what do you guys think of relief valves?
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what do you guys think of relief valves?
I was wondering why I never hear of anyone using relief valves. If you don't know what they are, you set them sort of like a blow off valve. They don't let you get past a certain boost level, as not too overboost or spike.
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Originally posted by scathcart
Save your motor, kill your turbo. (dumps all pressure, turbo spins with no resistance and turbo rpm skyrockets....)
Save your motor, kill your turbo. (dumps all pressure, turbo spins with no resistance and turbo rpm skyrockets....)
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Exactly.
But if you're going to monitor boost like that, why bother? Should it spike, you'll kill your turbo, as opposed to your motor.
Pick one to keep.
When you have a ball bearing turbo, you'll pick the motor to blow.
But if you're going to monitor boost like that, why bother? Should it spike, you'll kill your turbo, as opposed to your motor.
Pick one to keep.
When you have a ball bearing turbo, you'll pick the motor to blow.
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Originally posted by scathcart
Exactly.
But if you're going to monitor boost like that, why bother? Should it spike, you'll kill your turbo, as opposed to your motor.
Pick one to keep.
When you have a ball bearing turbo, you'll pick the motor to blow.
Exactly.
But if you're going to monitor boost like that, why bother? Should it spike, you'll kill your turbo, as opposed to your motor.
Pick one to keep.
When you have a ball bearing turbo, you'll pick the motor to blow.
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Originally posted by MtnRacer
I'm sorry, what are the advantages to a relief valve?
Steve
I'm sorry, what are the advantages to a relief valve?
Steve
Running one is really a question of what you worry most about: With a boost spike, you may kill the motor. With a Pop-off valve you may over-rev the turbo. Pick what you want to risk damaging the most.
However, a well built system with a functioning wastegate shouldn't spike. Only if the wastegate line fell off or such would a pop-off valve be a nice accessory.
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Originally posted by Ryde _Or_Die
Oh and I wouldn't monitor boost like that, I have gauges for that. I'd use strictly for a safety device. Its only like $100.
Oh and I wouldn't monitor boost like that, I have gauges for that. I'd use strictly for a safety device. Its only like $100.
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Originally posted by scathcart
Like I said above... but if you wastegate line pops off, your boost will skyrocket.
Like I said above... but if you wastegate line pops off, your boost will skyrocket.
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Originally posted by Rpeck
Hose clamp that ****. During my rebuild I have put a hose clamp on every accesable hose on the whole car, and raplced at least 40ft. total of lines under the hood. Taking no chances nothing worse than a unreliable car.
Hose clamp that ****. During my rebuild I have put a hose clamp on every accesable hose on the whole car, and raplced at least 40ft. total of lines under the hood. Taking no chances nothing worse than a unreliable car.
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