Alrighty fellas!! After 6 months of struggle, the c70 lives! Runs a little rough but she is running ! Thank you Rick for posting the ignition wiring, my 1 &2 cylinders were around the wrong way and marked as Sony the prev owner I should of bloody checked

Thank you again guys

I just swapped wastegates and oh boy what a difference vs stock old wastegate! I actually answered my own question on this tropic. before it was boosting 1.2 bar and peaking 1.4 during shifts (Automatic) + the VTEC feeling at 4k rpm. Totaly gone. On the old wastegate i had 4mm pre tension now i have...

The SAS was restored with a replacement air pump. Everything else was checked, cleaned, tested and installed. The rubber connectors/elbows are showing age.

The car is back running with more than 100 miles -- no CEL at this time. It could go for a State Air Team test next week.

S, I'm not sure if I understand your question/comment I recommended (for the 3.2 Liter) Denso SK20HR11 - this is the stock plug and it is an excellent choice for longevity Denso (5344) IKH20 Iridium Power - a good choice for smoother idle and better part throttle application Denso (4704) IKH20TT Iri...

Ok so a final update and thank you post. All my abnormal shaking/shuddering is now gone! She still has plenty of vibrations and a few rattles due to dash/speedo change and age but nothing abnormal. What worked was changing all mounts. A drain and fill trans fluid change. Did 7 total drain and fills ...

now we are down to ten members. hope nobody else car breaks.

You sir, will be missed! Drop by while you can still remember what goes where on the P80 cars, we can use the help.

Stay in touch, Somm, and we tip our hats to the 23 years your T5 gave you!

How sad... Hope your A6 won't let you down sooner than your 850. Mine did years ago, so I returned to 850ies.