I just finished installing a boost gauge on my truck after I noticed my turbo was spooling. For a while I thought it wasn't spooling at all. So either it fixed itself or it was always working and I just didn't notice.
Here is the problem. In the 2 years I have been driving the truck I have never felt the turbo kick in. My dad uses to have the same model truck and I can remember driving down the highway and at a point the turbo would kick in and you definitely noticed.
Now with the boost gauge installed I took off the air filter just to be sure I wasn't getting restricted airflow from it and drove it a couple miles hard. I can hear the turbo spooling and at full throttle I am getting about 18psi. From what I have read I should be getting somewhere North of 30.
Any ideas where I should be looking? I am thinking my cat could be clogged and I plan on cutting that out in a couple weeks. Other than that I am not really sure where to look. Do these intercoolers get obstructed?
Here is the problem. In the 2 years I have been driving the truck I have never felt the turbo kick in. My dad uses to have the same model truck and I can remember driving down the highway and at a point the turbo would kick in and you definitely noticed.
Now with the boost gauge installed I took off the air filter just to be sure I wasn't getting restricted airflow from it and drove it a couple miles hard. I can hear the turbo spooling and at full throttle I am getting about 18psi. From what I have read I should be getting somewhere North of 30.
Any ideas where I should be looking? I am thinking my cat could be clogged and I plan on cutting that out in a couple weeks. Other than that I am not really sure where to look. Do these intercoolers get obstructed?