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    My car is only making 4-5 lbs of boost. no engine codes, and the dic only displays half of the available bars. I'm at a loss of what it could be. I put a new BBV on and did the solenoid delete, I adjusted the BBV so its pushed all the way down.

    I've checked for vacuum leaks and havent found any. I'm wondering if it could be a bad MAP or a bad MAF. I 've also noticed a small amount of oil that has sprayed from someplace on the front of the engine possibly from a faulty valve cover gasket, but im not sure if its related.
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    Feel free to shoot me a picture of how the vacuum lines are set up on your blower. Still have my number from our chat the other day?

    We can go from there!
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    I don't have it, no caller id on the house phone
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    Pretty sure I did it right

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    I can already see the problem.. That hose connecting the BBV to the gold T-fitting is causing the issue. You need to remove that hose and cap off the T-fitting on that end. You can leave that part of the BBV un-capped. It won't be an issue. That will fix it!
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    Bingo
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    So the air will go into the bbv but not out
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    Yup
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    Fixed, thanks for the help
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