hmmm...mayhaps this explains why my car is only boosting to 5psi...might have to do some cleaning tonight and see if it helps. no cels tho.

 

5-7psi is normal for stock on a 97-00 with spikes to 10.

 

lol yeah but i spike to 5

 

not a leak either. hook up a mbc and she'll run 8-10psi all day long. i think my n75 is havin a crack attack...

 

ya that will work. mbc are good if you keep the boost at what you need to be running not more or less

 

yeah no worries i've got no plans on running lean and blowin sh*t up. don't actually have a mbc hooked up yet, but it will be once i find a testpipe and throw in my ko4. what should i set my boost at for a pc-16 file? 18-20psi???

 

hmm well if you can hold 8-10psi with the mbc then youre probably right about the n75 being a cracked out. Just dont crank it up too much cuz limp mode isnt going to save your engine from leaning out too much since youre pre 2000.

 

haha no i'm not going to bump it up, its my daily driver and the only reason i'm using a mbc is because it was easier and cheaper to get than a n75. plus i figured it would help with spiking once i get my pc-16 file in.

 

what kind of mbc are you getting?

 

dude, your not boosting, if what the audi mechanic says is right, because your thrust sensor is bad

it doesn't exactly put you in limp, it just won't allow your car to boost, it could be the n75, but a new one is like 35 bucks right?

if you need a new thrust sensor, go to the vw dealer, they are cheaper than audi

all in all, a new maf and thrust cost me 254, both brand new, a new maf at audi was like 300, and the thrust was 237 i think, so i got both just above what a thrust would of cost me

see if there is one in a local junk yard