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If I still have my leggy i'll be down..guys lookin at it tomorrow

well as much as a vf11 is gonna give you, so pretty much none

Nnnnn done.... y pipe had a bit of a leak in it that i never found the first time. Thanks again

Just for the record, $2400 might be a bit steep, but $2000 isn't enough IMHO. I wanted to show you a video of the car running when its at its worst possible point, because if you decide to come all the way to vancouver, I dont want you to be surprised that it idles funny when cold. The problem goes ...

32mpg on a turbo car ? Should be more like 22.

PItt meadows, goin to vancouver saturday to docksteader subbi to get gaskets

Hmm... i wonder if its intake manifold gasket !?

Hm... and my current symtoms.

Car builds boost quickly, cars rpms rise quickly, I can hear it runnin really funny out the exhaust (popping,spitting, dying out). Im sure my y-pipe has no boost leaks now, and the gaskets all look pretty good. Not sure about my other two fittings (IC to TB, and TO ...

Cars running like a POS... bahhhhhhhhhhh this is making me mad.

Your buying a catch can because it looks cool, admit it.

One more thing.. could the wastegate be being held open too long ?

Its so hard for me to diagnose, but it almost seems like its not a boost leak. The main thing that makes me thing this is that #1 intake runner is getting 8lbs boost consistantly, so that means that theoretically 8lbs boost is ...

If it was a boost leak though would it still show boost building quickly off #1 intake runner ?

What do you mean wideband... 02 sensor ? I know nothing when it comes to computers/sensors

ALSO ! According to my gauge, boost builds very quickly, but the car itself feels like its lagging.. maybe not turbo related ? Just did plugs/wires, no change.

I floor my car, I hear the turbo spooling like a mofo and shhhhhhhhhhh, and the boost builds now to 8psi ish (hooked up stock boost ...

Alright ciper, i'll try that.

few notes. Lots of black shit built up ON THE TURBO, right by the turbo OUTLET. No soot near gasket areas on turbo though.. ideas ?

Something is hugely wrong for sure though, as I just ran an 18.9 with my GTAC :|:|

ciper wrote:If you have a boost guage why not disconnect the wastegate actuator and see if the boost builds fast then? Watch for spikes!

Can you explain this a bit better ?

Hmm, it didnt recently start doing it, but i just recently started to notice it, seems like it lags way too much. My turbo sounds like a jet engine, I can hear it crazy loud, like way too loud. I will check for boost leaks tonight.. now i gotta go to the dentist :|:|

93forestpearl, thanks for the help, are the gaskets fairly easy to replace ? How can i tell if they're leaking or not ?

one more thing...my boost guage is connected off intake runner...seems like my boost goes up with throttle position not rpm...sound right?o

Hmmmmmmm exhaust leak where at? I did myexhaust and there may be a few pinhole leaks but nothing major. As for boost leaks I will have to look...turnosounds quite loud...I'll have to check it out

alright so i finally got insurance on my ru, and am experiencing turbo lag like crazy. I have a TMIC, cars only running 6lbs boost (LOL) and today i got beaten by a honda civic, because of how hard it lags. Any guesses as to why its lagging ? I have full 3", intake, runs mint, but it lags like a mofo

Guess i just gotta open her up more then !

Anyone ? Is it properly wired (comes from turbo nipple, to mbc, to wastegate)...this is using the exact hoses from factory but just skipping the stock boost control in the process. Stock boost control still have some electric wires running to it.

Meh, ive got at least 4 more replacement pieces of hose. When those are gone, i'll buy silicone

For the record its an ARO boost control. When you loosen off the knob (more boost) theres a slot in the knob and its rated by colors (green,yellow, blue, red, black etc)

Haah that didnt help, i think i have it wired properly, its really not rocket science. Im running a hose from turbo nipple, to my MBC, to my wastegate. Which makes perfect sense, because the turbo nipple provides pressure, and the mbc regulates how much gets to the wastegate. So maybe im not opening ...