peak boost?

[grimm]

Pardon my ignorance as I am trying to learn about my car and FI in general.
I see many threads that talk about peak boost. I just recently installed an AP which I'm told sets peak boost at 16.5 PSI. My question is, during normal driving am i supposed to be hitting that, cause I don't normally get up past 10psi "normally driving". If I do get on it then i do get pretty close to reaching that,most of the time. Just trying to get a proper understanding. When I had my unichip, I was told it was set to the same peak boost level, but I almost never reached it? Could I have an exhaust leak or is what I am describing normal?

[MuddyREX]

You shouldn't be reaching your max boost setting while driving normally.

[grimm]

cool I didn't think so. but wasn't sure. thanks for the simple answer :)

[RyanG]

yeah, cruzing normally or even a little hard you will see maybe 10-11lbs. 16+ under WOT only :)

[grimm]

yea thats what I figured, and I feel slightly embarassed at the some what painstakenly obviousness of the answer, but it was just one of those things that i just wanted to be positive about. I appreciate keepig the fire off my back ;)

[simpwrx02]

God i must drive like a little girl cuz during normal driving i rarely even build any boost at all and when i get on it a little my stock gage might hit .03Kmpa( or what ever it reads it in) or about 5psi. Of course when i stomp on it i hit around 16-18, bu thtis is not very often.

[STI_wagon]

I think the TPS(throttle position sensor) has something to do with that(correct me if I'm wrong). Anywhere below 1/2 throttle is less than 10psi and above is obviously full boost.

[grimm]

God i must drive like a little girl cuz during normal driving i rarely even build any boost at all and when i get on it a little my stock gage might hit .03Kmpa( or what ever it reads it in) or about 5psi. Of course when i stomp on it i hit around 16-18, bu thtis is not very often.
haha no I drive the same, which was my initial reasoning for the post, cause if I do hit peak boost, in 3rd or 4th gear, I'm going way fast.

[MuddyREX]

The best part of having good EMS is that most times it only allows full boost at full throttle. Not with my stock ECU and screw-type boost controller.

I have to be careful, or I'll hit fulll boost at 1/4 throttle.

PTFB FTL.

[mr_eh]

i miss 20psi :(, running at 15 with some issues le sigh...

wait till you get a big turbo and have to break it in for 100 miles out of boost... cry cry

[grimm]

i miss 20psi :(, running at 15 with some issues le sigh...

wait till you get a big turbo and have to break it in for 100 miles out of boost... cry cry

thats not so bad, 100 miles is like 20 miles over my daily commute. ;)
But i get what your saying. :)

[grimm]

I think the TPS(throttle position sensor) has something to do with that(correct me if I'm wrong). Anywhere below 1/2 throttle is less than 10psi and above is obviously full boost.

I'd like to know if this is true too. It seems that way to me, but I also hardly get into WOT, and hardly ever see peak boost?