Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

haha, I tryed that, all the cops around where I live know my car. so I thought I was going to be slick and take the car from my mom and pops house up to my apt. it was like 2 blocks up the road, just to see if I can get the gauge working, so I Parked the car in the parking lot, and sure enough there were teh cops waiting by my car, waiting for me to come out. he waiting for like 30mins, he couldn't do any thing because it was in the parking lot. but than he got another call and had to leave. (police scanner). so I had get the car back down to parents house. but than again, at the time I didn't have it insured, or registered, or inspected. and he ran my plates haha so I got one over the cops. But wednesday I will 100% ready for the road.

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

did u ever check the exhaust for a leak?

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

why would a exhaust leak have anything to do with the boost gauge not reading boost? But I will check the charge pipes and the exhaust, maybe Iam leaking at the manifold, I should re-snug them up. see if this helps, thanks

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

Well if your exhaust isn't going through the turbo it won't be giving u any boost.

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

You can hear the the turbo spool, and if you stick hand if front the turbo intake it sucks it fast. and I can feel the car pull when I drove it.

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

So at 0psi does the car feel fast or not? try removing the intercooler, and putting a straight pipe in. What size of a turbo setup are we talking here, and what kind of manifold?

We had a very odd case with our first b16a turbo project, that sounds to be similar to yours.

Jeff

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

I have a 92 prelude, f22a, garret t-3 internal wastgate, fuel rail, dsm injectors, S-afc, f-max IC piping, starion IC. turbo xs rfl bov. custom log manifold. and when I drive the car you can feel the car pull when the turbo kicks in, and the bov opens and its screams that sweet sweet sound. I will ty the removing the IC. see if this helps. thanks

Re:Is my turbo shot or the wastegate?
 

would a turbo manifold leak cause this type of problem?