Turning Up The Boost

[GS_Turbo91]

ok i dont have a boost controller of any sort. but i know u can turn the boost up a little. but im not 100% sure how. can i just tighten down the wastegate a little bit? or is there a safer way.

[At-Least-It's-An-Evo]

Buy a boost controller.

[Super Bleeder!!]

no. get a boost guage and an mbc at the same time, and don't go past 15psi........actually............i take that back, its all good till 23psi

[Jacek]

just wait and get what gixxer said, its not worth the dammage you can do when you can spend away from 50 bucks or so or a couple grand to fix your engine. i dont think you should need to flip a coin ;)

[niterydr]

WHY IN THE HELL IS THIS IN ADVANCED TECH? Someone please delete this shit.
www.vfaq.com...there is a restrictor nibble in the bcs. Remove it, worth 1-2psi gain.

[dumb_ricer]

Go to Home Depot and make a MBC, then go to checker and buy a boost gauge. I wouldnt recommend any brand of MBC except a Autometer though.

[Kracka]

Originally posted by dumb_ricer@Feb 20 2004, 12:08 PM
Go to Home Depot and make a MBC, then go to checker and buy a boost gauge.  I wouldnt recommend any brand of MBC except a Autometer though.
Holy fucking shit you are a dumb ricer!! No, DO NOT go to Home Depot and make a MBC. The dumb things are like $35-40 from www.boostcontroller.com and they actually work. I have seen my fair share of eBay/Home Depot boost controllers in my day, and not a single one ever worked properly and consistantly. I hate to break it to all you cheap n00bs out there, but Home Depot in fact is not a performance parts store. I too was once a cheap high school kid and it broke my heart to find that out, but after many years of therapy I am finally able to accept the fact that I should buy decent quality parts if I want my car to run for more than a week at a time. A decent boost gauge is a must, I know Elite usually has a few in stock at any given time, and they gave me a good price when I got one there a few years back. One more thing, Autometer doesn't make MBC's...

[Shane@DBPerformance]

Do an intake and exhaust first...

[A//// Guy]

Chris is right... dont be cheap if your going to buy a dsm... they dont like that.

[Kracka]

Shane too is right, a new intake pipe, IC piping, and exhaust will make a lot more of a difference than turning up the boost a few pounds. Gotta start somewhere though, and the cheap stuff is a lot nicer to buy (MBC, gauge, etc.).