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- Joined
- Feb 28, 2001
- Messages
- 9,580
- City
- Dayton
- State - Country
- OR - USA
- Vehicle Year
- 1990, 1997
- Drive
- 4WD
- Engine
- 2.3 (4 Cylinder)
- Transmission
- Manual
- Total Lift
- 6
- Tire Size
- 35"
I read a while ago that these things don't like making boost for a long period of time, and this weekend I found that out first hand, I went up a long hill (around 2 miles or so at a decent grade at a high ambient temperature) trying to maintain 55, the engine temp went up and it started to sound horrible (sounded like rod knock, must have been a severe ping, before you say anything once it started sounding bad I slowed down so it didn't do it anymore), once I reached the peak and let it cool off by cruising and it ran normal again
I know in my situation this is from my hot air intake setup (really need to get on that), but damn...
I know in my situation this is from my hot air intake setup (really need to get on that), but damn...
