California Dreaming

I did a search but nothing useful came up. I was just looking for an estimate on how much it would cost me to have my wastegate ported including labor. Thanks.

jpandes

I had a mechanic give me a quote of $150 if the turbos are already out of the car. $600+ if he had to R&R the turbos.

NuTbAgSaN

god damn!!! i hear the porting itself is realy easy to do, i just never want to dig out the damn things...but sheet i dont think i can pay 600 either...

9touring3

its easy to port. its just pulling the turbos that take the most time. You can do it i pulled mine while the engine was in the car but it took the better part of 3 hours plus a case of beer. remember there are 7 bolts from the turbo to manifold.

amp

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its also gonna cost ya for the replacement studs..gaskets and nuts..

rynberg

Why don't you just run a restrictor plate in the exhaust or put a hi-flow cat back on until it's a convenient time to port the wastegate?

How bad of boost creep are you experiencing?

purerx7

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wow thats alot, I was quoted $50 from a local shop, thats assuming I just game him it and he didnt have to de-assemble anything.

quicksilver_rx7

On a similar note, does anyone know of a good place to have the porting done, or is it something for DIY owners?

California Dreaming

I just finished welding a high flow cat onto a midpipe but I haven't installed it so I haven't experienced any boost creep yet but I wanted to have the wastegate ported at about he same time to avoid any potential trouble. I would have choosen to do it myself but I have heard it is pretty tricky and time comsuming to remove the turbos and I don't want to botch anything up in the process. I was lucky enough to have a few places near me that specialise in import tuning and instillations which probably could do the work, I'll just give them a call when I get back from vacation.

rynberg

If you have a hi-flow cat, you DON'T NEED TO PORT THE WASTEGATE....

California Dreaming

You don't think so? I'm going to have a full 3" system with the DP, high flow MP and catback. While I was searching I heard that some people experienced boost creep with the same 3" setup even with the high flow cat. Regardless, better safe than sorry I say. I'm sure I will need to do it later anyway once I start modding my car further.

rynberg

No one has ever experienced CREEP with a hi-flow cat with the stock twins.... Yes, you will have elevated boost levels that must be controlled with a boost controller. That is not CREEP.

Hyperite

I did mine myself. Took awhile, but if you've never done much wrenching on your car, it's a good way to get to know the 'ol gal.

potatochobit

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hahaha rynberg is yelling.

California Dreaming

Rynberg, theres no need to get worked up over something so little. I did more searching and you are right. I'll just get a manual boost controller as a temp until I choose to buy an electronic one along with another bunch of parts for my car. And I ordered one of those shop manuals on a CD a few days ago so when that comes I'll have a look at how to get my turbos out and decide if I want to port the wastegate myself.

birdy01

i paid 75 for mines, jus brought him the turbo

California Dreaming

Yeah, I've been hearing it isn't so bad if you take out the turbo and bring it to whoever is porting it for you, but I didn't want to have to remove it myself if I didn't have to, although I think a few hours labor is worth saving hundreds of dollars.

rynberg

I'm not yelling or getting worked up about anything....I use caps for emphasis, not just for yelling....The reason I emphasized it is you didn't answer my questions that I posted earlier in the thread, leading me to believe that you were getting all excited about porting the wastegate before you even knew if you had to or not....

California Dreaming

Sorry for the misunderstanding. I'm currently on vacation in the lovely carribean so I don't have too much time to go on the forums. But I try to get on whenever I can.

quicksilver_rx7

I understand that but in my case, the turbos are already off the car, so why not?

rynberg

I was talking to Dreaming, not you....if they are already off, port away...

SiKoPaThX

iTrader: (2)

Is porting the wastegate for people running Midpipes on stock ECUs or something? I'm running full exhaust with a Pettit ECU and no Pill in the wastegate line. I get about 12-13 psi. Can someone completely explain the reasons they port their wastegate?

rynberg

Some cars get bad creep, others don't. You're creeping pretty good -- 12-13 psi when you should be only getting 7 psi....does it hold in cold weather? Have you tried running 14-15 psi? You might discover it won't hold at higher psi....

birdy01

and if u don't have a boost controller, get one, better safe than sorry, never know wen it'll creep and kaboom lol

2ZZ-GE

I got mad creep after I switched over to new IC piping and eliminated the turbo outlet/y-pipe hose connection...of course I am running a midpipe

anyway, BNRs on the way....bye stockers