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nismo300zr2
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nismo300zr2


Number of posts : 1096
Age : 46
Location : NC/VA/WA/NY... overseas?
Car Year/Make/Model : 91 300zx/85 toy GTS/05 CTD/01 zook SV
Registration date : 2008-07-02

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PostSubject: boost leak check..   boost leak check.. EmptyWed Feb 18, 2009 11:16 am

first off thanks to Brandon for having a tester handy and nearby!

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really simple.. if you have a stock T intake that is... sooo.. brandon again let me cannibalize the unit off his Z.

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there my little portable compressor..

At first we were sitting around waiting and waiting for pressure to build. hmmmm. this may have something to do with a leak Razz

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capped that off and pressurized again. this time 1.5 psi was the max.
next problem was hissing behind the throttle cable cover-

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a bit of dishwasher soap in a water sprayer bottle helped pinpoint the leak to underneath this unit.- AIV? IAA?

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lookit this hokey sh!t underneath?!?! WTF is that orange crap?!? looks like someone has tried to seal/fix something before?
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well... maybe i can do it better Razz

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nope, still leaking. guess i need a new one eh? anyone?

anyone?



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cherryz




Number of posts : 677
Age : 64
Location : Chapel Hill, NC
Registration date : 2008-07-02

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PostSubject: Re: boost leak check..   boost leak check.. EmptyWed Feb 18, 2009 2:17 pm

"orange crap" just looks like a glue to keep an adjustment screw in place
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nismo300zr2
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nismo300zr2


Number of posts : 1096
Age : 46
Location : NC/VA/WA/NY... overseas?
Car Year/Make/Model : 91 300zx/85 toy GTS/05 CTD/01 zook SV
Registration date : 2008-07-02

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PostSubject: Re: boost leak check..   boost leak check.. EmptyThu Mar 12, 2009 1:42 am

wellll.. my hodgepodge RTV sealant seems to be holding up under 1.5psi
no more hissing from the Air regulator. BUT.. it wont pressurize past 1.5!!!

%$@!@%#&#$!!! and i couldnt hear where else from. auuugh. more digging to do.
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EQwhipD




Number of posts : 12
Age : 45
Location : RTP, NC
Car Year/Make/Model : 1990 Nissan 300ZX TT
Registration date : 2009-02-17

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PostSubject: IAV valve   boost leak check.. EmptySat Mar 21, 2009 12:30 am

I think that I may have an extra IAV valve sitting around somewhere. Let me check thru my Z bins....
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TTvert

TTvert


Number of posts : 22
Age : 65
Location : Smithfield NC
Car Year/Make/Model : 1990 TT Straman Conversion
Registration date : 2009-03-02

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PostSubject: Air Regulator   boost leak check.. EmptySun Mar 22, 2009 6:52 am

I have 2 that I have tested and they work send me a PM. cheers
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