Fired it up finally today. and no damn boost. reading vacuum up to 0 psi boost and stops there???

B16
Garrett T3/T04e 60 trim
Turbosmart wastegate 38mm
Jackson Racing FMU
BLOX missing link

tried it with wastegate hooked into Manifold vacuum source and without it hooked up also.

what to check??

 

Check all piping make sure there aren't any charge pipe leaks.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheShodan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check all piping make sure there aren't any charge pipe leaks.</TD></TR></TABLE>from turbo all the way to the mani?? and a small leak would that also cause a problem????

 

Did you install the fire ring for the WG? do you hear any exhaust leaks?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by BlueShadow &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Did you install the fire ring for the WG? do you hear any exhaust leaks?</TD></TR></TABLE>will check for leaks. whats the fire ring?????

 

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The 'Fire ring' is the wastegate gasket... A leak here would not cause your boost not to build. It would just reduce boost/power depending how bad the leak is..

Your wastegate setup is a little suspect to me. Make sure you got your vac source hooked up right on your WG and that your WG is not faulty.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by swlabhot &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">The 'Fire ring' is the wastegate gasket... A leak here would not cause your boost not to build. It would just reduce boost/power depending how bad the leak is..

Your wastegate setup is a little suspect to me. Make sure you got your vac source hooked up right on your WG and that your WG is not faulty.</TD></TR></TABLE>

will check that. I still can't get a definite answer on whether the vacuum port should be hooked up on the Turbosmart wastegate or not. (i think its the 38mm and it only has one nipple) and if so where to hook it to???? i have heard the manifold, just after the turbo, and just after the intercooler in the charge pipes???? I have checked Turbosmart website.

 

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by TheShodan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Check all piping make sure there aren't any charge pipe leaks.</TD></TR></TABLE>

just found out what it was. lol, coupler on the intercooler charge pipe was completely blown off. it was the one hidden inside the fender well. good call.