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just thought id update this for anyone else that might have a similar issue, it ended up being a faulty knock sensor, replaced both knock sensors with 2 second hand ones and problem solved.

Hey guys just thought id add in here aswell. Im having another issue at the moment which I have posted in another thread also where I have low boost 7-8psi and high boost 12ish psi. The car decides by itself which one it likes to run. Normally high boost for the first 15-20 mins of running then goes to low boost for quite a while. But anyway I noticed tonight that when the turbos shuffle really bad im only getting the low boost. Where as if I go up hill when its running good on 12psi I can bot make the car shuffle at all. So im thinking they are linked. Would this lead tou to think its a timing issue ? Something is pulling timing out of it? Because also when its only running low boost it feels slugish off of boost too.

Ok guys I have found a big connection between the low boost and the turbos shuffling when going up hill etc. So when its running low boost the turbos also shuffle like crazy. When high boost I can not get it to shuffle at all even if I try. So im thinking maybe its a timing issue ? Would also make sense as to why when ib low boost it also feels sluggish off boost even.

As far as im aware all the blow off vavle piping and everything is still all standard. I do have a pair of pod filers but thats it. I might check the actuators are set up the same as the rods are adjustable so could be out of whack. And yeah I am planning to get an ecu and retuned. Thanks guys.

I have recently purchased a 32R it has -9s and it shuffles really bad in 5th going up hill at around 80-90ks. I have to change back a gear for it to make any boost, I can put my foot flat and it just wont go anywhere. also noticed it shuffle a little in 4th if its to low down in the rev range but I can accelerate out of it. I have full standard intakes and piping. has full exhaust and hks actuators. I saw someone say it also depends on how the actualtors are set up. looser or tighter would make this worse ? also I only have a standard computer still

ok guys can update this a little bit now. yes I know what pinging sounds like and I havnt heard it ping at all. also tonight it seemed it didn't need to cool down for it to change to high boost again. left home went to a mates house about 30 mins away, sure enough about 15 mins into the drive went to low boost. fot to his house sat out the front with the car idling for maybe 2 mins waiting for him to come out, left his house turned onto the main road and bang high boost again, again lasted about 15 mins then gone. then later on in the night, driving went to low boost, parked up for 10 mins or so, went back out and high boost. so that's kind of thrown the hot/cold thing out the window. and yes I have aftermarket actuators which are set to 7-8psi it seems. another thing I noticed tonight unsure if related or not, when im going up a hill and in 5th gear doing say 80kph (so high load on the motor) the turbos shuffle?? almost sounds like the blow off valves constantly going off. like choof choof choof choof if that makes sense lol. seems somewhat strange to me and im sure it isn't right. ive had turbo cars previously and never had anything like this but this is my first twin turbo car. no matter how much I put my foot down it wont make boost just does the turbo shuffle, I have to drop back a gear and then it will pull fine.

im not to sure what cat it is. it is aftermarket, it looks like a highflow item but I havnt pulled it off and had a look. as for how I could tell they were -9s I could see the comp cover had some different marking on them compared to what standard turbos look like so I pulled the intakes and cooler piping off until I could read one of the little metal id tags on the core of the turbo(s) and googled the part number. also since installing the pod filters I could hear the turbos spinning down once I turn the car off every so slightly which made me think they must be ballbearing. drove it this morning with the solenoid bypassed and it was 7 psi, pulled over after a few mins, hooked the solenoid back up and bang straight to 13-14psi and same thing after about 10-15 mins of driving back to 7.

I should add I have only bought the car a few days ago. it has k&n pod filters, -9 turbos, full exhaust and the boost restrictor removed. now when I picked it up it had the standard airbox and I was unaware of the upgraded turbos as was the previous owner to my knowledge as he had it advertised as standard. when I went and looked at it the first time it was warm so when I test drove it it was only getting the low boost which I thought was normal. then I got it brought to a worskshop to have a look underneath and do a comp test and once again it was warm and running low boost which I though was normal. after I fitted the pod filters I took it for a drive and noticed it was hitting 1 bar, then I noticed it dropped back to half. so today I had a look and found the restrictor had been removed, also I had a good look at the hotside and pulled the inlets right off and this is how I discovered the upgraded turbos. It also has hks actuators. I had a look at all the actuator lines and they all seem fine. I have currently just hooked the actuators straight up to the manifold (bypassing the solenoid etc) to see if it make it just stay at low boost but havnt driven it since as it was hot,

nah it stays at low boost until its fully cooled down again. say at least a few hours or the next day.

hi guys this is the exact issue im having with it running 1bar then dropping back to roughly .7 after 10-15mins of driving. I havnt done an ecu sefl test but I will tomorrow and see if it throws the same code. I know this is an old as thread but just wondering if anyone else has had this same issue and solved it.