98_civic_dude

hey guys. ive got this old magazine of hondatuning (forgot the issue number) where they have a guide to help you install cheap dsm turbo parts into a crx. anyways, on the last part of the guide, it states that if you bent the wastegate in a little towards the turbo, you could lower your psi down. the turbo was a t-25 set at 12 psi. after the guys in the guide bent the wastegate towards the turbo(about .25), they got it to run about 5 or 6 psi on a stock d15. can anybody verify this?? the reason im asking is because i install my turbo kit on this past weekend and when we bolt the exhaust manifold back on, the wastegate got bent a little bit (more than .25) towards the turbo. i was just curious to see how this would affect performance. im using a rhb5 set at 8psi internally wastegated.

DaX

iTrader: (1)

By bending the dashpot in, you're essentially shortening the 'throw' of the actuator....letting the same boost level now open the flapper wider and sooner than it normally would.