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Old 11-12-2003, 03:20 PM
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Default wastegate spring - how many psi above spring rate?

I forgot what the exact "rule of thumb" was..

I remember reading that u can only boost XX psi above your waste gate spring rating...what was it again?

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Default Re: wastegate spring - how many psi above spring rate? (Short Round)

anyone?

say i wanted to boost 28 psi, and I have a .45 bar spring, i know that wont work.

whats the min spring rate to be able to hit 28 psi?
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someone has to know...
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Default Re: wastegate spring - how many psi above spring rate? (Short Round)

dont trust me 100% but i think the amount the spring can handle twice the amount that it is
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Default Re: wastegate spring - how many psi above spring rate? (tgh99si)

I have a 6.5psi spring I’m my tiel and I’m running 15psi so that's already twice the spring rate. I thing it said somewhere on the turbo XS web site that there boost controller can go 30psi over what the waste gate is set to.

Someone confirm that
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Default Re: wastegate spring - how many psi above spring rate? (EFrollingout)

profec-B is what I have if that helps
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