More boost will make a restricted system worse, if the rear housing or manifold is restricting the system more boost will dramatically increase manifold/back pressure coursing detonation
Get an EBC, they are better all round and will hold the wastegate shut longer by not allowing it to creep open which will make it ramp onto boost quicker and you can try different boost levels to better see what's going on
We tried 22psi on my 32 but didn't gain any more power but had to remove timing, 19psi is the sweet spot for my setup, you need to find yours
Same thing with my 34, we couldn't run more then 28psi for the same reason, the twin .64 on a 3ltr don't like that much flow