how many inches away from the turbo on my i/c piping can i run my vaccum line for my waste gate.. i heard no more than 10.. but not sure.. lmk thsnks

 

I take it that you're running a boost-only source to your wastegate. If this is the case, you can run it anywhere between the compressor housing and the throttle body. There is however the matter of pressure drop the further you venture from the turbo (especially after the intercooler). I'd imagine that Tial will stumble upon this thread and give you an exact answer.

 

does it matter if its a boost only pressure source?

 

there is no real set length, but i would keep it as short as possible for optimal response (obviously) and remember to use a pressure only source, NOT a vacuum/pressure.

 

what would be a pressure only source

 

would the brake booster line be a vac/pressure source? what effect will this have if you run it like so?

 

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Anything between the turbo and the throttle body would be a pressure-only source.

 

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if the engine has strong enough vacuum it can suck the diapragm into the side port and damage it.

 

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Anything between the turbo and the throttle body would be a pressure-only source. </TD></TR></TABLE>

i have no ports in this area for my wastegate. . . no nipple on the turbo and no ports on the ic piping or tb, are you supposed to tap it to the bov somehow?

 

in for details
was thinking about this the other day

 

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i have no ports in this area for my wastegate. . . no nipple on the turbo and no ports on the ic piping or tb, are you supposed to tap it to the bov somehow?</TD></TR></TABLE>
yep, best thing to do is tap the compressor housing near the discharge

 

not into the bov---the bov gets its reference from a vaccume source.


we always drill and tap the compressor housing

 

iput it about a foot from the turbo on the ic pipe about 6 inches before the intercooler.. so its no ewhere nmear the manifold to over heat the line

 

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we always drill and tap the compressor housing</TD></TR></TABLE>

do you have any pics that you could post to give a good idea of where and how to do it?