Maybe check the vacuum lines to the WG too. And if everything looks fine, maybe check the diaphragm in the WG, but you said its spooling up, so I doubt the WG is pinched.

I'd recheck all the vacuum lines up front too. I blew out a piece of rubber line once and it would only spool to 3-4psi.

 

Erik, Is there anything you haven't blown

 

My motor

 

All hoses and couplers are fine. The clamp connecting the turbo to the rear exhaust pipe was a little loose, but that was'nt the problem.

 

May have pluged cats.

 

That might explain the "leak" sound though.


Might be time to pull off the turbo and check out the wheels -- if your cats came apart, there might be gunk all over the wheel (or worse, but let's stay positive until we know different )

 

Anyone else have any ideas or suggestions?

 

get a boost gauge

 

It's building boost my concern is the ticking coming from the exhaust and the loss of power after shifting to second.