Thread: Exhaust leak

so i bottomed out last night and now have a whole in my flexpipe a little bit past the downpipe. Will this hurt my turbo or can i put off fixing it till next month? Im concernced because i have a boost leak and ever since the exhaust leak my car is holding 9psi like it was doing before the boost leak.

It will not hurt the turbo. Waiting a month can be fine. Both are important items. However, I would get to that boost leak first. It can cause you to run rich, jitter,.. and much much more. Keep in mind: I do not know how many miles you drive. GL with this.

i just replaced the coupler that was causing the boost leak. ill update this thread later tonites with results

That exhaust leak will wake the turbo up if anything. When I'm on a 2" exhaust my t25 only holds like 5-6psi. Open downpipe it holds 7 steady and pulls way harder.

well i really dont know how to take this, my car is back at 9psi, it see boost 500 rpm sooner, but sounds like ass around 3 grand and i have a hole in my exhaust lol. If its not gonna hurt i think im gonna wait to fix it. maybe get some type of cut outs to have this quick spool in the future

a exhaust leak isnt going to hurt anything as long as its not say at the manifold, or between the turbo and o2 housing.

and yes having a faster route for the exhaust to leave the turbo will yeild you faster spool, and more power, i have a 3'' downpipe always have love the power but it is loud, but i can deal

if you lik that i suggest geting a cut out maybe or just go with a full open downpipe all together

yeah I recomend cutout as well, they work great on turbo cars... Im running a 3" downpipe with a 3" cutout and its lould as hell but worth it, I like it...
With the cutout closed the car wont spool past 7.5psi, and its slow as hell but after the cut out I have small ass mufler, with 2" cat and a 1 3/4" silencer