Today I go out to my car, fire it up, sit for a second or 10 like always, throw a CD in and start my drive to work. It's a nice day as those go, sunny, kinda warm and nice, after a ugly and rainy weekend. As I merge onto the highway in third gear like I usually do (it's a short poorly designed ramp) I almost get run the hell over by a corolla, and I have to downshift to second and floor it to avoid getting creamed. I always merge in third gear.
WHAT?
Upon further examaniaton, I realize the factory boost gauge is barely (1mm) going into the yellow, and my aftermarket boost gauge is only reading 5 psi. On my commute, I experiment with gears and throttle position. I find that in gears 1-4 I can get 5psi max if I floor it. In 5th, I get 5psi until about 3k or so, then it jumps to 10/11 psi and the middle of the factory gauge, just like normal. Upon my arrival to work, I gap the plugs to .39, look things over under the hood, and think things will be great.
On the way home, at a stoplight, I notice my idle is all loused up. As I sit, the idle goes from 700 to 1000 with dimming lights and all that fun stuff... It does this with the clutch in or out. If I blip the gas it goes away for a second, then comes back.
Facts:
New BPC (3 months old)
New Battery
Good preimum gas from the same place I always get it
New GS intake
Recently cleaned MAF with 3M eletrical motor contact cleaner
Fine looking vac lines
Newer proper NGK plugs with good gap
Drove 300 miles the day before with no problems!
Synthetic oil every 4k since I have had the car
Voltmeter off the terminals reads above 14 all the time
Throttle body looks clean and ok
I am setup to get a new DI next tuesday due to the recall
The fuel filter has not been replaced
I do not have traction control
No CEL's
Original o2 sensors.
I think this my be the longest post I have ever done, and if you get this far I applaud you. Any suggestions?
If this keeps up after the DI, I may bring it to a saab/volvo shop to get a second opinion.
GAH!!
WHAT?
Upon further examaniaton, I realize the factory boost gauge is barely (1mm) going into the yellow, and my aftermarket boost gauge is only reading 5 psi. On my commute, I experiment with gears and throttle position. I find that in gears 1-4 I can get 5psi max if I floor it. In 5th, I get 5psi until about 3k or so, then it jumps to 10/11 psi and the middle of the factory gauge, just like normal. Upon my arrival to work, I gap the plugs to .39, look things over under the hood, and think things will be great.
On the way home, at a stoplight, I notice my idle is all loused up. As I sit, the idle goes from 700 to 1000 with dimming lights and all that fun stuff... It does this with the clutch in or out. If I blip the gas it goes away for a second, then comes back.
Facts:
New BPC (3 months old)
New Battery
Good preimum gas from the same place I always get it
New GS intake
Recently cleaned MAF with 3M eletrical motor contact cleaner
Fine looking vac lines
Newer proper NGK plugs with good gap
Drove 300 miles the day before with no problems!
Synthetic oil every 4k since I have had the car
Voltmeter off the terminals reads above 14 all the time
Throttle body looks clean and ok
I am setup to get a new DI next tuesday due to the recall
The fuel filter has not been replaced
I do not have traction control
No CEL's
Original o2 sensors.
I think this my be the longest post I have ever done, and if you get this far I applaud you. Any suggestions?
If this keeps up after the DI, I may bring it to a saab/volvo shop to get a second opinion.
GAH!!