so i finnaly got the car running got everything hooked up and i was driving back and forth on a deserted road trying to turn the boost up VIA MBC when all i did was turn around stopped..turn my MBC barley and i took off easy untill i hit 3RD gear and i couldnt get the RPM's past 3-4K without it hesitating VERY bad..my wideband was reading 9:2 to 9:7 but when i pull over i can rev it all the way to the redline without a problem? i just changed my fuel filter at the end of last summer and i hardly drove it since...wouldnt a clogged fuel filter run it lean?? what else should i be looking for?? i checked the vaccum line to the boost sensor and it is fine all othe rvaccum lines appear to be fine?? what else could be wrong?? it idles perfect too...rock solid at 750 , no glitches or anything?

 

going by what i researched im guessing plugs and wires?? ill pick some up since i KNOW i could use wires..plugs are recent though? how often do they usually last on a turbo motor? should i get the normal leading and trailing plugs for the 6 port turbo? im somewhere around 260 right now but with the new turbo im hoping to be REAL close to 300WHP when i get it running properly and can turn the boost up more.....

 

almost forgot..i have the S4 code checker lamps hooked up under the hood and they are not on while engine is running..i unhooked my boost sensor to double check the code checker was working and it is....i have plug wires ordered (NGK) and i should have them by tuesday the latest.. im HOPING thats the problem!

 

OK, well...LOL i found the problem!

BOOST LEAK! i cannot believe i didnt hear it though...o well!
at least im getting new plugs and wires out of the deal for my own sake..it needs it!

 

Nice thread 88.

 

man if everyone could work through their own problems like this.......hehe.......

Im reading the thread and thinking boost leak - but you beat me to it - hehe

 

LOL, talk about walking myself through it...id search, not find anything, post, search more,find a little info., try the solution, fail, search, try the solution, fail search more, try the solution and BAM!....

 

I wish more members had your searching skills!!!!!!

 

Did this solve the problem with the 3-4 k hesitation that you have posted in another thread?? Not sure if this was a new problem or not. Let me know, it would be appreciated!

 

no, its still there....this hesitation was so bad i couldnt go past 3K at ALL(but thats fixed now)...
check this link and see if you can help me explain it more to the guy would ya?
Rtek 1.7 problems?

 

Ok, Wanted to make sure this was not a fix to the original problem. Seems like a few of us are looking at this so your lead is intersting to many here.
I will try and chime in on the rtek forum now.