wastegate spring question
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wastegate spring question
i have the generic tial wastegate from ssautochrome for now... there was a 11 lb spring in there before... i recently baught a 5.83 lb spring and a 8.78 lb spring from their website... but the thing is, the 11 lb spring that it came with is bigger than the springs that i purchased by at least 3/4 inch. the two springs i baught are smaller, and when i put one of the smaller springs in and tried to boost, there was no boost? y is there no boost? can someone please help me with this? thanks!
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Re: wastegate spring question (bnut510)
well the wastegate definatly isnt stuck closed or you would have boost galore..Im thinking you should put the original one in and try again and see if there is boost.
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Re: wastegate spring question (Treblarefils)
the problem with putting the 11 lb spring back in is that its broken. when i opened the wastegate, it was in 2 pieces. aint that some ****!
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Re: wastegate spring question (bnut510)
has anyone swapped out a larger spring for a smaller sized one or the other way around? is that normal? u would think that all the springs should be the same size with different tension right?
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Re: wastegate spring question (bnut510)
tial has 2 diffrent size wastegate springs depending on how much boost you want.
http://tialsport.com/wgspringapp.html
they have a small and big spring as you can see from their chart.
http://tialsport.com/wgspringapp.html
they have a small and big spring as you can see from their chart.
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Re: wastegate spring question (non-VTEC)
good info, thanks.... what other reasons could it be that im not getting any boost? i have no leaks from my pipes, and everything looks good. i can hear the turb a little when it idles but i cant hear **** when its on the road driving... and i read 0 boost. any ideas folks?
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Re: wastegate spring question (bnut510)
Maybe your wastegate isn't shutting all the way.
If the valve isn't closing all the way then exhaust gas is getting past it and it might cause you to not be able to build boost.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bnut510 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the problem with putting the 11 lb spring back in is that its broken. when i opened the wastegate, it was in 2 pieces. aint that some ****!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, that is in fact some ****... some ssautoshit to be exact. LoL...
If the valve isn't closing all the way then exhaust gas is getting past it and it might cause you to not be able to build boost.
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bnut510 »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">the problem with putting the 11 lb spring back in is that its broken. when i opened the wastegate, it was in 2 pieces. aint that some ****!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Yes, that is in fact some ****... some ssautoshit to be exact. LoL...
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