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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
[Re: jacob0902]
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14/01/2008 04:01
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Mike_bd
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definatly get a boost gauge and definatly get it RR'd...small price to pay compared to naffing your engine up
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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14/01/2008 04:05
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sparkyman
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Really should install a boost gauge at the very least, doesn't cost much for a prv .
The rolling road could be done if you meet up with a few coupe owners down your way for a rolling road day.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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14/01/2008 14:08
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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14/01/2008 18:01
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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14/01/2008 19:31
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Boost gauge and prv will only set you back about 40 quid together.
prv will eliminate any boost spike,, but youll only know if you have boost spike with the gauge, and as has already been mentioned you can literally see the results of the chip.
how you mount the gauge is up to you, an inexpensive option is to place it where the clock is, an a pillar pod from nomad would be the recommended option but a bit more pricey
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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15/01/2008 17:56
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Per
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These short boost spikes wont do you much harm, it's more fatal undoing the safety features, with the addition of a PRV. Skip PRV/PBV - my 5 cents! 
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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15/01/2008 18:05
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stevo
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I have a greddy profec B in the dash and most of the time I keep it in low boost 1bar with the ash tray closed so you never know it is there. That is the best option if you are worried about boost spikes.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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15/01/2008 19:13
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ive been think about the same question myself. ive got a boost gauge, PRV and chip, but wondered bout the rolling road????
might just put it on, keep an eye out for boost spikes,never happened on the PRV on my old car.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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15/01/2008 20:13
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I'm with the stick it in brigade. Got 261bhp on a rolling road with mine and that is with everything else as standard  The rr figures showed a small spike and fuelling was spot on. So I suppose my advice would be fit it and get a rolling road check asap. A boost guage will not show under fuelling, which will kill the engine far quicker than a boost spike.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
[Re: bockers]
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16/01/2008 02:43
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Should you get a RR straight away or wait awhile, like 100, miles 200 miles??
Or 5-10 miles, being asap.?
Now in the 400+ bhp club!
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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16/01/2008 03:05
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gauge//prv and check enginne is ok. start of with stock boost untill ecu can addapt to new chip. do not put it in with out above, cus you might blow something.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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16/01/2008 03:09
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ha just fitted the gtech1, i do have a boost gauge but not a PRV. everything seems fine. the boast was running at 12psi now with the chip it runs 16psi, and hell yeah its def worth it, cant help stickin my right foot down and laughing all the way to 100mph, on a track that is. lol, so just stick it in and have fun.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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17/01/2008 02:57
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you need to get the prv. so you can control the boost. i'm boosting at 1.3 @ mo unitll it get warm then i'm going to turn down to 1.1. the power is amazing with gtech, car is much more powerfull.
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
[Re: bockers]
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05/02/2008 02:21
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are these chips safe or do they rapidly reduce engine life? alo how much power would i see roughly wit a k&n scorpion back box and a prv locked to low boost?
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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05/02/2008 14:37
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you need to get the prv. so you can control the boost. Don't get a PRV, you need to have control over the boost. 
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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05/02/2008 15:53
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Boost gauge and prv will only set you back about 40 quid together.
prv will eliminate any boost spike,, but youll only know if you have boost spike with the gauge, and as has already been mentioned you can literally see the results of the chip.
how you mount the gauge is up to you, an inexpensive option is to place it where the clock is, an a pillar pod from nomad would be the recommended option but a bit more pricey Got to agree and you can then get yourself up to Merseyside and join our Rolling Road Day on Saturday 8th March. 
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Re: Can I just pop the GTEC on???
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05/02/2008 23:01
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