I guess staging it up to 25psi is to much for the converter? shouldnt it hold that anyhow? And when i say 25psi, it was for probably 3 seconds.
Dude
Woah, 3 seconds at 25psi on the gauge and your foot on the brakes is eternity to that converter, turbine wheel, and brakes, c1 all of it....
I can hardly manage 12-16 psi with my back pressed into the seat literally standing on the brakes, and at that pressure my truck practically leaps off the pavement, i cant imagine what your doing, 12 psi is violent enough for me, and the turbo hits 22+ almost instantly after releasing the brakes, and i am running stock injectors on the same turbo.as you, with a built trans, hope everything works out alright, good luck man, maybe when you get it back together, try a less stressful launch a few times