i'm not sure if its in my head or if there is a problem. Yesterday i was driving back from work and i've given the car a good run between several roundabouts in milton keynes (ok i wash thrashing it a bit). The car seems to pull ok in 2nd gear but just doesn't seem to have much pull in 3rd gear, also the turbo seems quite noisy when on boost almost like a whistle and squeal combined (sorry its not the easiest noise to describe), its quite loud when the windows are open, i'm wondering if the tip or another hose is loose which is causing a boost leak somewhere, although not enough to trip the limp mode or warning lights.
I've heard that tip's sometimes collapse when the turbo is on boost, is this normally only when you've had the car mapped (i.e. running higher boost levels). I don't have a boost gauge yet so i can;t tell how much boost its running (one thing on my list to get).
Also, is the standard TCS a pile of crap and not worth having switched on, i've noticed recently when pulling away quickly in the dry, if the car hits a rut or hole in the road (i.e. accelerating hard in 2nd or 3rd) the TCS cuts in as if the wheel has lost traction, its damn annoying. It was ok in the snow, in fact it stopped me getting stuck in the snow a few time but in the wet and dry its awful.
I've heard that tip's sometimes collapse when the turbo is on boost, is this normally only when you've had the car mapped (i.e. running higher boost levels). I don't have a boost gauge yet so i can;t tell how much boost its running (one thing on my list to get).
Also, is the standard TCS a pile of crap and not worth having switched on, i've noticed recently when pulling away quickly in the dry, if the car hits a rut or hole in the road (i.e. accelerating hard in 2nd or 3rd) the TCS cuts in as if the wheel has lost traction, its damn annoying. It was ok in the snow, in fact it stopped me getting stuck in the snow a few time but in the wet and dry its awful.
