Boost elbow adjustment vs wastegate actuator

[5akman]

I'm working on the truck in my sig. After installing all my upgrades last fall (pac brake, hx 35/40, 100 hp injectors, quad unit), I haven't been able to get over about 25lbs of boost even with the set screw in the boost elbow turned all the way in. Today I put a vice grip on the hose and saw a bit over 30ps of boost on a full throttle acceleration. Where in the adj process do I check the actual wastegate actuator setting/position? Its possible correct, to maybe need to adjust the length of the actuator rod? 

 

Also, I bought the manual boost controller shown by Mike in another post and have yet to install it. Mike, the red end goes towards the elbow correct? 

 

[IBMobile]

 

 

 

The red end to the elbow, the blue end to the wastegate.  The manual controller's internal spring is very stiff.  I shortened the spring to get a lower psi adjustment.  About 30psi is the about the max boost a stock HX35 will produce.