2016 ST not making max boost?

[Longchamp]

Hey my ST is pretty new and I swear it doesn't feel as fast as it did when I test drove it (im at around 700 miles now). 3rd gear feels like it takes a life time to get through

I installed Torque and an OBD2 adapter to check my boost. When flooring it in 3rd it will hit ~20psi then average out around 14-16 for most of the duration when winding out 3rd gear. Is this normal or is something very wrong?

 

[Vince62]

Welcome to the forum. Sorry I can't help I'm not mechanically inclined.But I seem to go thru the gears quickly. No bogging down or slowing.

 

[Rhinopolis]

Hey my ST is pretty new and I swear it doesn't feel as fast as it did when I test drove it (im at around 700 miles now). 3rd gear feels like it takes a life time to get through

I installed Torque and an OBD2 adapter to check my boost. When flooring it in 3rd it will hit ~20psi then average out around 14-16 for most of the duration when winding out 3rd gear. Is this normal or is something very wrong?

20 psi max boost and 14 psi taper down at stock boost levels sounds normal. Welcome to the modification club (even though you might not realize yet that you have arrived) and fast never feels as fast once you get used to the POWA! Lol

 

[frankiefiesta]

Yeah man you got used to it. Get a Cobb tuner and be happy for another 2 weeks lol

 

[Creatre]

Check your intercooler coupler worm clamps. They get loose.

 

[JPGC]

Check your intercooler coupler worm clamps. They get loose.

Yeah, definitely do this and make it something that you do every so often...with that said, 20psi tapering to 14psi sounds normal for factory fresh. You, like others have said, have probably gotten used to the stock power. The mod bug has found you and wants to bite...will you let it