thanks colonel. nothing here really matches up but i'll save it for possible future use.

anyways - i made sure all the hoses past the afm were tight and anything connected to the bov. the only one i would have considered loose is this one. it isn't even clamped.


what's this tube for?

took it for a drive and what do you know. pretty much back to normal. boost drops off a bit from 16 to about 10 in 1st and 2nd gear but holds a steady 16 through 3rd and 4th (didn't try 5th). i think the boost drops in 1st and 2nd might have always happened anyway, but i could be wrong.

i forgot to mention before but since the problem started fuel economy went out the window (300ks/tank).

i'll keep an eye on it for a few weeks to see what happens.

thanks for the tips.