NJ93TY
Donating Member
OK I did some searching but didnt really come up with anything that was helpfull. My truck was just painted and had a lot of downtime. I have installed a PTE-52 Turbo. RPM"s AtoA intercooler. I am using the OE wastegate because I wanted to start off with lower amounts of boost before I go beating on it. I didnt want to use the PTE wastegate that has an 18lb spring. Well I cant build any boost. Stock convertor and 50# injectors. 3" exhaust from the turbo back. High flow cat, ATR cat-back.
Thinks I double checked. The wastegate rod. It is tight and definately closed, its not slightly open or loose. I thought maybe I had a silicome coupler leaking so I double checked all of the clamps and they are tight. I pulled the air filter off and ran the truck and put my hand right over the turbo inlet. Thinking if there are any leaks I would hear them but I didnt, the truck shut right off. Thats normal. I then pulled the tube off the intake and while the truck was running reved it up and held my hand over the tube goign to the throttle body. I have some air flow but not enought to blow my hand off the tube because you really cant build boost at idle without a load on the engine. That seems normal, right?
Now when I drive the truck and get on it about 3/4 throittle I can hear the intake sucking hard like my ex girlfriend and when I let off the gas I hear the compressor backspin. This tells me(at least I think) that the turbo is spooling and should be building boost. I can only get about 3-4 lbs. I had my friend jamie stand in front of my truck while I power braked the piss out of it for like 4 or 5 seconds at a time. All he hears is the intake sucking sound, didnt see or feel any leaks on the intercooling pipes.
Boost solenoid is hooked up properly but regardless it should build boost even if the solenoid was not hooked up. I shoudl still be able to build like 8 or 10 lbs of boost if it was disconnected anyway, right?
If anyone has some ideas or thoughts on this it would be greatly appreciated. Or maybe someone has had similar problems or maybe thinks I should check something again. This is really the last issue with my truck before I can actually drive it this summer.
Thanks in advance guys!
Thinks I double checked. The wastegate rod. It is tight and definately closed, its not slightly open or loose. I thought maybe I had a silicome coupler leaking so I double checked all of the clamps and they are tight. I pulled the air filter off and ran the truck and put my hand right over the turbo inlet. Thinking if there are any leaks I would hear them but I didnt, the truck shut right off. Thats normal. I then pulled the tube off the intake and while the truck was running reved it up and held my hand over the tube goign to the throttle body. I have some air flow but not enought to blow my hand off the tube because you really cant build boost at idle without a load on the engine. That seems normal, right?
Now when I drive the truck and get on it about 3/4 throittle I can hear the intake sucking hard like my ex girlfriend and when I let off the gas I hear the compressor backspin. This tells me(at least I think) that the turbo is spooling and should be building boost. I can only get about 3-4 lbs. I had my friend jamie stand in front of my truck while I power braked the piss out of it for like 4 or 5 seconds at a time. All he hears is the intake sucking sound, didnt see or feel any leaks on the intercooling pipes.
Boost solenoid is hooked up properly but regardless it should build boost even if the solenoid was not hooked up. I shoudl still be able to build like 8 or 10 lbs of boost if it was disconnected anyway, right?
If anyone has some ideas or thoughts on this it would be greatly appreciated. Or maybe someone has had similar problems or maybe thinks I should check something again. This is really the last issue with my truck before I can actually drive it this summer.
Thanks in advance guys!
