Alright I dont think I seen one of these yet so I figure I'll contribute for the first time. Ok so you got the wastegate in your hand, all you need is an alley key, knife or screwdriver, and the springs that came with the wastegate.



1.
Screw off the bolts with the allen key.


2.
After all the bolts are out, wrap the top in a towel or aim it at the pillow. Then take the knife or screwdriver and just get in a little to pry the top off. Just move it around to a few spots and pry easily and it will pop off.


3.
Now you got the top off, take out the spring, put the other spring back in, line up everything, bolt it back on and that's it.

 

how do i put it back together lol

 

I need to know too. Mine is apart and i dont have the commonsence to figure out how it goes back in!

 

is the tial about the same step? anyone knows?

 

yes pretty close shouldn't be to hard to figure out

 

you gotta use duct tape and gorilla glue to put it back together, forget about the bolts and lose them lol

 

i was thinking bubble gum and zip ties

 

watching for the possible future

 

bump since i need this soon

 

Yes same - I'm not sure about the same sized allen key though.

Most standard wastegate springs are swapped this way. Turbosmart, Tial, Turbonetics, etc.

 

^ turbo concepts? (zpi)

 

sweet

 

How about adding shims? I heard you could boost a little higher by putting washers in there?

 

yea i didnt experiment with that cause when i switched to the 7psi spring i was hitting 10psi so i wasnt trying to add the shims to go further

 

Just build a MBC with parts from Home Depot and a spring from a lead pencil. This way you can adjust boost easier and it even helps spooling the turbo.

http://www.geocities.com/chmwatson/FAQs/mbc.html

 

Okay Macgeyver, I actually am using an MBC now that I bought for $7 and it works fine. I just was curious as adjusting the MBC can be a little hairy at first. Maybe not the best idea for newbies.

 

Instead of calling people names, why not analyze what is going on first.

1.) I didn't know you have an MBC - but I guess that's something that should be so obvious given your question about adding shims to the wastegate.

2.) I'm here to just help. If you rather have less informative people on the board, so be it.

3.) If you have a boost gauge, adjusting an MBC is very easy.

 

Relax man, go have a cigarette or get some from your lady. The Mcgeyver thing was a joke.

 

I'm not upset - I guess I should add little smiley faces so people don't assume that I am??

The day I let a message board get me upset is the day I'm done for
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