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Old 02-07-2009, 08:51 PM
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Fixed my low boost problem
I took my HHR SS to the dealership and they wouldn't fix it so I came to the fourm and some of you were talking about waste gate mod so I tried it and it brought my boost back up to 20 psi and it builds like it did when it was new I believe that the springs in the waste gate gets weak and adjusting it Fixed mine.
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Old 02-08-2009, 01:33 PM
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so if the problem is a bad part (weak springs) why cant the stealership fix that?
I would call them back and b!tch them out over it...
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Old 02-08-2009, 04:40 PM
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Probably like most dealerships nowadays, they did not know what needed to be done,
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Old 02-08-2009, 05:22 PM
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What if the waste gate adjustment was not the problem and it is just masking the real problem?
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Old 02-08-2009, 06:14 PM
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What is the waste gate adjustment? I've seen it mentioned a few times and asked about it on another thread but I don't think I ever found an explanation...
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Old 02-08-2009, 07:56 PM
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here's a how-to even though this is not specific for our vehicles its a general idea. there is a nut that you back off and then adjust the rod as jeff was saying below in his post... DON'T CUT IT.....
http://images.google.com/images?q=ad...num=1&ct=title
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Old 02-09-2009, 05:41 AM
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That's for a civic and uses the word "hacksaw."

I thunk the ecotechs had an adjust nut or something... no?
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Old 02-09-2009, 08:59 AM
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Jeff it was a simple how to..If you follow the link it will lead you to other things as well...It was a simple help to the issue that is all....LOL
http://www.solsticeforum.com/forum/f...ate-mod-40031/
And yes it does have a nut you just back it off.
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:08 PM
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all i did was to adjust (shorten) the adjustment there are two nuts one on ether side of the waste gate arm I shorten it as short as I could which places more pressure on the waste gate and keep it closed tighter and if your car isn't setting any codes the dealership I took it to wouldn't look at it, they drove it and said it has a lot of power there is nothing wrong with it.
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Old 02-09-2009, 12:27 PM
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Eric, yeah I did see all those google images, and followed one to a sky forum, but it was too early in the morning to think about such stuff. Suffice to say short rod = more boost, long rod = less boost.

Defies logic eh?
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