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Old 05-05-2008   #1
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Car drives weird after fixing boost leak

Alright so over the winter I fixed a boost leak where the j-pipe mounts onto the turbo. I did a boost leak test and there was still a very small leak in the seam, so yesterday I re-enforced it with a little rtv. Also, I don't know if this is relevant as well, but yesterday I changed the valve cover gasket and all related seals. So I waited for everything to dry and today I took the car out for a drive and the car feels significantly slower when boosting, than before I added the rtv to the leak area and changed the valve cover gasket. Would fixing a leak that small screw up my tune that significantly? Or could I have done something wrong when changing my valve cover gasket? My current mods are: 14b boosting @ 15psi, evo 8 fmic, 560 injectors, safc. Car is a 97 GSX
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Old 05-05-2008   #2
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Re: Car drives weird after fixing boost leak

I can't think of anything. Are you sure you're hitting 15psi still? Swap the plug wires around accidentally?
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Re: Car drives weird after fixing boost leak

I would redo the boost leak test. I have fixed boost leaks before only to have another one appear from the change in pressures.
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Re: Car drives weird after fixing boost leak

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I can't think of anything. Are you sure you're hitting 15psi still? Swap the plug wires around accidentally?
yup, still hitting 15psi, and I remembered to mark my wires before I removed them, so that's all good.
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Re: Car drives weird after fixing boost leak

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I would redo the boost leak test. I have fixed boost leaks before only to have another one appear from the change in pressures.
You may be right, it kinda feels like another leak, I'll have to get it tested.
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