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well recently my car has been running as if it has no power at all. last night i counted how long 0-100km/h takes (getting a g-tech soon but was bored). it was VERY VERY slow

on start up there is more than usual white smoke coming out the exhaust but a few cars do that

when i put my foot down it seems as if the car has nothing. it feels as if the car is struggling. the power doesnt feel smooth it feels like the car is jerking back and forth

i was just wondering is there an easy way to tell if the turbo is gone besides taking it off. i hope its just the turbo and nothing major because i have a gt2530 on the way. also would it be wise when taking it to the workshop to get the intercooler, turbo, injectors and chipped ECU installed to ask them to see what the problem is first? i mean i am willing to spend the estra few hundred $$$ because i dont want to realise that the engine has shat itself after i have spent money installing all the new gear on it

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i blew one of my exhaust wheel off, car backfired alot, splutters around etc, and diddn't make any boost :)...

taking off the dump pipe or checking your cat for an impeller would be the only real way, or take off the intake piping and rev it see if you get the whistle of the air when revving, if u dont = probably no turbine...

check to see if it makes any boost would be the first way find out, check intercooler pipes etc and tap your cat with a spanner and see if it has anything in it ;), see if any have blown off...

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