[Daves1SS]

Originally Posted by Atomic Ed

Yes, the silver canister is the bypass actuator.

When you are test driving this weekend, try cruising at a steady speed in a lower gear and see if you get any surging. If it feels like its rocking back and forth on power, it may be another indicator of the actuator not behaving right. You may have to play around with this.

On my Audi, I've added a weak spring across my wastegate actuator for diagnostic purposes to check for functionality. If you're bold, you could try the same trick on the bypass actuator.

Honestly, I'm spit balling here, so take all this with a grain of salt. It could be any number of things. Be patient and you'll get it figured out.

Thank you for the tip! I will try that tomorrow. The good thing is it can be driven daily until this is figured out. The maf sensor itself has 8 pins in a single row. The harness they sent has 7 wires not 8. Don't know if that would make a difference and if other E-force guys have the same as me. Hopefully someone will chime in on that.

Patience is key. You're right, it will get worked out.

[Daves1SS]

So the ONLY thing I have noticed other than my MAF sensor having 8 pins and the wiring harness that goes into it only having 7 wires is that the rubber hose that runs from the boost bypass (silver canister on front) back under the SC to the back port on the back of the SC is that it MIGHT be pinched under the SC. This is the best pic I could get showing what it kinda looked like from looking down at the back laying on top of the motor.

Don't know if this could cause these issues or not. I tried to pry it out with a flathead screwdriver but the hose is stuck under there good and will not move at all.

[Daves1SS]

Well I am pretty sure replacing that smashed boost bypass valve hose with a new one routed a different way (not under the blower), fixed my issues. I say pretty sure because when I first started laying into it with traction control on and in sport mode, it still seemed kinda lackluster. But once I put it into competitive mode it ran like a bat out of hell each time. It seems to almost abnormally really surge forward at 6,000 rpms. That might be normal though I am not sure. But later I put the traction control back on and back in sport mode and it still felt plenty strong.

But drastic improvement over yesterday. I think that hose was key.
I only feel it barely surging at light throttle in a low gear at say 3,000 rpms and it only does it a very small amount of time. So the bypass valve may be fine.

[MIAMI2SSRS]

Glad to hear your setup is working as it should!!!

[Daves1SS]

Well, something still isn't all there and I'm not all that sure why. Leaving the house going to BWW with a buddy, it would pulsate at light throttle some at a steady speed (lower gear). Then the first time I laid into the throttle it was weak. Got out of the gas and pretty much right back into it and then it came to life and pulled hard. I'll bring this up with Edelbrock. It's mostly there, just not totally. 95% of the time it pulls great though.

[MIAMI2SSRS]

Crossing fingers. Hope everything is worked out and you get the setup where it should be.

[Daves1SS]

Originally Posted by MIAMI2SSRS

Crossing fingers. Hope everything is worked out and you get the setup where it should be.

Thanks! It'll get there.