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Hi Guys

I am having some trouble with my r33 on low boost the car is hitting the standard boost but when it comes to highter revs the boost creaps to a 1bar.

and on high boost it runs a little less than a bar but realy doesn't seem to have a much more power than standard boost!

I have a HKS boost controller, I turned off the unit and the car still did the same thing on low boost (crept to a bar). As I thought when the unit is off it will go back to standard boost.

what could be wrong?

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Have you removed the standard boost controller/solenoid?

What it does, at standard boost, is hold 5psi till around 5000rpm then goes to 7psi

So if youre using a boost controller with all the factory boost controlling stuff still in place, then it will mimick the above.

You should get a oil catch can if boosting over 10psi, the older the engine the more blowby, eventually making oil get through everything

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