deff no leaks, just the wat the liberty is set up from factory, deliberately tuned to be a gradual boost, but i dnt want gradual, i want wrx type boost, strait to 12psi and stay there! a tuning thing do you think?

stock as a rock except for a CAI into boxed pod

yep the combination of the very restrictive exhaust, mated with the stock VF12, which is quite a laggy turbo, will give you the performance that you're experiencing.


jump onto RSLC and read all of this thread http://www.rslibertyclub.org/forums/sho … hp?t=46419
it's a step by step guide on how to reliably get more power and better performance from your RS

basically, free up the intake and exhaust (dump-pipe especially), add a good electronic boost controller for a few extra PSI

sounds like a flowy exhaust and a ebc + a tune is the solution to my problem...

i spoke to 3 different dyno tuners and described my problem, they all alluded to the fact that there may be a leak in the line to my waste gate actuator, they suggested that it should be hitting peak boost (10psi) at 3000rpm. at the moment im reaching 4psi at 3000rpm and not hitting peak boost until 4500rpm...thoughts??

so am i right in suggesting the consensus is that there is an issue somewhere, not that this is how the rs is meant to perform in its stock form?

was tested in 2nd and same results in third gear...the car has been well looked after, but has done 270000ks, so maybe its tired? best way to answer all these questions would be on the dyno yeah?

car is always run on 98, is running a cold air intake from scoop under front bar strait through to the pod which is boxed and sealed...and the car runs beautifully, a nice progressive pull, but as i say, doesnt hit full boost til 4500 rpm...should i chuck it on the dyno? does it sound like its running normally or does it sound like something is wrong?