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Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:56 pm
by lunchboxsti
I just got my grimmspeed 3 port in the mail today.
Question is can i fit it up and still safely drive it to get a tune or will there be dramas?

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 6:57 pm
by Kekotic
I'm pretty sure you cannot drive it without a tune.
Also where did you buy yours from?

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:14 pm
by lunchboxsti
http://www.rallysportdirect.com/

postage was About $35 but i live in tassie and i got some other stuff to make it worth while Cost $100aus at the time of conversion.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 7:49 pm
by bass_straitener
Good price. I got mine at Tuspeed for about the same price.

You need a tune however once installed.

http://www.wrxtuners.com/forums/f70/aft ... ids-25587/

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 8:55 pm
by lunchboxsti
it will be getting a tune done i just need to no can i fit it up then drive very sedately 5km to the tuner.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 24, 2012 9:16 pm
by bass_straitener
Why not just drive there and fit it yourself at the workshop in the driveway. Doesn't take much.

I personally wouldn't take a chance. When I had mine done at the tuner it cost me $20 which seemed a small price to pay for peace of mind.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 8:37 am
by tangcla
The answer is no.

If you were going to tell me you were getting your engine rebuilt, can I wind up the boost to 2 bar and put the solenoid on to drive to the tuner, I'd say yes.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 9:43 am
by coyote
lunchboxsti wrote:it will be getting a tune done i just need to no can i fit it up then drive very sedately 5km to the tuner.


Yes

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 10:56 pm
by lunchboxsti
two no's and a yes, any one else want to add?

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:16 pm
by Kekotic
Coyote says yes, disregard everything else.

Just drive it sedately / not boosting.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 11:24 pm
by champ
lunchboxsti wrote:two no's and a yes, any one else want to add?

"I don't really know"

chaotic2050 wrote:Coyote says yes, disregard everything else.

Also valid

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 7:21 pm
by NA84WA
Its a yes!!

I know because ive done it!! Aslong as you take it easy and arent belting the car its fine. I was monitoring boost on my ecudatascan and i just drove it off boost or with very minimal. Even the tuner said it was fine.

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:24 am
by fr250t
Contemplaiting puting a 3-port on at the time when Matt from KiDo does the road tune in the near future....
Car is stock, but thinking as he is tweaking the ecu may as well sneak up the boost a little ??

Im very new to tuning , so go easy on my ignorance lol

Any comments appreciated :)

Fab

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:30 pm
by PinkK
fr250t wrote:Contemplaiting puting a 3-port on at the time when Matt from KiDo does the road tune in the near future....
Car is stock, but thinking as he is tweaking the ecu may as well sneak up the boost a little ??

Im very new to tuning , so go easy on my ignorance lol

Any comments appreciated :)

Fab


Matt took mine from 13 to 18psi by memory, I do have a bigger top mount and forester(?) ecu or set up or something, its friday and I can't remember (Matt said this and since I'm no expert I'm not arguing)

Re: Just got a grimm speed boost solenoid and.............

PostPosted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:51 pm
by fr250t
Matt took mine from 13 to 18psi by memory, I do have a bigger top mount and forester(?) ecu or set up or something, its friday and I can't remember (Matt said this and since I'm no expert I'm not arguing)


hmm I just want to go enough without reducing the lifspan of the engine .. i droped him an email so will see what he has to say, interested if its a simple plug and play install also (looking at the Pierburg model) , hopfully so.