Slowest R5 in the world- thats mine.

[jr20516v]

What gives here ?   Was looking forward to driving this little Mother for the first time however was shocked to get such poor performance from it.
Similar to a tractor i'd say.... :shock:
This car has....re-jetted carb [how can one tell if thats not bulls*** ?]
                    4" straight thru pipe
                     Double capacity alloy intercooler.
                      T2-T25 Hybrid turbo
It couldnt pull the skin off my Mothers custard so i checked the boost level and she was only running at 5 PSI.....why would that be ?   Why would anybody REDUCE the boost to that level.
Any ideas chasps?
Maybe it was done for a reason or to hide something ?
I'm all ears !!!

[bernard]

Turn it up and see what happens  :lol:

[jr20516v]

Yep, that will be done however just doing my homework before i do it.
Dont want anything to go pop !!

[RICHIE]

check for boost pipe leaks first. if all is good wind the actuator arm in making it shorter a few turns and see if you create a little more boost. then go from there.

[Ash-Lee]

Double check for boost leaks.

Does the turbo sound like it's doing anything? If it has a leak and is set to lets say 15psi it will whizz it's tits off trying to compensate for the leak, resulting in a knackered turbo.

Thats only if it has a leak of course. If it hasn't maybe it was set low and had some sort of in-car boost controller before?

[jr20516v]

Thanx for all the tips Guys,
Yep, the first thing i did was check for leaks but nothing.
Turbo is working fine.
The only reason i can see that it is on a lowly 5 psi boost is that there is a in car boost controller however it has not been connected up.....so maybe somebody has played with the actuator and forgot to reset it back.

Having the items i listed above i should be safe in cranking it up to say 14 psi dont you think?
 How does one know if it has an uprated head gasket is the big mystery. Mmmmmm.

[Ash-Lee]

Usually when fitting a uprated head gasket most people opt for the hi-tensile headbolts aswell.

Hi-tensile head bolts are the hex (allen key) type capscrews while the normal head bolts are just well normal bolts.

A peek through the oil filler cap and you can see.

[jr20516v]

As a newbie to the R5 world i appreciate your feedback there Ash.

I'm out on my own a little regarding R5's as there is so few in this vast country [approx 3 i am told ]
Somebody commented the other day on it with " i see you a driving a GTIR "
[nissan pulsar in UK ]
 :shock: