Its modding time

[Alex.Marcil]

I bought a Speed3 2012 last mounth and now its time to mod that beauty.

I made a compression test and well, C1=95% C2=95% C3=80% C4=95%.

My mecano tells me to not worry he pretty sure the lost is from carbon dust in a valve.


The car is stock so it will be a long project which is starting right now 🙂

1 mod Mishimoto - oil catch can
catch can.jpg

2 mod RMM-COBB
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3 mod Sprint Booster
sprint booster.jpg

4 Bushing and link kit
bushing linkit.jpg

So what do you guys think i should go next???
My buddy say SF Intake system COBB--AP--Turbo inlet hose COBB--HPFP

[Pu Manchu]

what would be 100% compression?

[greg08]

take the intake manifold off and walnut blast the shit out of the 3rd cylinder intake valves, make sure they are both closed though

[kTaLgsTo]

Is your mecano Troy Mcclure??

[MSMS3]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil I bought a Speed3 2012 last mounth and now its time to mod that beauty. I made a compression test and well, C1=95% C2=95% C3=80% C4=95%. My mecano tells me to not worry he pretty sure the lost is from carbon dust in a valve. The car is stock so it will be a long project which is starting right now �� 1 mod Mishimoto - oil catch can Attachment 235634 2 mod RMM-COBB Attachment 235637 3 mod Sprint Booster Attachment 235636 4 Bushing and link kit Attachment 235635 So what do you guys think i should go next??? My buddy say SF Intake system COBB--AP--Turbo inlet hose COBB--HPFP

Compression is measured in psi, not %.

If that is a leakdown test, it is measured in % loss. Get us some real numbers.

Your mechanic is probably full of shit.

Cylinder 3 is a trouble spot on our cars and tends to lose compression earlier than the others. While I cannot exclude carbon buildup preventing a valve from closing all the way, the carbon build up is usually on the back of the intake valves, inpeding air flow, and not on the face of the valve or inside the combustion chamber.

Sprint Booster is snake oil. It makes zero extra horsepower, nada, zilch. All it does is remap throttle and pedal position relationship. A simple intake picks up 15-20 hp. Much better investment.

Get a real tune. Even the simple plug and play Hypertech tune I run with intake and downpipe/racepipe with high pressure fuel pump upgrade raises hp about 80 over stock, pretty much maxing out the stock turbo on pump gas.

[greg08]

The mechanic is probably referring to OEM spec and giving a %

[Vansquish]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil I bought a Speed3 2012 last mounth and now its time to mod that beauty. I made a compression test and well, C1=95% C2=95% C3=80% C4=95%. My mecano tells me to not worry he pretty sure the lost is from carbon dust in a valve.

Those numbers are fairly meaningless without compression (PSI/kPa/bar) numbers.

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil 3 mod Sprint Booster Attachment 235636

Do NOT install this ^^. It is absolutely worthless, and will not add any performance of any kind to your car. If you want to tune the car, get a proper tuning solution (Cobb AP/Versatuner/etc.)

[Alex.Marcil]

No worries i only bought the sprint booster for precision. The real tune is incoming in couple month XD all the intake AP tune hpfp all together But i need to fix my 3rd cylinder and the shop i go is kinda busy soooo

[MSMS3]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil No worries i only bought the sprint booster for precision. The real tune is incoming in couple month XD all the intake AP tune hpfp all together But i need to fix my 3rd cylinder and the shop i go is kinda busy soooo

Precision? Waste. Return it, it you can. If you can't, dump it on some unsuspecting idiot. Sorry. Lesson learned. Check here for what works BEFORE making the purchase.

When you get a real tune, it will have its own, correct throttle remapping that matches the choices of the tuner for when and how far the throttle body will open in relation to pedal position based on the tuner's choices for increased boost, fuel, air, and timing advance under different load and operating conditions.

[Alex.Marcil]

Originally Posted by MSMS3 Precision? Waste. Return it, it you can. If you can't, dump it on some unsuspecting idiot. Sorry. Lesson learned. Check here for what works BEFORE making the purchase. When you get a real tune, it will have its own, correct throttle remapping that matches the choices of the tuner for when and how far the throttle body will open in relation to pedal position based on the tuner's choices for increased boost, fuel, air, and timing advance under different load and operating conditions.

ok i just read a lot on the sprint booster OMG well im gonna return that shit as soon as i can.Big thanks to you MSMS3 you just saved me 300$

https://outbackjoe.com/macho-diverti...s-it-worth-it/

[Alex.Marcil]

[QUOTE=Alex.Marcil;3143438]I bought a Speed3 2012 last mounth and now its time to mod that beauty.

I made a compression test and well, C1=95% C2=95% C3=80% C4=95%.



I ask to my mecanic why he gave me the result in percentage and he told me that he made a leak-down test. So yea leak-down test result are in percentage


Reading results
No engine will have perfect sealing with 0 percent loss. Five to 10 percent loss indicates an engine in great to good running order. An engine between 10 and 20 percent can still run OK, but it’ll be time to keep an eye (or ear) on things. Above 20 percent loss and it may be time for a teardown and rebuild. Thirty percent? Major problems. The percent of leakage should also be consistent across the cylinders. Any great differences indicate a problem in that cylinder.


https://mobiloil.com/en/article/car-...-leakdown-test

[Db09ms3]

Very nice. I've been looking at that Mishimoto Catch Can too. Decent price.

[Alex.Marcil]

Originally Posted by Db09ms3 Very nice. I've been looking at that Mishimoto Catch Can too. Decent price.

i guy test it on a camaro SS 1LE 2018 and after 1250 miles the catch can had 1/8 cup of oil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHeWp6jJb5M&t=390s

[Alex.Marcil]

Cobb air intake 3" installation today, cleaning the valves and spark plug denso iridium

[Alex.Marcil]

Code p2009 after the install of the cobb intake any idea guys?

[Thor Hammer]

Not everyone has the codes memorized. It would help tremendously if you described what the code is and what you have done to troubleshoot. Same goes for your other thread with the four codes. We are not magicians. You have to put in some effort here.

[JakeMS3]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil Code p2009 after the install of the cobb intake any idea guys?

Bro cmon, google that shit. It’s all over this forum you just need to search.

[Alex.Marcil]

Problem fixed thx to f.castrillo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JymY99T9pKc

Originally Posted by Thor Hammer Not everyone has the codes memorized. It would help tremendously if you described what the code is and what you have done to troubleshoot. Same goes for your other thread with the four codes. We are not magicians. You have to put in some effort here.

yea i gotta push myself. Do the research and stop beign sooo scared of working myself on the car

[Jeff23spl]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil i guy test it on a camaro SS 1LE 2018 and after 1250 miles the catch can had 1/8 cup of oil https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHeWp6jJb5M&t=390s

Humm comparing the blow-by from an n/a V8 to a 2.3T with a 20% loss on #3 ...expect different results lol

[Thor Hammer]

Originally Posted by Alex.Marcil Problem fixed thx to f.castrillo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JymY99T9pKc yea i gotta push myself. Do the research and stop beign sooo scared of working myself on the car

You can do it man. Once you fix a few things that challenge you the next one isn't so hard and your confidence will build.

[Alex.Marcil]

Originally Posted by Jeff23spl Humm comparing the blow-by from an n/a V8 to a 2.3T with a 20% loss on #3 ...expect different results lol

ive clean the valves and now cylinder 1,2,4 are 95% and the 3rd is 97 % im soooo happy