Boost gauge issue and question.

[Usnavy0113]

Ok so this is my first turbo car. My boost gauge has never gone over +8 I’ve had the car for three weeks bought it new with 6 miles on it and under power till about 4500 rpm the boost gauge is still reading - to maybe +2 or +3. This doesn’t seem right to me but can’t find to much of anything while searching. Will try to take a video today of dash with tech and boost gauge. Is this normal?

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[elmerzasty]

What elevation are you at?

Very roughly speaking +8 psi of boost would render ca. 220 ft lbs of torque vs 310 it should be making in OEM spec. Under WOT @3000+ rpm you should at the very least be seeing 16 psi, so something does not seem right.

 

[kefi]

Maybe he's meaning in bars? If thats PSI either you haven't really ever pushed the pedal down or something's broken.

 

[elmerzasty]

In bars boost should reach 1.2-1.6 at WOT, no idea what's goin' there, but let's wait for that video from the OP.

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