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    Unleashing The Beast... (56K Beware!)

    I had a question, you stated the boost and tach were the only things working, my car is doing the same thing, was it something secific or just a bunch of wires all together that resolved the issue?
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    frozen wastegate actuator

    Thats what i thought. Ill look in the for sale area for an oem one for sale or anyone feel free to pm me with a price for one shipped to 87121 thanks. preferred stock spring and needs to be in good working order.
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    frozen wastegate actuator

    so it should be closed completely when the car is not running correct? If so i can pull the elbow to look in there and see where its at
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    frozen wastegate actuator

    I have, i purchased a new bov and adjusted it and the car runs the exact same. Same boost #'s and same exact sputter. also replaced all vac lines and looked for boost leak and found none.
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    frozen wastegate actuator

    So my recently aquired supra has alot of isses and i am doing my best to fix it all myself, i am trying to figure out why my car refuses to push above 2.5-3.5 lbs of boost. I was checking the wastegate actuator today and it does appear to be stuck. I am unable to move the actuator bar by hand...
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    new to Supra

    Welcomer to SM. Thats a nice car, Take good care of it
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    So i took a couple days to drive the car and it feels better but the issue is still not resolved,It does however happen less often. I am going to assume that there are other leaks elsewhere and i will be looking for them.
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    Ok good morning everyone, I found a broken vac fitting on the back of the intake manifold so i replaced it and it appears to have resolved the issue and my car is also making about 5.5 lbs of boost now not 3 lbs so i am going to give it some more time make sure the issue is gone thanks for the...
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    That i know, i have read over 50 articles in the past couple days trying to gather all the info i can as the whole turbo thing is new to me. But the turbo is spooled a good while and the gauge goes up at the same time as the bucking stops, But like i said, noob, ill take the advice and check...
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    ok well tonight ill look for a vac leak and check for codes, So this does not sound like the bov getting stuck open? thats what it looks like to me just because of how it sounds spooled but theres no psi then it will jump on almost instant like but the turbo sounds the way it did when it was...
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    You only throw codes if the check engine light is on correct??
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    my new supra has the hiccups

    i just got a 87 turbo with about 115k on it im am looking to make this baby my daily, I am slowly giving the car a full tune up and replacing all sensors hoses worn parts ect, I am having an issue with the car not bucking from around 2500 to 3300. It seams to be boost related, i can hear the...
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    Another noob,

    I dont feel so bad about it now :biglaugh: I thought i was the onlt loser with a primer black supra turbo
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    Another noob,

    It sure is. Came that color but paint wont be till later on i got bigger issues so i guess that makes 2 flat black supras on the road :biglaugh:
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    Another noob,

    Here are a few pics of the supra,
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    Another noob,

    New to supra mania here, rolling an 87 turbo 5 speed, saved this poor car from an abused home, its all oem minus the intake, the car needs paint, hood shocks, new tems and alignment, ect ect needless to say its been through hell even at 125k org, this is my first supra turbo my other ride was a...