anyone running a stiffer wastegate spring?
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anyone running a stiffer wastegate spring?
is anyone running a stiffer spring in their stock wastegate actuator? i've got my car all nice and wideband tuned at 15psi on the t04b hybrid but i cant seem to get above 10psi in 1st and second gear... and i'm thinking a stiffer wastegate spring would help me with that.
anyone?
anyone?
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scott is correct.
I havent's seen anyone using higher spring rate wastegate plunger things, but i have seen people crushing them down a lil for some pre-load.
I havent's seen anyone using higher spring rate wastegate plunger things, but i have seen people crushing them down a lil for some pre-load.
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interesting... i wonder why i hit 12psi in 3rd gear by like 8 or 9 in 2nd?
i bet this wastegate is creeping at every chance it gets and just doesnt have enough time to creep up in 1st and second...
its even ported quite big
i bet this wastegate is creeping at every chance it gets and just doesnt have enough time to creep up in 1st and second...
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Somewhere else I remember reading someone with a massively ported wastegate having the valve being blown open and resulting in a lazy boost build..His solution was to add a spring to the actuator arm to help keep it closed.He mentioned the spring was just light enough that the diaphram actuator wasn't affected much trying to fight the spring...seems like an easy thing to try.
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Originally Posted by jacobcartmill
interesting... i wonder why i hit 12psi in 3rd gear by like 8 or 9 in 2nd?
i bet this wastegate is creeping at every chance it gets and just doesnt have enough time to creep up in 1st and second...
its even ported quite big ![Frown](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
i bet this wastegate is creeping at every chance it gets and just doesnt have enough time to creep up in 1st and second...
![Frown](https://www.rx7club.com/images/smilies/frown.gif)
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Right now, I make about 7 psi in first, 10 psi in second and 12 psi in third. I actively don't run 4th WOT since it will hit about 13.8 psi but it's not very hard...I shouldn't be WOT in 4th on the street anyway now should I
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Thankfully, the rtek 1.7 ECU is tuned for 12 psi
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Originally Posted by The Griffin
Somewhere else I remember reading someone with a massively ported wastegate having the valve being blown open and resulting in a lazy boost build..His solution was to add a spring to the actuator arm to help keep it closed.He mentioned the spring was just light enough that the diaphram actuator wasn't affected much trying to fight the spring...seems like an easy thing to try.
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