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Hey Frankie,

Thanks for the extra info on the wastegate actuator, I'm going to swap out boost solenoid anyway ($50)..and then the actuator will be my next stop if the issue is still there for sure.

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Hi all,

I've arranging for a tune to go with my new actuator, 3.5 inch 100c cat and big injectors. In the mean time, the boost guage now on my A pillar matches the ODB2 readout.. and I've been able to completely stop the cutting out just by taking my foot off a bit when the boost hits 9psi.. (and not stomping too hard and fast in the first place)

With regards to the actuator, I wrote to the guy I got it from and sent him a photo of the spring, he told me he forgot to put the 7psi spring in and left the 12 in there. He has since sent me the 7psi spring express post so I suppse the upside is that I got a free 12psi spring. The unit seems really well made and very solid (the actuator I mean)

Talking to Mathew at bullet performance about using my mongoose cable to upload a 12PSI tune made to suit my mods, and then using binary editor to allow me to make custom adjustments to my turn in real time from my carpoota.

Also talking to SS auto in Perth about him doing my JTG liquid gas install.. he tells me that JTG won't work with 60 pound injectors as it only goes up to 45.. so now I'm looking to swap some nearly new siemans deka 60 pound injectors for some Green Giants or similar.

These puppies.. deka.jpg

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  On 12/11/2013 at 11:01 PM, xr6boosted said:

Hey Frankie,

Thanks for the extra info on the wastegate actuator, I'm going to swap out boost solenoid anyway ($50)..and then the actuator will be my next stop if the issue is still there for sure.

seriously dude, get under your car, pull the hose from the actuator off the solenoid and put it in your mouth and blow..

If the actuator is naffed, changing the solenoid will make no difference to anything but your Paypal account. I didn't even jack the car up.. just put two wheels on the curb, two on the road and slid under.

Speaking as someone who has plans to spend about 7.5 grand on my car in the next 5 months (JTG, T56 and tuning stuff) I'm fast learning the meaning of the whole "measure twice cut once thing".

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  On 10/11/2013 at 2:38 PM, -SteveR- said:

Just quickly does the radio cut out in reverse as a factory safety feature maybe? If you have high level ICC? Could be the cause.

I do have a high level BEM. is that a normal feature is it? Good to know.. means I can stop looking for a cause. :-)

thanks

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-SteveR-, on 10 Nov 2013 - 10:38 PM, said:snapback.png

  On 10/11/2013 at 2:38 PM, -SteveR- said:

Just quickly does the radio cut out in reverse as a factory safety feature maybe? If you have high level ICC? Could be the cause.

I just spoke to a friend with a BF fairmont and he tells me that his rear speakers drop out when you put it in reverse... my car has a BF white BEM with a green label, so maybe its a high level BF BEM thing?

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Some info.. seems that BPR have created schemas for the black oak PCM... so with a mongoose and Binary Edit, I can start hacking on my own rom.. and I already have the mongoose.

I now own a wideband O2 and a two zone intake temp guage and a water to air intercooler. gonna do some cool things before my JTG gas install.

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excellent news.. took the turbo out to put the actuator on this weekend.. Was going to mod the wastegate too.. only to discover that it has a turbotech modded and ported housing already... win!

makes me wonder what else isn't standard in the engine. be nice of it had HD valves and scat rods.

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Sold my 60 pounders, looking for 42-45 pound green giant or deka's now. If you have any, PM me please. :-)

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So can you put your foot flat to the floor yet? I've been too busy/lazy to get under my car but doing exactly what you described and just backing off from full throttle to avoid the issue for now. Its going in for a diff leak fix and brake line recall in early Jan so I will have the wastegate actuator checked out then.

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