Not reaching full boost

[hahn><boost]

I just went for a drive this morning and I was watching my boost gauge normally the needle is buried at 140kpa and for some reason the most I could get was 130kpa only once other times it was 90kpa. wtf is going on here.
There was also a few drops of oil on the front of my intake plenum.

 

[06ion2coup]

leak?

 

[hahn><boost]

well I found whats wrong... cracked my intake plenum. F%%$

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I hope I can just get the crack rewelded in town here. I cant wait another 3 months for a new one to get here.

 

[YelloEye]

It cracked? wtf first I've heard of that happening.

 

[hahn><boost]

Im just going to jb weld it. lol

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is there any reason why I shouldnt use jb weld as a temporary fix? I mean will it heat up and some how melt and make its way in to my engine?

 

[BIRDMAN]

Can you post pics?

 

[YelloEye]

Im just going to jb weld it. lol

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is there any reason why I shouldnt use jb weld as a temporary fix? I mean will it heat up and some how melt and make its way in to my engine?

JB Weld should do just fine up to 24psi, I cannot say after that. There's plenty of people running it on their stock SS/TC intercoolers after taking off the condenser bar and filling the holes with it.

 

[hahn><boost]

Well Im tuned to 19.5 psi(130kpa) my boost gauge only goes to 20psi(140kpa) and its burried. so Im not sure whats with that maybe cause its a manual boost controller. So Im really not sure how much boost Im running.

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http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x388/marc435/intakecrack002.jpg

http://i1179.photobucket.com/albums/x388/marc435/intakecrack001.jpg

 

[YelloEye]

oh damn, that's a Hahn warranty claim my friend. Don't mess with it just contact them ASAP and see what they're going to do about it.

 

[hahn><boost]

I hope I dont have to send this one to them before they send me a new one I dont like down time.

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weld obviously not x-rayed

 

[YelloEye]

For sure not xrayed, I'm not sure what their exhange policy but I'd be willing to bet they'll want that one before they send you a new one. Unless you talk to somebody cool and they put a hold for the cost of it on your CC until you send them the broke one.

 

[BIRDMAN]

damn that's ugly. let us know how you make out.

 

[hahn><boost]

I like that idea of putting that hold on my card. Hopefully they take back the intake with the jb weld I put on it. It took well over 3 months to get the kit over the winter and they should understand that I'm not going to wait like that again.

 

[YelloEye]

They might not do anything since you slapped jb weld on there :/

 

[hahn><boost]

I decided Im going to let a welder I work with to TIG weld it. Im wondering if its going to be safe to drive it out to his place? Of course driving slow.

 

[YelloEye]

Keep outta boost and the car wont care.

 

[hahn><boost]

thats what I figured.

 

[hahn><boost]

Well I got the intake plenum TIG welded and it turned out good. Full boost again!

 

[sfwg]

badass man

 

[hahn><boost]

The weld is starting to crack again. My warranty is probly toast tho.