Just bought my first barra

[Kato1290]

No change with that one :-(

[JETURBO]

That's because a rated actuator is the point where it will start to bleed off not the total amount of boost it will run 

 

an incorrectly set 12psi actuator can record over 20lb of boost with no lines connected ....your 5psi one could be easily smacking 10psi and stock injectors are all kinds of out by 10psi in the deep end you're asking for a rod out the side of the block 

you need a tune buddy, bite the bullet !

[Puffwagon]

Hopefully it wasn't run with no line!

 

Obviously it was always going to run less boost with a line between the comp housing and actuator but it clearly wasn't enough.

 

There's a few more factors at play as well such as wg flow, preload as mentioned and exhaust restriction. 

 

A big compressor isn't suited for the smaller wg holes and will struggle to run low boost up top. 

 

Just for sh*ts and giggles I drove my car on the 11.8 psi gate and it held 10 psi until about 4k then crept up to 15 or 16 up top. 

 

Anyways it was worth a shot I suppose.

 

A couple of psi extra won't hurt but you can't have it leaning out due to injector dc.

 

Unfortunately it is tune time or stock turbo time.

[Kato1290]

Think ill look for stock turbo, that one is only oil cooled too and it gets fnk hot real quick, sh*t setup

 

So ill need turbo and water lines, think its gunna be the best way

 

PITA 

[Kato1290]

Hey boys can anyone confirm this is the stock turbo that I need?

[k31th]

uhh, even if that is the right turbo, you can clearly see that it has bent fins, so it's not worth purchasing as you'll have to repair it at significant cost.

[Kato1290]

That was my next question haha I <3 Bananas I'm so over this sh*t

[discostig]

If it's got tits or wheels, it's gonna cost you money and cause you problems