refitted the turbo, no smoke at all.... well chuffed lol. spools up fine and holds boost great.
BUT, it was running 26-25psi befor i had it rebuilt. how it hold 16-15psi. i've only taken the actuator off and bolted it back on. could i of adjusted it by mistake while it was off? i didnt undo any bolts on the actuator arm, maybe i rotated the arm a few times on the actuator. just seems silly to loose 10psi just from rebuilding.