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Boosting in 1st Gear???

DREMEN

By DREMEN,
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most likley this is happening cous you don't really got any resistane on first gear it's like reving the engine without any gear in you don't get any boost because the engine dont have anything breaking it. and without any resictaneyou cant get any pressure. its like blowing in a hose quite easy but if you plug your finger half way in to it it gets harder to blow.

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So does it feel like you are getting boost in first?

Maybe the guage isn't reacting quickly.

You always should get boost in first no matter what.

In first however with some cars you wont hit full boost like you do in other gears.

For example I have boost set to 16psi and in first i will be luck to hit 15psi.

Boost also tends to taper off towards the end of first as the turbo has trouble keeping up with the airflow requirements that increase so quickly.

Where as in the higher gears the turbo can really spool up and get the air moving.

Hence why 3rd gear is the passing gear.

Guest DON91E

Guest DON91E

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Wow your getting this too??

Well im running a turbosmart stage 2 boost controller,

and when iv boosted it to 10psi, in first i only get up to like 7psi but when i change into 2nd it shoots up to 10 and so fouth with 3rd 4th,

So why can't i reach max boost in first gear?

Donnie

Cubes Grand Master

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Dave

So does mine.

Up to 14-15psi in first gear is good, anything over and first wont have it.

Probably a little to do with first gear spinning up and having no load on the motor though.

Wait until you start trying to push 15+ psi in first gear. :P

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