I remember reading a thread on either this message board or the http://www.homemadeturbo.com board about gaining a few more pounds by moving the wastegate line. The idea behind it was that if you connect the wastegate to the compressor outlet you are reading the pressure before you go through the intercooler and get pressure drop. Where is a good location to T into for the wastegate that is after the intercooler?

 

i always use behind the TB for an accurate pressure source of what the engine is seeing.

 

Any pics, two concerns...

1. I'm already T'ing between the FPR and the IM for my BOV.

2. I need a larger size port because the wastegate uses a larger vacuum line than the standard connections.

 

The downfall to using the intake manifold as the source for your wastegate,
is that if you had a boost leak you would never know it. Think about that before you do it. If you really want to raise the boost, you can make a simple ball & spring boost controller for under $15.

 

I've made a ball and spring one, tapped it and did everything correctly but I'm scared to use it. Instead of just one line you now have two and a ball and spring, it just doesn't seem very dependable.

 

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is that if you had a boost leak you would never know it. Think about that before you do it. If you really want to raise the boost, you can make a simple ball & spring boost controller for under $15.

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I don't get why you wouldn't know you had a boost leak?

 

Bump... Still looking to gain about 1.5-2 pounds of boost.

 

boost controller thats about the only good way to raise boost