if you are the original poster of this thread it looks like you forgot to put a gasket under the throttle body connection to the intercooler pipe. the factory gasket was a stamped steel and I should be able to see it in your pictures but its not...
There are lots of posts that fall under the category of "too much boost" - but they are usually associated with larger turbo's and bent or broken parts and blown head gaskets and melted pistons.OP seems to have put their finger on the issue...
Ok, so you have no boost control?Maybe this has been mentioned already, but visually inspect that your wastegate actuator is connected to a boost source and its arm is attached to the wastegate arm.Going further, do a boost leak test and be...
My boost Gauge says it’s bouncing past 20-25psi. I don’t think it’s a spark issue because I have a stock fuel pump and injectors and know they can’t handle that much. I’ll post a video in the tread below
What he repaired is exhaust leak, not boost leak. I don't know how much it was leaking but if the boost controller has been set with the exhaust leak, he may see higher boost after repairing the exhaust leak with the same controller setup. And if...
okay thanks I’ll try that. It’s a 16g turbo from eBay I believe. Not sure what brand, last owner put it on, maybe cxracing but not sure. Yes I have an actual boost gauge.
you should hook the boost line to the waste gate directly. that will allow it to run minimum boostwhat kind of turbo is it, do you have an actual boost gauge
No profile, we have no idea what your modifications are. Please create a vehicle profile.Until you fix your fuel and boost controller issues, bypass your boost controller and plumb the line directly to your wastegate. That will keep it low.
I recently repaired my header/turbo gasket because it was causing a boost leak. Before it ran fine under boost and only ever reached 16psi with the leak. Once repaired I notice a quicker spool and also a whole lot more boost. Car is reaching way...