Thread: Turbo Dead
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Old 10-12-2010, 09:56 PM
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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
so... the turbo could not build pressure, because the intake was stealing it all... and exhaust was dumping into the intake mixture really killing the mix...
wow.
of course, the FIRST thing I do on a car I drive is block off the EGR, so I would not have ever seen the issues you had...
SOOO glad you found the problem though! enjoy it!
Thanks! Yeah, kind of a vicious cycle, huh. Probably one of the few situations where pulling the ALDA actually made it worse because of all the extra soot etc. going into the intake. Quite the learning experience.
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