I test drove a 43Kish miles Typhoon today and had a couple of questions. Since it may be relevant, the weather was about 40 degrees and rainy. After letting it warm up a bit in town, I took it out on the highway where I had planned to gun it for the first time. I had it in D and punched it at about 45 mph. When I did, I heard some noise from the engine. It was louder than a tick, but quieter than a knock from a rod or something major. It made this sound about 5 times in rapid succession before I could let off the gas, as I wasn't expecting to have to let off the gas. There was no noticable power loss. It may have been detonation knock? Obviously, this was a major concern for me so after about a half mile, I dropped the speed down and tried it again. No abnormal sounds at all this time. Or the next 4 times. I wanted to be sure. :lol: I think it's been on the lot for a while and they said about all it gets driven is into and out of the garage at night. Would the fact that it is not driven often be a contributing factor at all? It felt very strong and noise free every other time I punched it.
The other thing that seemed odd was that the boost gague pegged itself each time I florred it. Right past the 15psi mark. Now this is the first one I have driven, so I'm not sure how normal this is. No visible mods with the exception of a possible exhaust system as it had an aftermarket exhaust tip. It was raining and I had no desire to crawl under it this time. Is it supposed to get this much boost? The truck felt damn strong.
The other thing that seemed odd was that the boost gague pegged itself each time I florred it. Right past the 15psi mark. Now this is the first one I have driven, so I'm not sure how normal this is. No visible mods with the exception of a possible exhaust system as it had an aftermarket exhaust tip. It was raining and I had no desire to crawl under it this time. Is it supposed to get this much boost? The truck felt damn strong.
