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DOHCSIDE BOOST

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Feb 2, 2004
mcallen, Texas
ok i think this is boost leak, i should have full boost at what bout a lil over 3k rpm, well i had my bov on all the way hard setting, and it was fine but i heard about compresor surge, so that kinda scared me and so i softened it up a bit, now i barely get any boost in 1st and you cant hear the bov anymore in the rest of the gears which get full boost at about 3300 or so, of course thats only if im driving it kinda hard if not then my boost will not reach full until bout 5500 which sucks, but the weird thing is 1st gear pulls hard now, and i have 19's, so any suggestions i mean does my car like the hard setting on the bov oh yeah i changed it back to hard setting and it's still the same, and my oil pressure guage is pegged at L, i dunno whats going on, the car has been giving me so many problems 1 after the other.
 
under hard acceleration, do u get any hesitation or does it pull consistently?
 
i get no hesitation when under hard acceleration, it pulls very consistently. sorry i dont use alot of periods im holding my son and he doesnt stay still. so it's only 1st gear i dont get full boost, all other gears r fine, but it still pulls like im getting full boost cause i cant catch grip evenwith my 19's under hard acceleration in first gear. is there a home made leak test on this board? i think i might have seen one but maybe it was for something else. thanks guys and if you thought up anything else lemme know.
 
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