well guys.
thanks for your responses
let me give you a little bit more background information on the car
its a late 1990 black g plate jap tbar turbo, imported into the uk in 1999.
it has a divine front splitter with a departure logo on
(not sure if phoneix power ever made body kits though, really wankable to look at
)
its basically fully lowered
(adjustable) with aftermarket oil pressure, turbo and air/fuel mixture gagues that have been installed by previous owners.
the problem i have got is that i dont totally know to what extent it has been modded and if it has been done in the right way which is why i might be having this problem.
cause for concern is that the guy i bought it from said dont take it over 5k until the engine has been run in
(i have pics and receipts that the engine was out and various bits and pieces replaced only 2 months ago.
he only owned the car for a couple of months and he said he sold it to buy a van) but it appears now that he may have said this because when you actually push it over 6k the problem described earlier happens.
its annoying cause it just starts to grow horns and then bang the revs just cut out.
apart from this it ticks over like a pearl, starts healthily first time even in the cold and the engine sounds solid.
i do not have any problem at all unless im shifting through the gears hard taking it over 6k.
i was told when bought that the turbo is set to 13psi but when driving it definately overboosts as much as to 15psi in some situations
(thats if the gauge is accurate)
when the problem happens accelerating hard over 6k it is a violent cut but it doesnt force me through the windscreen but as stated it is violent.
the revs and the turbo just cut down
(instantly) with total power loss and the ecu light comes on.
(the engine does not stall though) one thing i should mention is that i seem to be able to sustain full boost at revs below 6k without having this problem.
do you think i should maybe short the two pins out and get a fault code from the ecu.
if it gives me a stored code maybe this could help you in what the problem might be?
( just thought id add that it seems that once the fault does happen, the fault does stay with the car even at lower revs
(intermittently) until you have parked the car and left it off for a couple of hours.
Once its been left and started its absoultely fine until you push it hard over 6k again)
regards
ross
