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22 psi - yellow or green spring

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Old Aug 24, 2012 | 11:21 PM
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Originally Posted by XtremeSS
I used to use the yellow spring...but I think that the Green is a "safer" choice. It has been stated that others are using green on 20-25 psi with no problems holding pressure. Turbo flutter=not good
Agreed. After I adjusted the tables to make sure the air didn't come in too fast down low, I got rid of the flutter because it wasn't making too much boost when there wasn't enough vacuum to open against the stronger spring. I may still drop the green one back in. I originally said the green one was fine because the strength of the spring is relative to the vacuum the engine generates. (the vacuum of a 2L 4cyl) The boost holds the valve closed, it is the vacuum on the other side of the plate that opens the valve.
Old Aug 24, 2012 | 11:49 PM
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Ive read numerous times anything over 20psi should use the yellow.
Old Aug 25, 2012 | 01:05 AM
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At the Forge site they don't give psi for the spring kit fitting our BPV like they do for the other spring kit they sell. They say it is an increase by %. (% what? I dunno) It looks like they are saying that relative to the green, yellow is twice as stiff, blue is 3 times stiffer, and red is 4 times stiffer. I still think green is fine for most of us even between 20 and 30psi.
Old Aug 25, 2012 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by Wolfblitz
Mods are listed in my sig, have a tune now though. HP Tuned on 22 psi. Was wondering if I should stick with the green spring or go to the yellow. Want to up to 26 psi after meth. Need everyone's input, thanks
Why do you want to go up to 26psi? I thought anything above ~24psi was out of the k04 efficiency range. Is that pressure needed to run meth?
Old Aug 26, 2012 | 10:14 PM
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Why do you want to go up to 26psi? I thought anything above ~24psi was out of the k04 efficiency range. Is that pressure needed to run meth?
you can run meth on any pressure. the trifecta tune goes to 27 psi and i hear a lot of people are happy with that. plus meth is a pain in the ass to tune for, i hear
Old Aug 28, 2012 | 12:52 PM
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I use the yellow spring on GMtune and have not had any problems.
Old Aug 28, 2012 | 01:16 PM
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Its a pain to tune. But I plan on running e85 sometime in the future
Old Aug 28, 2012 | 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by Wolfblitz
Its a pain to tune. But I plan on running e85 sometime in the future
No pain other than the cams for it from ZZP. Had I those in my car, I could be tuned for it same day. While the torque curve may differ slightly, it is mostly about getting enough fuel to the engine when it needs it. E85 should be about a 20% increase in fuel vs air. It should work fine with the spring you are running now.
Old Oct 26, 2013 | 12:46 AM
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I'm GMTU and have had trouble holding boost on the freeway finally today I switched to the yellow spring. So far so good I'll try tomorrow nigh on the highway to see if it holds
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