td04 lag problems

[jakeep82]

right i put a thread on another starlet forum but thought would post on here too im not hitting full boost until around 5500-6000 revs i have a forged ep82 running 1.2 bar and 268.1 bhp , got told when i bought it that for it too boost earlyer need to drill out where the old actuator was and put a bolt in it too close it properly? it has allready been welded but has a slight bit of play isn't it ! just wondering what you think i should do drill it out and put a bolt through ? or open up the turbo housing and weld the circular valve what the actuator controls shut ? i have no actuator by the way i now have blitz ebc

here is the current weld on the old actuator bracket

http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j416/squidge218/?action=view&current=001.jpg

any help would be much apprecieted

[Gainzy]

am sure you can set the boost up through your EBC to come in quicker, I would just have a fiddle with that first

[jakeep82]

maybe i will have a fiddle with that before i drill or weld or start taking things off !

[andy mccullough]

sorry i dont quite understand what you are saying in your first post..

are you running an external wastegate setup now?

is it the internal wastegate on the turbo that is welded shut? is that what has the play in it, in that it isnt welded shut completely?

how are controlling boost at the minute?

[jakeep82]

im running external wastegate yes mate and im not too sure whether the internal wastegate is welded shut as i havent had the turbo housing apart but the actuator bolt which i have a pic of at the top of the page is welded shut but still has some play isn't it! im controlling boost through a blitz electronic boost controller had a look through the "boost" settings on the actual ebc but i wasnt confident in changing anything as there was a few things i dont know what they do .

[jakeep82]

just took a few pics of the boost controller and the settings i have all the main menu settings and then boost settings does any one know which one to go on to make it boost earlyer in the revs

http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j416/squidge218/?action=view&current=004.jpg

http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j416/squidge218/?action=view&current=003-1.jpg

http://s1084.photobucket.com/albums/j416/squidge218/?action=view&current=002.jpg

last photo is all the boost settings

[akyakapotter]

id say its to do with that actuator weld it up inside mate or you have a boost leak my ct9 wasnt boosting till quite late redone my i/c pipes and sealed the hot side to the turbo now im spooling at 2.5k and at full boost by 3.5k do a boost leak test :-D

[grum-glanza]

if the turbo is worn it will take longer to spool is it smokey or anything there could be an imbalance in the shaft

[jakeep82]

nah its not smoking or anything turbo seems fine maybe i will have to weld it up then see what its like duno whether i can control when it boosts by the ebc , if that doesnt help ill check my i,c pipes