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jons05sti · 04-03-2006, 12:33 PM

i just got a check engine light after i changed my downpipe. the code is p0244 waste gate cylonoid range performance. anyone know a way of correcting this problem. thanks any help would be appreciated Jon

BobErT- · 04-03-2006, 12:39 PM

Ya you are overboosting, my car is the same was as of now. You will need to get your wastegate ported.

wgknestrick · 04-03-2006, 12:54 PM

either port your gate, or get it tuned to that PSI and bypass the electronic boost limit.

You should also have a boost gauge as well installed.

S4toSTI · 04-03-2006, 01:27 PM

if he has a 05 sti he should have a boost gauge

Jlb725 · 04-03-2006, 03:54 PM

Def get the wastegate ported..... its a common problem when putting an aftermarket downpipe on the stock turbo.
- Jim

SinistiR · 04-03-2006, 04:39 PM

Do not port the wastegate passageway itself, you want to smooth out the edge before the entrance to the passageway. There is a hard edge there that causes turbulance before the exhaust enters the wastegate. This reduces the amount of exhuast that flows through the wastegate, causing creep. An overly ported wastegate passaway will reduce the spool of the turbo slightly and also make it hard for the turbo to hold more than 18psi.

I would get some engine management and tune around it, its only an issue with the factory boost cut level.

wgknestrick · 04-03-2006, 09:48 PM

Hey didn't I write a whole sticky thread about this on NASIOC....Yes, yes I did:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=477715

Bill

04-03-2006, 12:33 PM	#1
jons05sti Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: L-town Member #639 My Ride: 09 C300 2012 Nightster 1200 iTrader: (0)	check engine light on sti i just got a check engine light after i changed my downpipe. the code is p0244 waste gate cylonoid range performance. anyone know a way of correcting this problem. thanks any help would be appreciated Jon

04-03-2006, 04:39 PM	#6
SinistiR Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Dec 2005 Member #1206 iTrader: (0)	Do not port the wastegate passageway itself, you want to smooth out the edge before the entrance to the passageway. There is a hard edge there that causes turbulance before the exhaust enters the wastegate. This reduces the amount of exhuast that flows through the wastegate, causing creep. An overly ported wastegate passaway will reduce the spool of the turbo slightly and also make it hard for the turbo to hold more than 18psi. I would get some engine management and tune around it, its only an issue with the factory boost cut level. Last edited by SinistiR; 04-03-2006 at 04:42 PM.

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Jlb725 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Philly burbs Member #1517 iTrader: (0)	Def get the wastegate ported..... its a common problem when putting an aftermarket downpipe on the stock turbo. - Jim