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Old 02-11-12, 06:14 PM
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Aftermarket wastegates with the twins

Anybody using aftermarket wastegates with the twins? Pics and set up...
Old 02-11-12, 07:59 PM
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Nope .

Some people have talked about running external wastegates with the twins but no one I know of has succeeded.

That's some SERIOUS fab work to do so, and really with a ported wastegate you typically have decent boost control. That's just a lot of work for not a lot of benefit.

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The problem is the stockers seem to be at their limit at around 18 psi so running and holding higher boost is a problem.
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Originally Posted by Mr rx-7 tt
The problem is the stockers seem to be at their limit at around 18 psi so running and holding higher boost is a problem.
thats well above the efficiency of the turbos anyway. dangerous without running race gas or a/i


getting BNRs are more efficient at that boost level
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Yeah, anything above ~14psi on the stock twins and you're just flogging the air and overspinning the turbos. You're also shortening the life expectancy of the twins by a large margin.

If you want more boost, you don't need a new wastegate to do that. Hell, unplug the wastegate hoses and you'll have more boost than you know what to do with. And a blown engine .

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Originally Posted by cptpain
thats well above the efficiency of the turbos anyway. dangerous without running race gas or a/i


getting BNRs are more efficient at that boost level
They are BNR's.
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Originally Posted by DaleClark
Yeah, anything above ~14psi on the stock twins and you're just flogging the air and overspinning the turbos. You're also shortening the life expectancy of the twins by a large margin.
I ran 17-19 psi on the stock twins for almost 10 years. Look at the dyno's of the hp between 14 psi and 17 and there is a difference.

Originally Posted by DaleClark
If you want more boost, you don't need a new wastegate to do that. Hell, unplug the wastegate hoses and you'll have more boost than you know what to do with. And a blown engine .
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And that's why you want wastegates that can handle more than 18 psi.
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