sr bad wastegate actuator or bov

[c-los13]

last night as i drove w my friend to the race track so he could test out his car, i noticed that his bov opens right away, meaning that the minute he starts boosting and lets go of the gas, the bov shoots out air unlike mine

we have the same motor and set up, sr20 s13 blacktop, fmic, 3"piping, hks bov, only difference is that his boosting 14lbs and im boosting 8-9 lbs ofr now.

when i boost a few pounds..let say 2-3 instead of my bov letting the air go, it lets it go trough my turbo, i know this cuz my turbo flutters instead of my bov....ANYONES HAD THIS PROBLEM??? :bash:

[Goodlucks7even]

Ssqv ? Any of you have a replica ? Cuz theyr suppose to be sequential, meaning that there is no springs... So it should the air go out even at really low boost...

[c-los13]

yeah ssqv, i bought off a friend so idk if its a replica =/ any way to tell if it it??? yeah it doesnt open at low boost only when i hit full throttle

[KiLLeR2001]

where is the bov vacuum source hooked into?

[c-los13]

on the smaller vacuum port on the intake manifold, the other i use it for my fpr and boost gauge, should i switch em?

[KiLLeR2001]

Doesn't matter. But you shouldn't use the same source for FPR and boost gauge. You most likely need a new BOV. I have the smaller port on the FPR and the one next to it for the BOV only.

[c-los13]

so do i hook the boost gauge?? i bought a prosport and the t fiting it comes w has a smalll metal on the port where you hook up the line that goes to the gauge, i guess its so the fuel pressure regulator get the same amount of air.

[c-los13]

UPDATE
had a boost leak on one of my ic piping and...........................MY INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CRACKED. DONT KNOW HOW. IT JUST IS.
THANKS FOR 6 REPLIES =)