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    Boost Level Fluctuating

    The boost on my D5 when putting my foot down it seems to hit 1.6 bar at about 2000 then settles at just over 1 is this natural for the fuel of the devil or is it broken
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    Is it mapped?
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    I'd check for split hoses, I found out the root of my fluctuating boost the hard way.

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    nope just has a tunning box and will do cheers
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    Being a vairable vain turbo id expect the boost to be stable. Forget about gauges though. Hows it feel to drive
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    You can feel it drop off a bit like
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