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bb_ist
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
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Location: Rowland Heights, CA
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| Posted: 6/29/08 9:54PM Post subject: turbo without tune |
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Before you go all crazy with the comments, I just wanna know how I should drive the car once i go turbo and drive it to the tuner.
It's about 30 miles away and I kinda want to save money on towing service if it's not really neccessary.
so... the question is, is it ok to drive about 30 miles with the turbo without tune? |
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1_kLEan_tC
Joined: 04 Jun 2006
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Location: Pleasant Hil CA
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| Posted: 6/29/08 10:04PM Post subject: |
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| Well...to be safe NO!.....Just get the car towed to your tuner...If you spent 4-5k on a turbo and all the extras...you can spend $300-$400 on towing it... |
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CDogbert
Joined: 10 Aug 2006
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Location: POWAAAHH!!
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| Posted: 6/29/08 10:12PM Post subject: |
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| Think of towing it as insurance that nothing bad is going to happen to all that money that you just invested in your car. I mean sure, you can take the chance (regardless of severity of said chance)... but you're playing with thousands of dollars. |
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tainoxl
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
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Location: NJ
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| Posted: 6/30/08 2:10AM Post subject: |
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| Drive it normal, thre way it seems right now our ecu can make adjustments to handle low boost 5-6 psi. I am not saying beat the piss out of it but you should be able to drive with no problem to your tuner. |
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ShaffNasty
Joined: 22 Jan 2008
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Location: LKWD in Killer Kali
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| Posted: 6/30/08 12:47PM Post subject: |
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| Are you F-ing Stupid.... J/K! It might run a little lean, but shouldnt hurt for a short period of time... I would suggest going the speed limit and shift kinda low to keep rpms down... |
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CarbonXe
Joined: 05 Mar 2007
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Location: Parsippany, NJ
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| Posted: 6/30/08 1:04PM Post subject: |
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If you have to drive it, load up a base map, stay out of boost, don't go over 55mph on the highway, stay the flip out of boost, have a friend go with you to watch the AFR, stay out of boost.
Oh and don't go into boost. |
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2_much_tc
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| Posted: 6/30/08 1:07PM Post subject: |
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| ^ that sums it up in a nutshell... |
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CDogbert
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| Posted: 6/30/08 9:00PM Post subject: |
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| Carbon did forget one important thing, though. You need to stay out of boost if you do run without a tune. |
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AAG
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Location: Dallas, TX
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| Posted: 7/1/08 7:27AM Post subject: |
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| Are you an AAA member or have road side assistance on your cell phone? Might try getting them to tow the vehicle there. I'd be worried driving the vehicle 30 miles untuned.... |
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bb_ist
Joined: 05 Jul 2007
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| Posted: 7/1/08 7:41AM Post subject: |
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| doesnt scion give u 3 years of road side assistance? |
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CarbonXe
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Location: Parsippany, NJ
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| Posted: 7/1/08 8:04AM Post subject: |
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CDogbert wrote: Carbon did forget one important thing, though. You need to stay out of boost if you do run without a tune.
Wow, I can't believe I forgot the most important thing :doh:
Scion RSA won't tow you to a tuner and AAA will tow you to the nearest facility. If you know someone with a truck, just rent a dolly and tow it over yourself. |
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draxcaliber
Joined: 20 Sep 2006
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| Posted: 7/1/08 8:29AM Post subject: |
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bb_ist wrote: doesnt scion give u 3 years of road side assistance?
that means that if you break down on the side of the road due to no fault of your own, they will pay for a tow truck to take it to the nearest toyota/scion dealership, but if you f-up your car with a turbo...and break down, they will not cover it. |
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PM
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| Posted: 7/1/08 6:06PM Post subject: |
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if anything call any of ur friends to see if they have triple A plus... regular triple A grants roughly 14 miles of free towing... whereas triple A plus grants 120 miles... for my talon, whenever she broke down, i'd get her towed as if it were my personal car carrier taxi lol.
and b4 i got my own triple A, i used my roomates all the time... and all i needed was his card. |
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KillerCane
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| Posted: 7/2/08 9:06AM Post subject: |
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| just drive it. dont go over 6 pounds of boost. and dont push it hard. i've been beating the crap out of mine on 5 psi for over a month with no tune |
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coryjames
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| Posted: 7/2/08 1:03PM Post subject: |
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| get a wide band so you can keep it in check not that hard |
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bb_ist
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| Posted: 7/4/08 10:44AM Post subject: |
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| i just had a crazy idea.. what if i install the turbo and not the pipings? Just let the turbo spool when i'm on the way there and just slap on the pipings when i get to the tuner |
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tainoxl
Joined: 14 Apr 2008
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Location: NJ
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| Posted: 7/4/08 2:30PM Post subject: |
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| Big NO, Can definitely damage your turbo. Just hook it up dont beat it and get to your tuner. You will be fine. |
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lastlookcustoms
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| Posted: 7/8/08 7:03AM Post subject: |
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| You can drive it. Just stay out of boost as mentioned above. Or you could leave the piping off and drive it. I have done that before to get to the tuner. Just make sure you run your oil feed and return lines so the turbo is lubricated. The only way it will damage the turbo is if something falls inside it. |
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tainoxl
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| Posted: 7/8/08 1:15PM Post subject: |
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| Better off leaving everything hooked up, drive to your tuner without beating the poop out of the car you will be fine. |
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speedjunkie
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| Posted: 7/8/08 4:21PM Post subject: |
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| i would play it safe. switch at every 3k. |
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