spooled-r

So ever since i had a block guard and head studs pu into my b series turboed civic my car wont boost past 6 lbs it was on 12lbs before i had those parts put in. and i have tried multiple boost controllers and waste gates to see if that was the issue and cant find any leaks in my intercooler piping but no change i cant think of anything else that could have been altered any ideas on why i cant boost past 6lbs

0mtber

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1. Do you have a wideband on the car ?
2. What happens when you try to exceed 6 lbs ?
3. Is the car properly tuned ? On what ems ?
4. Take the car back to your tuner.

. a d a m

BOV could be sticking open.

spooled-r

yeah there is a wide band its tuned w crome pro and i cant get it to go past 6lbs no matter how hard i try and how do you test your bov to see if it is sticking open.

. a d a m

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Take off the BOV and cover it up really tight with duct tape, if it boosts past six, then you need a new BOV.

spooled-r

bump i know have checked the bov too and no help any other ideas guys i hate low boost its just a tease

vy3tnamezz

what kinda wastegate?

shortycm17

if its not your BOV ...

i'd say u got a vacume leak somewhere on your connections ..

i'd change out all the vacume lines with new ones...

blakkvtec

Def some sort of boost leak. Check piping connections?

turbohatch96y7

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i thought you cant boost past 6 with chrome or am i wrong what is the most you ca boost with chrome?

accord_raffi

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#1, it's spelled Crome. #2 you can boost w/e your heart desires with crome...i'm pretty sure your ems/tuning program does not restrict you at certain boost. If it's not your bov sticking, then check all your vacuum lines for a leak. I believe you said your couplers weren't blown off so that's not the problem.
Is it always at 6psi? does it fluctuate slightly under/over that?

dephtone

I would suggest boost leak or your wastegate is loose. I had that issue on my boosted ef and the wastegate was lose, so it wasnt sealed correctly, only making me able to boost 4 lbs.

stockb18c

make sure that nipple on the wastegate isnt loose either i had a problem with that....