boost controller broken?, greddy profec spec B Options

[brianforster]

ok so today i finally got around to installin' my boost controller.

It is hooked up as so:
We used the nipple to the VERY right of the intake manifold. It was blocked off up until this point. I made sure it was indeed a vacuum port by blowing in it and air went through the intake system.
This hose is hooked up directly to the profec's headunit.

We hooked up the solenoid as so:
"IN"is hooked up from the compressor housing, and "out" is going to the wastegate. The other port on the wastegate (the one for the factory boost controler?(TDIS brian says)) is not hooked up.

THis is not Brianforster, this is his buddy so I apologize, but I dont know everything about how your silly turbos work.

At first, we were getting good boost playing with the knobs and making good pressure. We would hit 15 psi, and then it would slowly lose pressure till about 12 or 13. We played more until but we couldn't get any more out of it(still peaking at 15 and dropping). Then, it stopped working. It would make the factory 7-8 and nothing more. We parked it, checked our connections and hoses, and drove it again. It worked for the first two pulls, but afterwards, same stock boost.

I have two thoughts on this problem. One is that maybe I hooked up the solenioid backwards, I will go check.
Two, should the wastegate get the compressor housing pressure and then we hook the soleoid "in" to another port and the "out" to the blocked off hose on the wastegate, or is it all just broken?

TY

[brianforster]

zipstrips have you ever hit more htan 4psi on your car? what happens when you turn the boost controller off? cause with it off, you should be running stock boost.

actually, even with the boost controller on and turned all the way down you should be hitting more than 4 psi.

edit: i just read your other post, i see that now you run 10 psi..

so what your saying is your problem is exactly like mine? your boost controller does nothing and whether its off on, min or max, your running ~10psi?

This post has been edited by brianforster: Aug 23, 2006 - 12:40 AM

[zipstrips]

zipstrips have you ever hit more htan 4psi on your car? what happens when you turn the boost controller off? cause with it off, you should be running stock boost.

actually, even with the boost controller on and turned all the way down you should be hitting more than 4 psi.

edit: i just read your other post, i see that now you run 10 psi..

so what your saying is your problem is exactly like mine? your boost controller does nothing and whether its off on, min or max, your running ~10psi?

im saying is im at 10psi now, everything hooked up, both WG ports. when i cap that 2nd port and other side i go back to 4psi for some reason.. the boost controller doesnt seem to have any effect either way its installed. ive treid searching mr2oc.com for help there but no results btw...