# stalling at high boost \*need help\* **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [July 17, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230 "2005-07-17T16:37:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/1 "2005-07-17T16:37:20Z")
ok… turbo ca18et at first… the car woudln’t even hold a boost… but after I changed the fuel filter… it’ll hold a boost but not the max boost I’ll try to explain ok my boost gauge is like this… **-5 | 0 | +5** simple one. . before. the filter change… it would go to the half way mark btw 0 and +5 and the car would stall and restart as it is moving well after the fuel filter change… my car can hold the boost a the same half way mark now but… if I try to floor the gas pedal (open throttle) as the boost goes beyond the half way mark on the boost gauge… about 4000 rpms… the car stalls… then restarts b/c the car is moving so basically I can’t even get to the +5 boost does anyone ever had this problem w/ a turbo car? the car doens’t have a BOV in it… , just straight from the turbo to the intake… thanks ed ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/2 "2005-07-17T22:15:33Z")
No BOV and No Intercooler? What is the gauge measured in PSI? ---
**Author:** ![Jesse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c77e96/32.png) [@Jesse](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jesse)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 7:55am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/3 "2005-07-18T07:55:11Z")
sounds like you might need a fuel pump, although a walburo is not needed for a stock ca application. my car also did that right after i swapped my engine because vacume was not set up right. ---
**Author:** ![Euphoric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Euphoric](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Euphoric)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/4 "2005-07-18T14:36:03Z")
is it actually stalling or sputtering? if its sputtering it could be a misfire …ie: plugs arent gapped properly.(to wide) ---
**Author:** ![AppleSauce](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/applesauce/32/5521_2.png) [@AppleSauce](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AppleSauce)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2005, 3:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/5 "2005-07-18T15:44:33Z")
could be a boost leak. ---
**Author:** ![SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9bd4f/32.png) [@SHIFT\_KA24DET](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SHIFT_KA24DET)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 12:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/6 "2005-07-19T00:49:20Z")
> [@AppleSauce](#): > > could be a boost leak. :werd: ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 9:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/7 "2005-07-19T21:02:18Z")
well… I have a z31 fuel pump now… soo I’ll be testing that out tomorrow… maybe it’s just in need of a better fuel pump. ---
**Author:** ![luka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@luka](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/luka)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2005, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/8 "2005-07-19T21:49:24Z")
do a cold compression test and check out your turbo, maybe your idiotic lack of a BOV has blown your turbo force feeding your engine shrapnel. and just because you’re building boost, doesn’t mean your turbo isn’t fried. do that before going out and buying a new pump you don’t necessarily need. ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/9 "2005-07-20T15:09:19Z")
uh… before you start calling pepople an idiot or my car being idiotic… understand what this car is… it’s a **200SX WITH A STOCK TURBO** IT IS A CAR W/ TURBO THAT DOES NOT COME WITH A BOV STOCK now that that’s taken car of… ok… soo the car is getting fuel … at almost over 4000 rpm… aat 2nd gear… the car stallls … a huge jerk… soo confuzzled… ---
**Author:** ![Euphoric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/47e85d/32.png) [@Euphoric](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Euphoric)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/10 "2005-07-20T19:13:14Z")
so it just jerks…like its loosing power? or does it actually shut off? check your plug gap. ---
**Author:** ![Ed1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/958977/32.png) [@Ed1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ed1)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2005, 11:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/stalling-at-high-boost-need-help/87230/11 "2005-07-20T23:02:45Z")
shuts off and restarts