pinging at 14psi...

[LOW25T]

My car has a front mount and EBC and ive noticed latley that it's pinging a fair bit at 14psi... is that just cause were coming into summer and the air is hotter?

its also happened to my mates' 33 and 32, only recently happened...

how do i get around this? (don't say wind down the boost:))

[strutto]

Retard the timing...

If your pinging a fair bit, don't expect the motor to last very long...

[BHDave]

If you can hear the pinging then you are in trouble, light pinging is impossible to hear from the drivers seat. If you only turn the boost down until you cant hear it then you may still be doing damage.

Get it on a dyno and do a power run. See if its pinging and then reduce the boost a touch until it stops.

If you retard the timing by messing with the crank angle sensor then response will be affected.

There is only 1 solution and that is turn down the boost. Otherwise get a bigger frontmount, bigger turbo so it can push the same amount of air in at a lower temperature and a computer so you can have advanced timing where you need it to maintain response and retard it on boost to avoid ping

[benm]

If you are still using the stock R33 S1 Turbo then i'd suggest turning your 14psi down to around 10psi for starters, then throw it on the dyno.

[LOW25T]

yeah ive been running it on 10psi since it happened, but shouldn't i be able to run 14psi with a front mount ok?

[benm]

but shouldn't i be able to run 14psi with a front mount ok?

Sure you can, but I hope you have a new turbo on standby for when the standard turbo blows !

[Guest RedLineGTR]

summer is always a bitch but tune it well for summer then it will fine all year round..

[Steve]

What sort of management are you running? also, are you using a pod?