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i have recently purcahsed a t5 estate m reg. when putting my foot down should the boost gauge go completely over to the right hand side, showing me that i am getting full boost from my turbo or will i only get full boost in sports mode ? i ask this because i had a ford puma pull away from me the other day and i couldn't keep up !! is there anything i should check for under the bonnet ?? loose pipe, split pipe ?? i have prevouisly had a saab 9000 aero which i thought the volvo would be on the same performance par, but at present seems to be falling quiet short !! any help appreciated. neil