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help an Audi driver with a boost question!

landwomble

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Aw, crap. Always something...I'll try it with the APR stage 1 turned off (got the cruise control switch to turn off option) and see what it reads. probably back to Awesome GTI after that, then...
 

Pyro

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2.5 bar :-o :drive2: your map sensor should be chucking you into limp mode at that what N75 u got? standared? can you log request vs acutal boost to see if its not just a dogey gauge??
 

cupra_r_ick

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i cant remember what stage 1 runs at, but 2.5 bar is like 35 ish psi. that sounds mega high.
what does it hold (boost wise)
 

landwomble

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Forge 007p DV. I think that the above logs *do* show requested vs actual boost, don't they? I just did a vag-com log of the blocks suggested...happy to be corrected if I'm reading it wrong?
 

cupra_r_ick

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correct me if im wrong, but is that not 2.5 bar, so only really 1.5 bar of boost ? seeing as were always at 1? i bet at idle its about 1 bar, or there abouts
 

landwomble

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correct me if im wrong, but is that not 2.5 bar, so only really 1.5 bar of boost ? seeing as were always at 1? i bet at idle its about 1 bar, or there abouts
Would also explain the lower readings I get with a bluetooth dongle and Torque app on android...
This is exactly the kind of stuff i need to know, if the readings are absolute rather than relative then it's all good I guess? HEEEEELP!

P.S. Cheers guys. You're pretty darn responsive and helpful on here.
 

cupra_r_ick

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connect a boost guage up dude, thatll tell you whats going down and well know if its boosting correctly or not
 

cupra_r_ick

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or, just turn the ignition on and see what its reading then. if its 0, your boosting mad, if its 1. happy days
 

landwomble

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good points guys, thanks. Don't suppose anyone knows for definite if VCDS reads boost relative to atmospheric or absolute?
 

cupra_r_ick

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its atmospheric im sure. so you got nothing to worry about . cant imagine you having a bar of boost at 2.3k lol !! if you had 2.5 bar of boost it would be rapid lol
 

landwomble

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thank f*** for that, I'm waiting for the car to come back after having the power steering fixed and a misfire sorted (coil packs) and was just looking back at these logs going "hang on a second..."...!

Will read it to check but guess you're right - 1 bar at 800rpm seems a little unlikely...!
 

Pyro

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2.5 bar is 36.26 psi ;) if you were spiking at that you would of blown it up by naw ;) lol i didnt even think to look above :doh: lol think your right tho rick im still not sure on logs trying to get my head round the whole thing atm lol
 

Pyro

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just looked and its messured in mbar witch i think is the same principle as mm and meters if you know what i mean ;)
 

landwomble

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hahahaa, OK, I feel better about it all now.

P.S. have you guys all come across Torque on Android? Kind of live VCDS-lite on your phone using a 15 quid bluetooth dongle plugged into your ODBII port? If you've not come across it it's bloody marvellous...
 

Pyro

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yea we have mate theres a massive thread about it on here ;) its really good tho the iphone one is megga bucks tho :( lol
 

landwomble

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Cool. I ended up being the Torque evangelist on the TT forum. Frigging great app, it was my logs to the dev that got boost reading on VAG cars working...!
 
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