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Old 11-01-10, 05:03 PM
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Wastegate spring option

I'm getting ready to live in germany for 2 years so I will be letting my mother drive my RX-7 while im gone, just to keep the fluids running. For better reliability and safety issues I would like to untune my car from 15 psi to 10 psi. Mom doesn't really need that much power. I have a TiAL 44 mm WG with a .6 bar spring (8 psi). Is that spring to much to run 10 psi or should I get a small spring.
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Depending on your exhaust setup, I question whether your single 44mm gate could actually hold 8psi consistently in all weather. Even if it does creep a little bit (say to like 10 or 12psi in cold weather) it's still your mom driving the car. She's probably not the type to be doing motor-risking highway pulls.

I would just turn off the boost controller or put it on a "low boost" setting of 10 or 12psi. It will be fine.
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The simple thing to do is disconnect the secondary throttle linkage as that will limit your mom from going drag racing and drifting while you are gone.
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Thanks guys, don't get me wrong, i completely trust my mom. i just want to limit the power and make it more manageable.
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Holy role reversal batman. Let her drive the **** out of it, we all owe it to our mothers.
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he prob wants to detune it so that his mom doens't loose control trying to get in front of traffic. i could only imagine my mom driving a 400whp car, i frankly wouldn't feel safe giving my mom a high power car.
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Originally Posted by rxspeed7
he prob wants to detune it so that his mom doens't loose control trying to get in front of traffic. i could only imagine my mom driving a 400whp car, i frankly wouldn't feel safe giving my mom a high power car.
You took the words right out of my mouth.
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