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Feb 8, 2009 | 12:33 AM

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took the car out tonight and....

Well my car has been sittin all winter and I finally got it out today to take it for a drive. I did a few 3rd and 4th gear pulls and the car felt ok but as I was watching the boost gauge I noticed a few times it was'nt showing any boost and then when it did show boost it was only showing a few pounds. Any ideas??

Feb 8, 2009 | 01:05 AM

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if you think it was running like it did before you parked it, maybe your guage is bad.

Feb 8, 2009 | 02:43 AM

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Wastegate issue? Stuck open maybe??

Feb 8, 2009 | 02:49 AM

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check your vacumn line for your boost gauge maybe its dryrotted or something

Feb 8, 2009 | 06:31 AM

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If the car felt 'OK', then I am guessing it is the boost gauge. If the car was not making boost, you would notice it.

Feb 8, 2009 | 06:50 PM

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thanks guys

Feb 8, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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what turbo kit do you have ? you might have a cracked exhaust manifold.

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Feb 9, 2009 | 05:32 PM

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the only thing i can thing of is to check the piping from the compressor and the throttle body to see if you have a leak anywhere, also how is the belt for the sc looking ? . if the car feels strong it is probably just a boost gauge problem.

Feb 9, 2009 | 06:18 PM

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I agree. Do a boost leak check by capping off the inlet and hooking up some air to it. When logging my car, I noticed it was down about 4psi. I performed the test and found that my bypass valve was stuck open ever so slightly.