i have the tial V44 wastegate on my boosted h22.

my question is should it be releasing exhaust at an idle with and without the vaccuum hooked up?

or should it be sealed up until it creates enough boost to open the spring?

 

should be sealed if its not make sure the fire ring is properly installed.

 

Thats what i was thinking, i opened it once to check the spring size before installing it, so there maybe something wrong i guess...

it will still work like it is but i think if i fix it, it will get rid or some of my boost lag for sure..

thankd anymore insite would be great...

 

do you know what the fire ring is?

it is a ring that goes between the wastegate valve and wastegate body where it meets the manifold flange. it is a seperate piece that can come out, or depending on where you got it some shady dealers manage to not include it with the wastegate and try to charge you for it later.

 

This ^ I lost mine for the longest time before I assembled everything. It should have come taped to the the bottom of the wastegate.

 

So if this is what i need to fix my problem then where can i get one?

 

You would call TiAL direct for that.

 

negative, you would call the distributor that sold it to you and bitch up a storm if you bought it new and it didn't come with one.

if you lost it, contact a distributor and they can get you taken care of

 

isnt the v44 a v-band connection? do they still have the fire ring? i thought that was for bolt-on 38mm only.

EDIT: looks like they do have one after all.

 

thanks for all the info, im gonna pull it off this evening and see if they tried to stick it to me, ill keep you updated

thanks again

 

IF he didn't have a dealer, you DO have a list of them, correct? Don't act like that dawg..