hi, i have a 38mm wastegate with a 10lb spring
i bout a 14.5 spring but its a tad bigger(width wise)
it fits the bottom part of the wastegate but not the top hat. any suggestions? can i buy just a top hat? where do i find those,
i dont want to buy another wastegate, and no boost controller
any advice from experience is appriecated

 

What brand wastegate and spring do u have? pics would help

 

the guy i bought it from mentioned somthing about switching top hats for springs, but this was a year ago. So I don’t really remember what he said about it

the tial one. silver top and brass colord bottom

 

If its a tial spring it should fit into the WG. It's a more beefy spring (more spring tension=more PSI it takes to open it) thats why its "wider" than ur 10lb spring.

 

he gave me a 10lb spring with it that fits the top and bottom. im guessing its an ebay spring or he got another top from somewhere. the bottom seems to have an area for 2 dif sizes. but the top is only for 1 size. can i buy just the top hat from somwhere?

 

it should fit if it is a tial spring and tial wastegate. Do u have pictures of the bigger spring not fitting into the top hat of the wastegate? also is the bigger 14.5 psi spring painted blue on it?

 

yeah its blue..its an ebay spring

 

make sure you got a upgraded map sensor

and dont pinch the diaphram when bolting down the top

tial has a video on their website how to change springs

 

i have a 3bar mapsensor and i know how to take it apart already..