wildfc3s

Ok i got the car about a month ago hooked up a mechanical boost gauge, water temp and oil well i thought the car ran great but now i realized that something must be wrong it only holds 5lbs of boost. well some vaccum help would be great there isnt even a line going to the bov, but the car runs good though just wont build more boost full 3in exhaust, fcd, custom intake, just kinda wondering where do i start with vaccum should i just hook up a compressor and run a boost leak test.

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

stock or aftermarket turbo?

if the wastegate has been ported large enough that may be all the boost it should be building unless you install a boost controller. it is rare but sometimes people actually mod **** the right way.

wildfc3s

sorry its the stock turbo and stock wastegate i think the guy was a jackass i was pressure testing it and found alot of problems i fixed most and used silicon hoses now i get about 7ish lol i think thats fine till i port the wastegate and get a boost controller have a fuel pump just havent installed it yet

wildfc3s

bolt were not tightened just alot of **** manifold was had one nut that was actually hand tight i though my racthet was slipping i am going to do a 60,000 mile tune up and just change all the gaskets and make my self a little more aware of the car

Funkspectrum

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That happened to me once. All I did was change the UIM-LIM gasket and gained 5psi

wildfc3s

wheres the best place to get all the gaskets

RotaryEvolution

iTrader: (30)

atkins is pretty cheap for induvidual install gaskets, the dealer isn't as bad as most make it out to be either.

wildfc3s

thanks karack i just want to get all this done now before i start doing other things lol