I have checked the fins to the turbine when i pulled off my intake, fins looked good and there was no play. It's not the cat because I have a test pipe. And the MAF plug is in tact.

I'll get back to you guys later, thanks for the help.

 

So is the only thing left the waste gate and actuator?

 

IM NOT telling you to do this, but one time i was racing my car and i was down 8mph in the trap. i did notice my boost was bleeding all the way to redline. didnt seem that bad but the loss of mph was.

I didnt have the tools to check for a boost leak...so i got pissed and just pulled the vacuum line off the actuator. (wide open waste gate) Knowing i did this i should of hit like 30psi fast....hit full throttle and i only piked 22psi (not quickly). I had a boost leak.

But if i was in your situation and i did the same thing, and it did spike 30psi, then i would think i hooked the EBC wrong or the solenoid was bad.

 

Well, I was able to get up early and get the car on the lift at work. I removed the lower heat shield and this is what I found.





Oh well. I'm just gonna replace it with a forge unit once I tap it out. I just have some crap luck with cars.

Thanks for every bodys help.

 

Well its not the wastgate that is broke...you need a new hotside to the turbo. THis would be a good time to upgrade to the 10.5 hotside

 

I had plans on replacing the WG as it was. this just gives me a reason to.


Can it not be tapped out? I already have the 10.5 hotside

 

ewww look at that. Glad u found it. I believe i seen some options in the for sale sections. 9.8, 10.5, actuators.

What kind of camera do you have? took some real nice pics.

 

Some ones gotta know the answer to that. I cant remember if that is one soild piece to the flaper or not.

 

Nice.....this would mean I need another 10.5 hotside.

 

I guess our assumption turned out to be correct!!

Edit: I'll talk to Hugh later, you might be able to salvage the hotside if you're lucky, but I'd suggest ordering a new WGA in the meantime..

 

thats rough

 

More exciting news for me today.

I guess this may have had something to do with some of my issues?







Notice any thing missing?

 

wow.....That is crazy. I told you that you would need a new hotside. Glad you found the problem. Now get that bad boy fixed and back on the road and feel the boost again.

 

Yeah, I have no idea where the flappers went.

Oh well, the car is at AMS getting all this BS fixed. I had em do the head gasket and some cams and gears since I was already there.

 

What happened to Hugh doing everything?