not building boost, am i missing something? Options

[easternpiro1]

Hi all, was wondering if i can get some feedback on something i was missing. here's the story:

recently a friend and I fixed a leak due to stripped thread in the head causing a leak between the exhaust manifold and block.

after rethreading and putting everything back togehter leak is gone BUT now im seeing much lower boost numbers after taking it for a drive.

I own an AEM tru boost controler/gauge and the boost is currently set to stock wastegate pressure (8psi) and consistently held this pressure PRIOR to fixing the exhaust leak.

as of today, my first drive out, my car would not pull past 5psi and touched 6psi BRIEFLY. I double checked my IC piping and adjusted and retightened.

when i went back out the car would only boost up to 4-5 psi adn sometimes as low as 2-3 max.



Im pretty sure its a leak somewhere but it can only be one place as the only IC piping that was removed was the piping coming from the turbo (charge side) i have checked and double checked it.

is there something im missing? any helpful hints would be appreciated! thanks!

[lagos]

Don't forget that it still sounds like your boost gauge is not working correctly.

On a positive note, your motor sounds nice and healthy!

what should I check for?

You should find a gauge that goes to at least zero psi when you floor it in 3rd gear, and also that it returns back to 0 when you turn off the car.

What boost gauge is it?

AEM tru boost EBC

Sounds complicated. You probably have a setting wrong or something. Did you read through the owners manual to make sure its setup correctly?