boost worry

[fourtwofive]

hey guys im kinda new to owning a cupra. my car is currently running 1.4 boost on all the below things. im worryed that its a massive amount of pressure and dont want to rec my turbo or bottom end? any advice would be cool. i was thinking adjustable boost and regulator. cheers

 

[TJenkos]

Sounds about right for a remapped..

 

[daves ibiza]

dont touch actuator mate yeah thats what i was thinking mine boost just over a bar so good lol

 

[Big_daddy]

Wouldnt worry about the bottom end, not on a ko3 turbo.

 

[fourtwofive]

is everyone else running this sort of pressure and had no problems. or is my turbo guna go bang?

 

[daves ibiza]

no it wont go bang lmao

 

[Big_daddy]

is everyone else running this sort of pressure and had no problems. or is my turbo guna go bang?

No, my ko3 was creeping to 1.45bar for a year, no probz wats so ever.

 

[TJenkos]

Mine peaks at around 16, but have been told its meant to be at about 20-21..

 

[tashacupra]

26psi / 1.8bar here, no problems at all, no need to worry

 

[fourtwofive]

jesus 1.8 bar thats nuts how did you get it that high

 

[PhilW]

Dont worry about it.

24psi here all the time.

 

[Damoegan]

Dont worry about it.

24psi here all the time.

Me too (peak spike though). Requested 1.5bar

 

[fourtwofive]

few thats a wieght off my mind i was just chatting to my mate who owns a skyline who was amazed its running 1.4 bar. and told me my car was going to be screwed. i guess he doesent know the car as well as all you guys. so happy days. i think hes green becuase his skylines only pushing out a bar.

 

[Big_daddy]

few thats a wieght off my mind i was just chatting to my mate who owns a skyline who was amazed its running 1.4 bar. and told me my car was going to be screwed. i guess he doesent know the car as well as all you guys. so happy days. i think hes green becuase his skylines only pushing out a bar.

Every car is different

 

[tashacupra]

few thats a wieght off my mind i was just chatting to my mate who owns a skyline who was amazed its running 1.4 bar. and told me my car was going to be screwed. i guess he doesent know the car as well as all you guys. so happy days. i think hes green becuase his skylines only pushing out a bar.

iirc skyline's are limited as to what boost they can run due to the stock turbo having ceramic internals, i think 12psi is safe, 14psi is on the limit and most of them self destruct at anything higher than that. So in short its nothing like a stock ibiza turbo so you cant compare the two.
And as other's have said 26psi on mine is a spike, the same as others are getting 24psi etc.