boost prob , cant get any more than 10psi !!!!

turbonutter

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any one had or no whats goin on ?
im running an xt wg and blitz sbc boost controler and cant get any more than 10 psi even with the wg disconected .
any idears whats goin on ?
 

supramike7m

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hey whats up, its mike again. i just got my car runnin right about an hour ago. thanks for the help.

anyway, did you buy a t4 manifold for your kit? or did it come with it? because i looked all over the ic pipes for a boost leak, and couldnt find one anywere. finally i took some shit off and there was a big ass hole melted throught my ic pipe from turbo to ic. it was on the back side so i couldnt see it, it happened before i put my header wrap on. so i just replaced it and it flys now. so i suggest to see if its on the back side of that pipe, where it get really hot. good luck bro.
Mike
 

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well, if you can't pass 10psi, and your turbo hasn't decided it's going to give up, then you most likely either have a 10psi spring in your wastegate, or a massive boost leak.

-shaeff
 

turbonutter

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shaeff said:
well, if you can't pass 10psi, and your turbo hasn't decided it's going to give up, then you most likely either have a 10psi spring in your wastegate, or a massive boost leak.

-shaeff
hey the turbos only done 1000 miles so should be ok !!
i thought that i had a 12 psi spring but looking again at the kit i bought it says 10 -19 psi so should be ok .
but we disconected the wg so it should have made silly psi with no wg shouldt it ? but i am still only get 10 psi
 

turbonutter

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supramike7m said:
hey whats up, its mike again. i just got my car runnin right about an hour ago. thanks for the help.

anyway, did you buy a t4 manifold for your kit? or did it come with it? because i looked all over the ic pipes for a boost leak, and couldnt find one anywere. finally i took some shit off and there was a big ass hole melted throught my ic pipe from turbo to ic. it was on the back side so i couldnt see it, it happened before i put my header wrap on. so i just replaced it and it flys now. so i suggest to see if its on the back side of that pipe, where it get really hot. good luck bro.
Mike
alright bud , good to hear u sorted ur probs , i bought the t4 mani with the turbo .
its not a bad set up hey ? im impressed at 10 psi , are u running the 50mm wg ? and what psi are u getting ?
 

Joel W.

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Also, a clogged cat/precat or a restriction in the exhaust will limit boost( like the stock 2.5 inch cat and precat)..
 
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againstdawall06

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i have something that sorta goes along with this.....i have stock exaust still...but i tried to raise the boost via shimmig the waste gate, and even putting a vacumn T in the hose to the wastgate(my freind has this and 1 washer at the waste gate and is boosting 12, but he has exhaust. my question is will stock exhaust not alow the boost to raise? o do i prolly just have a boost leak. and sorry for stealing a thread, i figured it would be better to leach of another one then to start my own. :biglaugh:
 

Joel W.

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I gutted mine also however the (2) stock 2.5 inch 90 degree non mandrel elbows after the cat and before the muffler was a boost limiting restriction for me. I could not get past 12psi..