Re:wow no low end power
 

all the required sensors are in, yes. the car runs fine for daily driving.

i reset my ECU and the CEL went away. The car does go into boost, but it takes forever to spool up and when it finally does make it to 8psi, the CEL comes back on and the car then decides to run like ----.

could this be the ECU going into limp mode because it's seeing boost? possibly a bad connection with the AFC causing it to not override the MAP sensor?

Re:wow no low end power
 

I think you mayb e to rich up top...and the hack isn't working anymore...

Re:wow no low end power
 

shim the waste gate you'll pick up low end but lose some top 8 washers behind the acuator mount ;D

Re:wow no low end power
 

so yesterday i took the whole thing apart - basically started over since i was so frustrated. well i come to find out that the turbo had actually vibrated loose a bit from the manifold and there was a tiny gap between the two. hence my loss of power and the obnoxious exhaust leak.

all is well except i'm still getting a CEL relating to the map sensor (108, i believe) - tomorrow i'm going to recheck the wiring on my AFC