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yota8791
07-09-2009, 11:19 PM
ok i have and hks evc EZ that used to work now its not. i had the motor re-built over the winter and before that i could turn it up and down, now its stuck on 12-13psi. the instructions say to make sure the stock boost solenoid is unplugged but not sure where thats at, and idk if my builder hooked it back up by mistake ive just now finished the break in period so just now realized it. I have also hooked up an mbc and still no luck with controlling boost:1zhelp:. If anyone's got any ideas i would appreciate it.
suprahero
07-09-2009, 11:29 PM
It must be running on wastegate only. Recheck the setup. It's undoubtedly not hooked up or it's hooked up incorrectly.
yota8791
07-10-2009, 11:26 AM
It must be running on wastegate only. Recheck the setup. It's undoubtedly not hooked up or it's hooked up incorrectly.

do you know where the stock boost solenoid is so i can unhook it?
GC89
07-10-2009, 11:46 AM
what are you running from the turbo back? 12 sounds a bit high but Its common to be stuck with 9-10 or above because your exhaust flows so well the waste gate cant keep up even when fully open. I ported mine for this reason.
yota8791
07-10-2009, 11:50 AM
what are you running from the turbo back? 12 sounds a bit high but Its common to be stuck with 9-10 or above because your exhaust flows so well the waste gate cant keep up even when fully open. I ported mine for this reason.

well i have a stage 1 greddy turbo upgrade with the td06-20g turbo so it has a bigger wastegate but to answer ur question its 3in all the way race cat and hks super dragger exhaust
87M-GTE
07-10-2009, 11:51 AM
The boost control solenoid, I believe, is on the drivers side nest to the fender near the TEMS cover. It has a little yellow sticker on it.
yota8791
07-10-2009, 11:55 AM
The boost control solenoid, I believe, is on the drivers side nest to the fender near the TEMS cover. It has a little yellow sticker on it.

thanks ill unhook it and see if that solves my problem, lets hope im ready to crank this bitch to 30psi...600hp here i come:evil2:
gaboonviper85
07-10-2009, 12:51 PM
Our cars don't have a boost solenoid stock....it has the hose coming off the turbo straight to the wastegate! Come on people!

The thing on the drivers side is the pressure sensor that informs the ecu overboosting.
yota8791
07-10-2009, 01:39 PM
Our cars don't have a boost solenoid stock....it has the hose coming off the turbo straight to the wastegate! Come on people!

The thing on the drivers side is the pressure sensor that informs the ecu overboosting.

well i dont have a stock turbo so thats why i was asking and, as i see the sensor he is talking about i knew that wasnt a boost solenoid. but anyways still no more than 13psi im guessin my wastegate has puked on me.
jetjock
07-10-2009, 07:04 PM
The thing on the drivers side is the pressure sensor that informs the ecu overboosting.

People who live in glass houses...
Kckazdude
07-10-2009, 07:47 PM
The thing on the drivers side is the pressure sensor that informs the ecu overboosting.

Its only a sending unit for the factory guage. Since he is seeing 12-13 lbs of boost he doesnt have a factory guage.

How are the boost control solenoid hoses routed?