2008 speed3 Low Boost (6-9 psi all gears)

[aeonpsych]

Thanks for the advice. Yea, this might be a little ways off still, then, as I won't have enough spending cash for exhaust parts, hpfp, and a tuner in one go...

Had a friend help with brake replace and transmission flush last night. While that was happening, I went through and checked the spark plugs and maf sensor.
Cylinder 1 (closest to the passenger side) was completely black, and the other 3 looked real white. All were still gapped at 25/26. Put some clean ones back in and also re-cleaned the maf sensor.

Did another visual boost leak inspection, but we were not able to do a pressure check or to check out the exhaust like we planned. My friend had some stuff come up... He's the one with most the tools, and lots more knowledge than me on stuff like this... From visual inspection, he's narrowed down his suspect of the problem to a leaky bpv, or clog in the exhaust, or both. We were supposed to meet back upsometime this evening, but doesn't seem like thats the case anymore.

Lastly, after the work last night, went and did some test driving. Seems like I'm now back to were I was before earlier this year.
1st gear - spikes at 10psi, holds around 8
2nd holds around 10
3rd holds around 11
4th spikes at 14 and holds around 12.

Have not tested any other gears yet. Doesn't seem like it's still where it should be, but it is at least better than 7psi all gears.