The clutch is a SPEC stg 3 and is rated for 476. The flywheel is a fidanza with a brand new friction plate.

When I say brand new. Its already been broke in and everything like that.

Ok. This weekend I raised the boost to 18psi. It seemed to have fixed most of the problem. But at about 5.5k rpm it almost acts like the clutch is slipping. But its a brand new clutch and friction plate and I do not smell any clutch.

OK. I'll try doing it that way and see what happens. Thank you.

That does sound about right then. So if I add a boost controller in the mix and bump it up a little bit that should help correct the issue.

brane_97talon, so what you are telling me is since mine isn't clipped I should be getting more power lower in the rpm range than I am. Is that correct?

I just went out to my car and double checked the hose connecting the wastegate to the boost source. Everything there looks good still and its a newer hose that is on it.

Yeah, I already did that because that's what I thought it could have been.

Right now I am running an FP E316g with 264/272 cams. The wastegate is sourced right off the j-pipe. I am trying to figure out what I am seeing is normal. I build boost to 8psi at about 3k and it stays there until I hit about 5k. Once I hit 5k, the power kicks in again and the boost starts...

I figured out my problem. Some how my rear o2 sensor became unplugged, which was why my car wouldn't pass. After I plugged it in and drove my car some the light stayed off. And then I got inspected as soon as I got to work the next day.

Ok. It finally passed the catalyst one. Thanks for all the help. Time to get this thing inspected.

Ok. Thanks Jesse. I'll go and change that now and give it a try. My only concern is that the only tests that I have left is: evap, egr, and the catalyst one. Now by unchecking the egr/evap tab, won't that not run those tests.

Yes I have dsmlink v3. And I do know that my rear O2 sensor is working. It's just that it seems to be taking forever to get another one to readiness monitor to pass. I have all my evap solenoids still plugged in.

I'm trying to pass NC state inspection and I am allowed to have a total of 2 unready monitors. Right now I am down to 3 (EGR, Evap, & Cat). I've tried everything that I can think of and right now I'm at a stand still. I just got back from VA, so I thought that I would've been good by now...

Can you post a pic of how you have the shaft bolted up?