Wastegate Is Off......
Wastegate Is Off...... took the waste gate off and i can manually move the valve up and down. no sticking that i can tell as far as the waste gate goes when its off of the car. it goes up and down as smooth as a whistle. now what. is there anyother explanation that can cause an over boost or boost creep. any advice would be grand
WG is leaking diaphram
Spring is bad
WG is too small
hook your WG up and unhook the boost controller like.
with whatever spring you have in the WG...it should just read to that boost level.
just buy another WG - i got one for sale < 300 miles turbonetics racegate
Spring is bad
WG is too small
hook your WG up and unhook the boost controller like.
with whatever spring you have in the WG...it should just read to that boost level.
just buy another WG - i got one for sale < 300 miles turbonetics racegate
Originally Posted by KAOS
took the waste gate off and i can manually move the valve up and down. no sticking that i can tell as far as the waste gate goes when its off of the car. it goes up and down as smooth as a whistle. now what. is there anyother explanation that can cause an over boost or boost creep. any advice would be grand
i have taken the gate apart and the diapragm looks good, to me any ways. i activated the WG manually with a pump and it seems to still be working. i mean the valve is moving when air is appilied. and the WG held fine for all nine hours i was on the dyno. it didnt mess up one time, didnt creep, spike or anything. i mean 24 hours went by and then i started having problems. anybody have bad luck with auto meter gauges i dunno what else to assume
my boost controller only has two ports on it. the bleeder protion is on one of the barbs on the boost controller. its a hallman. workd fine the way i had it hooked up before. didnt change anything from the night i was at robs compared to now except for the tune and all vac lines with new ones
if you put the pump on it and it actuated i have to say it is working right.
you may have to pull the manifold off of it and look for blockage in either of the two wastegate pipes.
you may have to pull the manifold off of it and look for blockage in either of the two wastegate pipes.
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the thing is it worked fine, then after i trailored it home the very next day it started giving me fits. if workd fine for the 9 hours on the dyno. possible clog somewhere? i dunno. waste gate is still off so i will try to check it out when i get off of work
After the dyno did you get it out on the street and test it and monitor it?? On the dyno it will work fine since the dyno doesn't apply a real load. Its only ~1500 lbs. On the street the car will see full load which will make the boost climb.
Jose
Jose
yeah it did fine on the street. it was breaking the tires loose at 70mph in 3rd. now it wont even turn them over in first. i now have 28in tall nitto DR's but didnt think they would make it hook that good. just dont get what is going on with it. ran like a beast one day then the next boost climbs and doesnt run worth a dime
Need Opinions Asap still cant get the prob figured out. any more ideas would be nice. case in question regards over boosting with a QMP kit and doesnt feel like im making the power i did at robs. waste gate works fine manually. doesnt work on the car. ???????????????
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What wastegate does your setup use?
Please explain the creep pattern you are seeing in more detail.
I'd put a pump on the wastegate and make sure it's opening properly. Maybe even test the accuracy of your gauge with the pump.
Please explain the creep pattern you are seeing in more detail.
I'd put a pump on the wastegate and make sure it's opening properly. Maybe even test the accuracy of your gauge with the pump.
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just curious, maybe I missed it somewhere but why don't you just take the car back and have it fixed? It's great to try to fix things yourself but sometimes one just has to admit I can't figure it out and take it to someone who can.
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From: Jacksonville, FL
I just read a bit from the other thread.
Did i read correctly that you had to tap on the wastegate to make it work? If that's the case get a new wastegate. I've learned my lesson with using wastegates/boost controllers that don't fuction properly 100% of the time.
Did i read correctly that you had to tap on the wastegate to make it work? If that's the case get a new wastegate. I've learned my lesson with using wastegates/boost controllers that don't fuction properly 100% of the time.
Originally Posted by 1point3liter
I just read a bit from the other thread.
Did i read correctly that you had to tap on the wastegate to make it work? If that's the case get a new wastegate. I've learned my lesson with using wastegates/boost controllers that don't fuction properly 100% of the time.
Did i read correctly that you had to tap on the wastegate to make it work? If that's the case get a new wastegate. I've learned my lesson with using wastegates/boost controllers that don't fuction properly 100% of the time.
New WG time. Rob probably has them at the best price