boost qustions need help

2ndtoymk3

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i am not sure if my car is running right anyway in first gear it only hits about 10 psi of boost 2nd gear about 13 psi of boost then when the load lightens only about 10 psi, third gear is about 15 psi then goes down as load is decreased, 4th about 18psi then same thing goes down as the load is decreased. is this how it is suppose to react or is their something wrong. or can the ecu be tricked in to thinking the load is greater for more psi? and i am also getting a surrging idle, i read a thread that said the iscu may be dirty and needs to be took off and cleaned, if so how do you go about that? and last of all i need to know if maybe a owner before me messed with the tps and thats why i cant boost the same and hold it in every gear? can someone with the knowlage about 7mgte please help me get through this problum? i have a buddy in town with a mk3 that is good but dont want to bother him with every problum i have so trying to fix it with help from forum.
 
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MKIIINA

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if its the stock ct26 its pretty normal for boost to drop off some in the upper rpms. this is usually in conjunction with a weakening wastegate.
 

2ndtoymk3

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dixon il
MKIIINA;1144374 said:
if its the stock ct26 its pretty normal for boost to drop off some in the upper rpms. this is usually in conjunction with a weakening wastegate.

yes it is the stock ct26 hoping to geta upgraded 60/1 soon