Boost Elbow Question

[Brignac]

Ok im back with some drive results... cruising at 65 my egts according to edge jwa was 700 ish if i got on it they jumped to 1050ish but then dropped right back down as soon as I let off it. When i got to a red light they would drop down into the 450 range depending on how long I was sitting.

[Dave3500]

That was helpful, just to see how u made a boost cap as you call it!

Dave

[Ilikeoldfords]

Ok im back with some drive results... cruising at 65 my egts according to edge jwa was 700 ish if i got on it they jumped to 1050ish but then dropped right back down as soon as I let off it. When i got to a red light they would drop down into the 450 range depending on how long I was sitting.

With the 35's your EGT's sound about right to me. When I cruise at 70 my EGT's run about 650 but getting on the freeway they can get up to about 900-1000. I also have a manual vs. the auto tranny with might make the difference though. I think if you had a boost leak you would be seeing more smoke and higher EGT's.

[Brignac]

I built a boost leak tester and pressurized the system to 20psi. All boots swole up like crazy I sprayed everything with soupy water including entire engine and all boots and hoses (needed a cleaning anyway) and all intercooler boots checked out fine no bubbles any where surprising since they are all oe original.The only place I had a leak small was at one of the bolt holes on the oe intake horn (front engine side bolt where edge jwa is grounded to. Any suggestions to fix it? I'm thinking just a washer to seal it off being the ground cable has bolt held up higher, definitely is tight tho.

[Mopar1973Man]

Simple solution is to take each bolt out and put a dab of silicone or loc-tite on the threads of the bolt and tighten again. That should help seal it up.