Iown a stock98 Talon TSi AWD and for some reason lately my turbo has been spooling up WAAYY to fast and i seem to lose all power from it...could this be just a boost leak in the wastegate or what...any help or advicewill be greatly appreciated

 

A) The stock BOV leaks.

B) It is normal for that POS turbo to not make consistant boost all the way till redline

 

Do u have an after market boost gauge? Also check for boost leaks. Go to www.vfaq.com there is a write up abt boost leak testers.

 

yeah i know its a POS turbo but its better than nothing till i can afford a new one...but thanks for the help ill check that site

 

Honestly, I can say that the car is performing like it is supposed to.

Don't replace the turbo with another stock one... and never buy ANYTHING from eBay.

 

A good cheap upgrade is getting rid of the t-25 and picking up a 14b.

 

i cant see how you can think this is normal. If you see he said "lately" its been doing it so that means its not acting normal. But without a boost guage its tough to say what the problem is

 

Might be due to weather, grade of gas at the last fill up.... anything.

 

i wasnt planning on buying a new stock turbo OR buying one off ebay that would defeat the purpose of purchasingan upgrade now wouldnt it...and atleasti can say TheEngineer understands me because this isnt normal at all or i wouldnt have asked for help...and ill look into the 14b thanks

 

weathermakes sense cus it started once i moved to las vegas and now i live in phoenix where it is 110F+ everyday...and i use 91 octane so who knows there but maybe thats it too...thanks for your help ill look into all these