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  1. boogyman

    Undoing ultrasonic welds?

    Is it possible to "unweld" ultrasonic welds on plastics? I do LED brake light conversions on car tail lights as a sort of hobby, and usually will just use a dremel to cut off the rear part of the tail light to do the conversion, and use epoxy resin to seal afterwards. I know that some people...
  2. boogyman

    Boost leak in turbo? Any suggestions?

    Sorry to keep asking questions... :) Regarding wastegate damage, how does one check if the wastegate valve or spring is damaged? For the spring, I did check it by pressing on the cylinder, and it seemed to be fine. Is there a more concrete way to do this? Regarding exhaust, I have a 3 inch...
  3. boogyman

    Boost leak in turbo? Any suggestions?

    Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. Ralf24, if it is not a boost leak, what do you think the issue could be? Could you list a few ideas so that I can get an idea of where to look? Is it possible that the turbo itself is starting to go bad? It's been about 12 months since I have been running...
  4. boogyman

    Boost leak in turbo? Any suggestions?

    Thanks for the tips. Ralf, to measure boost leaks using an air compressor, I assume you mean to hook up the air compressor while the car is turned off, so that the sound of a leak can be heard?
  5. boogyman

    Boost leak in turbo? Any suggestions?

    Hi all~... I drive a 2003 Tiburon 2.7, turboed with a Garrett GT30R turbo, with a 38mm TiAL wastegate. The turbo was installed a little over a year ago, putting out 310 WHP at 0.75 BAR of boost (about 10~11 psi) on premium gas. The wastegate has a 0.6 bar spring, which I raise using a manual...
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