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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:15 PM
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if your wastegate stay open does it make a loud sound?i wanna know because if mine making that sound ill k now its open..what does it sound like?
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (B20TURB0)

if your runing no dump tube with an external wg you'll know when it opens.
Sounds like a big exhaust leak...
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (b16ahybrid)

if your runing no dump tube with an external wg you'll know when it opens.
Sounds like a big exhaust leak...
yep
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:17 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (b16ahybrid)

i c thanks
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:18 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (b16ahybrid)

i have a dump tube
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:26 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (B20TURB0)

i have a dump tube
your exhaust leak will be out of there
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:31 PM
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ok thank guys..if your w/g is it tru u wont be able to see boost
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:33 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (B20TURB0)

hell no, it will leak out your wg, with an open wg your car will probably feel slower than stock
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:36 PM
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Default Re: wastegate open? (silverEH2)

are you guys sur youll hear it if theres no dump tube? i never heard mine , but if your wg is open , youll know it , it wont make boost and when it goes to try to make boost itll sound like total **** , thats how youl know theres a leak , if its functioning properly, im not sure how you would hear it ? i never heard mine when working right
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:38 PM
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well if his dump tube doesnt go into his down pipe he will definitly hear it
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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 01:05 PM
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and depending on where it's located smell it too!
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