MAP Sensor

[brevelerib]

Hello -- I am considering a MAP sensor,,, as a first mod... are there down falls to this, I realize you play you pay... But I just want to make sure it doesnt play havack... It looks like a great idea...

all advice is good advice .... Thanks

 

[rammertide07]

Are you reffering to a boost fooler? Yea its ok, not the best mod. I didn't get too much out of mine. Wicked wheel will be a better mod and in the same price range.

 

[brevelerib]

Yes a boost fooler... whats a wicked wheel???? Cheers

 

[rammertide07]

Yes a boost fooler... whats a wicked wheel???? Cheers

Xtreme Diesel's X-Wheel Compressor Wheel ....they have the cheapest wheel I have found

It's pretty much the pre-99 turbo wheels. The newer turbo wheels have larger fins all the way around. When you start doing your upgrades, wou will start having a turbo surge when pulling or on top end accelerating. It sounds like a train going ka-chuga. This is bad for the turbo and can cause turbo failure. Compare the price of this piece to a new turbo. From what I hear it spools up faster too.

 

[dpantazis]

you don't need a boost fooler if you don;t have a chip bigger injectors.

have you been setting CEL's or getting codes from over boost?

 

[brevelerib]

I have no idea what CEL's are ... Im a green horn to this stuff ... and have not been seeing anycodes... I guess my thinking it would be an easy mod, I wont have a Tuner till next month, so maybe this idea is out ???

 

[DaveBen]

CEL = Check Engine Light. Also known as the Engine Light.

Dave

 

[brevelerib]

oh man i can see alot folks laughin at me

 

[rammertide07]

I have no idea what CEL's are ... Im a green horn to this stuff ... and have not been seeing anycodes... I guess my thinking it would be an easy mod, I wont have a Tuner till next month, so maybe this idea is out ???

Well if I could have gone back and done it over, I would have done the wicked wheel first and maybe I would be $1500 richer from my turbo going out.

 

[DaveBen]

I will second the gauges!! Get them NOW and you will be in the know when it is time to talk about EGT (Exhaust Gas Temperatures) and boost. Aluminum melts at 1230° F under the right circumstances, and you can melt them in a diesel truck. It is not normal, but it can happen with a chip or tuner. Knowledge is power.

Dave