The turbo wastegate that is.

So today I finished working on my car which I've been doing the past few days. Over 20 hours of work. Ugh. New ACT street/strip clutch, RB "Rev TII" exhaust, RB FCD, and an Autolite boost gauge. BTW, I'm happy to say I got the flywheel nut off all by myself... with the help of 2 cheater bars(crowbar and a 10 inch piece of 2 inch square tubing).

After driving my car, I must say... sweet! For all you people who question how much of a difference a full exhaust makes... your answer is a lot. I know this may have been covered before, but it's not my point.

I realize that with the addition of my new exhaust, I should port my wastegate, get larger secondary injectors, upgrade fuel pump and get a fuel controller. Don't worry, I have plans for that.

Right now, my new boost guage is showing me that under full throttle, my turbo is only pushing 6 psi. It creeps to only about 8 or 9 psi at the most.

So my question is, do I really need to port my wastegate right now? Or can I hold off awhile since the boost levels are rather low? Because, before the end of this year, I plan on sending my turbo off to BNR and getting a stage 2 or 3 hybrid upgrade, Rtek 2.0, 720 prim., 1000sec., intake(which I am going to do real soon), Walbro 255 LPH and that's all I can think of right now. So I could either port the wastegate now, or have it done later when I send the turbo off to upgraded. Though, I think when I get a new intake, my boost levels will rise a little, so maybe I should hold off on the intake untill I do the other things, yes?

I'm sorry if this has been covered, I have been reading as much as I can and I am trying to do things as best I can. Thanks for you time and help.

JFR

 

port the wastegate and all you really need is a fuel pump with the full exhaust. . theres not really a need for bigger secondaries.

 

Yeah, I've just read that a lot though. It always seems like people recommend extra things, but probably to help keep people from destroying their engines. But I will be getting larger inhjectors in the future. But do you think I must port it as soon as I can? How long do you think it will take to remove my turbo? I just have to remove my downpipe don't I? Or do I need to remove the UIM and LIM? Either way, I guess it won't be too bad, just tight.

 

i would definitely port it, it will keep your boost levels reasonable and help your motor and your turbo to last longer and be more reliable.

 

wait.. s4 or s5?

 

Port Port Port !!!!!! Yay

 

If you're not creeping too bad now, then I'd wait until I shipped it off to BNR. For a little extra, they can do it for you, and they've done plenty.

 

Yeah, I might just wait because I've only seen 8 psi so far... oh yeah, it's an 88.