my car has always felt slow but quite torquey but anyway i jus throt i need a new actuator cuz it doesnt have the put back in the seat factor i feel it shud have!
right well at the weekend i put a boost gauge in and i only hit 4psi in 1,2 gears 4-5 in 3, and 6 in 4 and 8 in 5th.

do i need a new amal valve?

 

if your amal valve clicks when you turn ignition on, its working... more likely a knackered actuator...

 

try screwing the actuator in half a turn (shorten the rod)

 

sounds more like the penny sticking,not uncommon
take the actuator arm of the wastegate and see if it turns freely

 

what do u mean wen u say penny sticking?

 

inside the elbow theres a penny thats on the wastegate arm,it has been known for them to stick,penny usually comes loose and hits the outer wall of the elbow causing boost to be inconsistent,happened to my mates last year,took the elbow off and the penny was very lose,sometimes it would turn ok then depending how the penny was lying it would stick,just changed the elbow for a spare i had

 

ok cherz