Hesitates after 7lbs...

[DSM_421]

Coudln't wires have something to do with that as well, not just the plugs... I mean they go bad as well.

[johnson]

i replaced wires too... not that... im gonna do a more thorough leak test this weekend... im pissed!!!

[Halon]

So you completely unhooked the WG line, and you are not building boost? Am I understanding this correctly? If that's the case, I'd look at your turbo.

[johnson]

it still feels like it wants to go but it just cant... you feel power/ no power/ power/ no power... i think the turbo is still boosting, just not through the motor or somethin... beats me... i dont wanna replace turbo in a car i dont plan on keeping!!!

[Halon]

You think it's boosting? Do you not have a boost gauge? If you don't have a boost gauge, that should be one of the first things you get for that car.

Something else to check is your ignition timing. Check that and tell us what it's at. If you are in fact boosting just fine, but the car is extremely sluggish, your ignition timing may be off, causing a ton of knock, which is what is making your car accelerate so poorly.

[niterydr]

it still feels like it wants to go but it just cant... you feel power/ no power/ power/ no power... i think the turbo is still boosting, just not through the motor or somethin... beats me... i dont wanna replace turbo in a car i dont plan on keeping!!!

What did your BOOST GAUGE say when you unhooked the wastegate?

[johnson]

same thing as it had all along...
nothing until maybe 3.5 rpm then about 7lbs...

[Halon]

There, was that so hard? You need to provide as much info as possible when you're having others trying to diagnose your problem over the internet.

So with your wastegate unhooked, you're seeing a max boost of 7psi by 3.5k rpm's, and it never goes above that? Assuming your gauge is installed correctly and reading correctly, I'd say you either have a MAJOR boost leak, or the problem is pointing to your turbo/wastegate.

[niterydr]

There, was that so hard? You need to provide as much info as possible when you're having others trying to diagnose your problem over the internet.

So with your wastegate unhooked, you're seeing a max boost of 7psi by 3.5k rpm's, and it never goes above that? Assuming your gauge is installed correctly and reading correctly, I'd say you either have a MAJOR boost leak, or the problem is pointing to your turbo/wastegate.

Winner!

Here I will write a proof for you.

If no boost leaks, then dead turbocharger.

If dead turbocharger, then dead exhaust housing or excessive shaft play.

case closed.

[JET]

Does it spit and sputter some? When a car is misfiring it can do that type of thing. I would do a boost leak check first, then go from there.