help with my boost level
 

hmm, just wondering with my car the wastegate actuator is supposed to be set at 10psi however i can't seem to get it above 5psi, however my boost gauge line is kind of long so i was wondering if it might show less than i am getting with too long of a hose? i truly doubt it, but i guess it's worth a shot.
anyway i guess the next course of action would be to check my wastegate actuator arm to see if it's adjusted incorrectly.
any other things i should check right off?
also too my turbo xs rfl bov is fluttering when i shift, is that because it's only seeing 4-5 psi right now? or do i need to release some tension on the spring?

all help would be appreciated thanks!

Re:help with my boost level
 

you might need to loosen it a bit or because you boost levels are not high enough to open the rfl

Re:help with my boost level
 

try putting your boost gauge line T'd off your map sensor to see if it changes.

If the boost is staying low, check the wastegate actuator, ensure that the wastegate flapper is staying shut (nice and tight) so boost doesnt leak by.

Re:help with my boost level
 

How many washers do you have in the BOV?
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Re:help with my boost level
 

i think right now that i have 4 washers in there, which now seems to me to be a bit much, also i'm not sure what abaz is saying because on a neon there's no way to tap into the manifold using the map sensor.
enlighten me please ???

Re:help with my boost level
 

chances are its accurate and your wastegate is the culprit.

Re:help with my boost level
 

4 washers are WAY too many, you should have 1 or 2 max. If ou can't use the map sensor use the FPR or another vac source comming off the intake manifold

Re:help with my boost level
 

Just make sure the boost sig line is not T'd from the same spot the wastegate actuator line is going to.

Re:help with my boost level
 

We just put one of those turbos on Pat BBKA's car and it was only boosting at 5psi as well, thats normal for that wastegate actuator.

Re:help with my boost level
 

Well i saw the #'s on pat's car, how did you get his to boost to 10psi?

Re:help with my boost level
 

last miniute install of a TurboXS boost controller..

:)

Re:help with my boost level
 

damn now i gott pick one of those up >:(

i don't feel like getting super ghetto with a homemade one and i think i can get one from my friend who's selling his 1st gen with one.

Re:help with my boost level
 

SAWEET! turns out i got my car back from the exhaust shop with the downpipe on and i guess i just never revved it up enough before because now when i really get on it, it boosts right up to 10- and might i say holy crap boost rocks :D :D ;D

running super rich right now, gotta tune, but still i'm lovin it! i need to give it a bath and take some pictures ;)

Re:help with my boost level
 

This is the exact same thing im going through right now.I plugged the fitting on the compressor housing and ran the watsegate line to the intake mani.Now its putting out 5psi.Next I need to take Jeffs advice and take the boost guage off the same vac line.Im getting a boot controller tomorow and turning that bitch up!