So I just got my car together and need to get it aligned then go to a fabricator to get my intercooler piping fitted. The trip is around 40 miles total. Is it okay for me to drive with my intercooler disconnected in the meantime?

I'm pretty sure it is okay but I just read some stuff online about overspooling turbos

 

you won't overspin it.. all you'll do is go into vacuum as though you're NA. Overspinning occurs from over surging the turbo, or sudden shifts in pressure , like on a dyno.. you're good.

 

you wont do any damage. However, the alignment shop will need to test drive the car afterwards so make sure they know to not do anything crazy

 

Thanks guys, I appreciate the advice I was pretty sure that overspinning happens when the charge pipe blows off and there is a massive pressure differential but wanted to make sure. Thanks again!

 

Or just wait till after your tune...

 

For?

 

disable wastegate. your over spin it with no back pressure on the compressor

 

no. not true at all. the natural exhaust energy of the manifold will only allow it to go to vacuum.

 

thats where turbo size would come into play. At about 20% pedal and 3k rpm i can enter boost and hit like 4psi.

So what that said that means that if he is running up to 0inhg or wot it will spin up the turbo. Seen it happen before.

 

I'm not saying that the turbo won't "spin", I'm saying it WON'T overspin unless there's a sudden change in higher pressure to vacuum... And I make them, so I know too..

For his particular case, he won't overspin it.

 

yet you thread jack anyway. That is based upon the hybrid forum. Try that forum to get your answers as they are not turbocharger related.

 

Lol...problem solved