Okay, I just tried a couple of things here and I know I'm making very little boost. like I posted before I can't achieve higher than 2 or 3 psi and I thought that it just might be the piping that I am using so I hooked up my boost gauge directly to the turbo compressor and still the same outcome. I am pretty sure that my wastegate is shut, but is there any other way without taking everything apart to tell? As well, the erratic sound still persists on startup and goes away after a few minutes of driving. Someone please help me. oh yah, the manifold is a custom made log style.