Moddiction

You said you had a wideband right? So how rich is it running wot? That will tell you if it's from running too rich..

erikvanden

low 10's in some places last time I checked at WOT. my gauge doesn't go lower than 10. Hard to read now if it bogs down under WOT.

Moddiction

Yeah probably bogging down from being super rich then I would think. Get a form of engine management and tune it. Or at the least lean out the mixture a little bit with the fmu.

raymo19

When's the last time you checked/cleaned your air filter? If you're still running the original foam filter a good cleaning will help immensely. A replacement would be even better.

erikvanden

where would I get a replacement? and would i have to re oil it?

scareyourpassenger

Get a obd logger and see if that tells you more.

Are you sure you don't have belt slip or extra bleed off from the bov?

erikvanden

The blower is making boost so I don't think so. Belt seems to be tight without being overly light. I don't have a blowoff valve but I have a bypass valve. I wouldn't know how to check that. With the boost gauge everything seems correct and it seems like it is much more of a power loss than just not making any boost. I just haven't had much free time to check out the problem. But the more I look into it it seems like more of a spark plug/ ignition problem. Could also be a problem with the injectors. Was planning on changing the plugs, doing a valve adjustment, and cleaning injectors once I get some free time and help. If all goes well I will get it tuned after that which might help the problem if it is still there.

ronnuke

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But the more I look into it it seems like more of a spark plug/ ignition problem. Could also be a problem with the injectors. Was planning on changing the plugs, doing a valve adjustment, and cleaning injectors once I get some free time and help. If all goes well I will get it tuned after that which might help the problem if it is still there.
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I was going to suggest the valve adjustment, new plugs and clean injectors....sounds like you are on your way.

scareyourpassenger

Yup, sounds more like ignition. It would be obvious if you had a wideband o2 on the car.

Billman250

Check you esm voltage with a multimeter. The are two holes in it, you just put the meter probes in there and measure it at idle. it has an adjuster screw.

IIRC, it should be 2.92V.