Orwell gets boosted (another 1.8t 20v swap) by mk1vDUBtec

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hmmm....

Something's not right. I'm chipped with a United Motorsports chip now (thank you APTuning!) and the chip advertises 19psi...
My boost gauge only reads 7psi. I started pulling vacuum lines today seeing if anything made a difference. I couldn't find anything really.... except that my intake temperature sensor was unplugged oops. That must've been unplugged since I swapped heads a month ago.
I took it for a drive to get gas after I plugged it back in and it is now peaking at 10, but holding at 7 still. I'm going to scan with vag-com tomorrow and see if that sensor threw a code. If so, I'll clear it out and see if I push any higher.

I'm running the Forge split-r, but I have it on fully diverter and it's set to like 50 clicks. I don't think it's the problem. Thinking about making myself a boost leak tester just to be sure. Any way for me to test all the vacuum ports coming out of my intake manifold?

I know I've got a big front mount and a lot of tubing, but 7 has still got to be way too low.

6-27-2011

I didn't try the brake clean thing, I've got so many connections and i know brake clean isn't good for seals, so i was kind of weary.

I borrowed a boost leak tester from someone. Everything leaked down pretty quickly. Sprayed everything with windex. Found tons of bubbles coming past the injectors. Guessing I need new o-rings Not too sure that that's my only problem though... loss of 10 psi just leaking past o-rings?
@ idle I'm at around -16. I know I should be around -20.

Got pulled over last week Pulled into a taco bell to get some food with my coworkers and a cop had been following me. I knew he was gonna get me for something. He followed me in and I got out and asked him if I could help him. asked for license/registration, etc. then he walked around my car (I think he was looking for something to get me with, because he didn't have a reason to pull me over) and then tells me that my euro plate is an obstruction of view. So I take it down just to make him happy. Then he starts harassing me about my antique tags, telling me I can't daily drive it... He doesnt seem to get the point that I DONT daily drive it. He proceeded to argue with me about it for 10 minutes until he realized he didn't have anything on me. He took down my information and then left. Pig doesn't have anything better to do?

I leak trans fluid... I smoke a little and can tell that I burn some oil. I don't know why. Can't tell if its just trans fluid getting on something and burning or if I'm burning oil for another reason. Temp gauge doesn't say I overheat, but my rad fan comes on pretty frequently. Those long drives @ 4k rpm don't help my case too much either... I need to build that trans and get sidemount oil cooler asap.

I feel like the problems are just building up... I burn gas quickly because of my rpm's and because I'm running really rich on account of my boost leak.

Oh, and to top it I tried to get it aligned and I need a new camber kit and 2 tie rod ends. NTB tried charging me $5XX for it all and I said noo thank you I'll do it myself lol. They wanted $69.99 for each tie rod end!! GAP sells for $15... Parts were ordered on Friday, maybe I'll get some time to put them on this weekend.