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I am having a problem with boosting that is getting progressively worse. I finally put my GReddy electronic boost gauge in, and it seems I'm hitting just about 0.5 bar, and that is with a Profec B installed and turned all the way up. The only time I consistently hit even 0.8 bar (stock) is when I ran with the wastegate hose unplugged for a few miles.
I just took apart the intake tract and and checked the 3 hoses after the intercooler plus the easy one coming off the turbos. I did not get to the one attached directly to the intercooler inlet because I wasn't sure how to remove the shield. I'll probably have to, though, to make sure its not that hose leaking.
After I reassembled everything I was able to hit 0.8 bar in 4th gear on the highway on the way to the gas station, but on the return trip it wouldn't go past 0.5 bar again. Then I pulled the wastegate hose and was able to get 0.8 bar in 4th again.
What I'm wondering is, is there anything else that could cause that much pressure loss short of an intercooler hose being loose? I think as a precaution I might just go ahead and order and install that silicon hose kit they have at MVP, just to eliminate the possibility of vacuum leaks.
Thanks for your help.
I just took apart the intake tract and and checked the 3 hoses after the intercooler plus the easy one coming off the turbos. I did not get to the one attached directly to the intercooler inlet because I wasn't sure how to remove the shield. I'll probably have to, though, to make sure its not that hose leaking.
After I reassembled everything I was able to hit 0.8 bar in 4th gear on the highway on the way to the gas station, but on the return trip it wouldn't go past 0.5 bar again. Then I pulled the wastegate hose and was able to get 0.8 bar in 4th again.
What I'm wondering is, is there anything else that could cause that much pressure loss short of an intercooler hose being loose? I think as a precaution I might just go ahead and order and install that silicon hose kit they have at MVP, just to eliminate the possibility of vacuum leaks.
Thanks for your help.