Race' feels like as tune for daily driving (and no, I don't drive that aggressive). However, once at about a third throttle, (a mild acceleration demand) I saw the Boost psi meter pegged! it went above the 35 marker and would stay pegged even after backing off throttle. This lingered about a second then dropped fast and could hear a loud turbo fart. I guess this file is too hot, glad I had gauges.

I had a hard crash on my computer in March and lost all my Spartan files so I am relying only on what was last loaded in this handheld SCT device.
Currently doing a 5,000 mile trip needing something better than the stock pgm, but whatever works.
I'll let everyone know what MPG's I get once back. Towing a 28'er and not towing.
Last trip was 19.8 and still was climbing. (not towing)
I thought I detected a disturbance in the Force...

I'm one of the IT type that backs up nothing... It's never going to happen to me, RIGHT? Well, I do put my tunes on a USB flash drive... Cheap, small, uummm... Where did I put that thing???
 
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Originally Posted by ozx3+1
I thought I detected a disturbance in the Force...

I'm one of the IT type that backs up nothing... It's never going to happen to me, RIGHT? Well, I do put my tunes on a USB flash drive... Cheap, small, uummm... Where did I put that thing???
Have you heard of EasyRecovery Pro? A must for recovering Hard drives. It works on drives that Windows can't even identify the formating. Just passing on some IT info!
 
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Too late now, I accessed the hidden partition that Dell has in their hd's.
Safe mode wouldn't allow any drivers to do a burn or even a print out.
oh well....
 
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and to think, Dell gets $40 just to tell folks to press two buttons at start up just to access this partition.
 
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Too late now, I accessed the hidden partition that Dell has in their hd's.
Safe mode wouldn't allow any drivers to do a burn or even a print out.
oh well....
This product has made me hundreds of dollars doing system recoveries. Have a look... UBCD for Windows
 
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Thanks for the info, Looks very interesting when I have time will look into your recovery disc, is that your web page and product?
 
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go to sctflash.com under tech support, and they can recover all your files. they're very helpful, and can get your tune figured out
 
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there's a phone number listed you can reach them at. it's 407.774.2447.
 
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Thanks for the info, Looks very interesting when I have time will look into your recovery disc, is that your web page and product?
Mine? No... I just use it to perform system recovery's when the job requires. There are other tools out there that are more sophisticated (and pricey), but UBCD for Windows is all it takes 80% of the time.
 
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