boost problem
 

when i first brought my wrx bout a year ago it was running 13psi, i had it in the shop under warranty repairs an when i got it out it drop down to 8 but i thought that they must of just tamperd until now its only running 6

iv had a mate whos a mechanic to look at it to see if he could find a air leak at all but he couldnt, has anyone else had this problem or does this mean that my turbos on its way out?

Can you feel a significant drop in power, Might just be a faulty boost gauge.

yer there is a loss in power an its not getting up to 6psi til 4500rpm

If its still under Warranty take it back and get them to investigate.

Sounds like the ECU is in Limp mode.

What yeah WRX have you got?

is the boost pill (whatever its called) still in? dont ask me where that is, someone might be able to elaborate. With that out you'll only make 6-8 psi

the warranty is over now but when i first noticed the problem i took it in 3 times to them thinking it was just a boost leak but i just gave up as it was never fixed

its a 01 bugeye model

Check all the silicon vacuum hoses associated with your turbo, I found one of mine had been damaged from heat and replacing it stoped the problem. Be mindfull that if u remove the hose with the "boost pill" that you may continue to have boost problems unless u get a verso tune or similar (I had this done on my bug). From memory u can tell where the boost pill is by identifying a small white mark, almost like whiteout, on one of the vacuum hoses.