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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:37 AM
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i have a wastegate with out a spring. is it possible to get a 5-7psi spring and run about 9psi without any problems?
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:08 AM
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well...since the spring is what regulates the boost...i'd guess no, maybe you could contact the company that makes it and order one?
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:23 AM
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which wg?
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:39 AM
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yea just get a 5 or 7 psi spring and a manual boost controller - the wastegate spring will define the MINIMUM boost you can run, you can run higher than that by adjusting the boost controller - as a rule of thumb you dont want to adjust much higher than 2x what the spring is set for - so with a 7 psi spring you wouldnt want to adjust your mbc above 14 psi

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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by thendawg
yea just get a 5 or 7 psi spring and a manual boost controller - the wastegate spring will define the MINIMUM boost you can run higher than that by adjusting the boost controller - as a rule of thumb you dont want to adjust much higher than 2x what the spring is set for - so with a 7 psi spring you wouldnt want to adjust your mbc above 14 psi
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 03:17 AM
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^yea but if he has an internal one, i dont think he can just change the spring
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 03:51 AM
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ahhh very good point didnt even think of that
Old Nov 25, 2008 | 01:36 PM
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If he has internal just put an mbc on the internal wg - only thing is whatever the internal wastegate is thatll be the lowest boost you can run
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 01:27 AM
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Originally Posted by thendawg
the wastegate spring will define the MINIMUM boost you can run,
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the minimum isnt defined by the wastegate
the wastegate defines the max amount of boost without a boost controller

for example if i had a 5 psi spring, i wont start at 5 psi and move up
i'd move up to a max of 5 psi
Old Nov 27, 2008 | 04:28 AM
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Yea i was like what did he say. Good job Ola!
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