i hav a turbo-smart ultragate 35 and i hav no idea what the spring inside is rated at...is there any way to tell what spring it is and how many psi it can hold? i bought it used and i forgot to ask the guy i bought it from

 

wrong title for your question but they come with 7 psi springs unless he changed it out. go to http://www.turbosmart.com.au and click on wastegates. it will tell you want springs it comes with and what color is what psi

White is 7psi
Blue is 10psi

 

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to add to this. there is a "big" 7 psi spring that is purple. which is factoru installed. if you need a heavier spirng you must use the other colors, or a combination. check the site for the pdf file that expalins everything. http://www.turbosmart.com.au/index.php?id=53

also as a general rule of thumb. you shouldnt try to go more than double the spring presssure. ie the max psi you should run with the 10psi spring is 20psi.

 

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to add to this. there is a "big" 7 psi spring that is purple. which is factoru installed. if you need a heavier spirng you must use the other colors, or a combination. check the site for the pdf file that expalins everything. http://www.turbosmart.com.au/index.php?id=53

also as a general rule of thumb. you shouldnt try to go more than double the spring presssure. ie the max psi you should run with the 10psi spring is 20psi. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Good add on man Now why do you say you shoulnt go over double the spring psi? Ive run 22 psi on my 7 psi spring with my turbosmart eboost all day and its fine

 

how many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?

stated about the same way this thread was.

 

actually i should take that back. i think i was reading an article on the importbuilders website that was saying to use the lightest spring possible and use a boost controller to increase boost from there.

i do think he mentioned though that thee was a limit to how much boost you can run with a certain size spring. like a 5psi spring isnt gonna be ble to boost like 30psi. but i dunno it seems you have some real experience to contribute.

 

I believe it's 3x whatever the spring is.