How to boost JA with intercooler to 12psi

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:52 pm

Hey guys i got a JA starion with intercooler but even with boost controller cant get it past 6psi (tried 3 different types including turbosmart and bleedvalve .... it dosnt seem to go past 6 psi what ever i do... I have 2 boost guages so i suppose one must be right as both read same level.
Is this a limit on the ecu (maybe need to be chipped or something)?
Thanks for any help

SpidersWeb · Post by **SpidersWeb** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:06 am

Factory boost is higher than that. ECU wont be a problem until around 13psi on average I think.

Possibly your wastegate has jammed open??

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 12:11 am

ah k... how do i check that?
is it easy fix?
a pic would help if its no trouble cos i have no idea what im lookin for lol
thanks

pajeroturbo · Post by **pajeroturbo** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 4:33 am

there could be 2 problems 1:you have a bad waste gate stuck open 2:you have a cranck waste gate on your turbo and you have to fix your turbo.

Post by **Alspos** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:36 am

The wastgate may be partially open, if it was fully open you'd get minimal boost. How is the bleed valve or whatever plumbed in?

The wastegate lever is located directly down from the turbo when you look in from the drivers side. Look down, you will see a thin rod, LHS end connects to a lever (wastegate) and the other end goes into a round tin, under the front of the turbo (actuator) From memory, the lever should be vertical, and points downwards.
Where are you located?

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 4:46 pm

Fixed thanks

SpidersWeb · Post by **SpidersWeb** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 6:30 pm

What was it.......?

TD05 · Post by **TD05** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 9:41 pm

yeah what was it?? :?

NXTIME · Post by **NXTIME** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:16 pm

Come on, what was it? :D

Cookiemonster · Post by **Cookiemonster** » Fri Jan 28, 2005 10:34 pm

Errr, what was it?

Drift · Post by **Drift** » Sat Jan 29, 2005 7:59 am

I took it to mechanic and he said he replumbed it.. I had a bleed valve that was building up too much pressure or something that stopped something from allowing enough boost.
As you can probably tell i didnt really understand what he said.
Now i am just running a turbosmart boost controller. I am using 10psi.
Ill try find out what it was and post it here.

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How to boost JA with intercooler to 12psi

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