Power down and boost wont go any higher..

[another sunny]

Yes, but I was getting at he may have replaced them with one piece of hose to make it look tidy, thereby removing the restrictor and reducing boost.

If you bypass the boost solenoid(easy 1 bar boost mod) and have done the above(replaced with a new pipe) what would you expect boost wise?.5-.7bar? and if so what size restrictor should be fitted?