abaddon_baliel
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- Feb 28, 2009
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Muncie,
Indiana
Ha! You probably thought I was going to actually give info here. Sorry, I'm a newb, so this is a question, but I want all the knowledgeable people out there that actually know what they're talking about to explain it here. I've searched and searched, tried every variation of wastegate I could think of to get the information I wanted. I read some other sites, including this one.
That site goes a little into what wastegates are and how they help the turbo cut off boost for preservation and spool. I got that. I'm just confused on how they apply to my (read: our) car. I've heard of people venting the wastegate to the atmosphere because it's not as restrictive and frees up HP, so I'm confused about that because this thread is talking about dumping o2 to the atmosphere, and I feel like it has a similar tone to the reasoning. I don't know if they're doing it for HP or for sound. It seems to me the o2 dump and wastegate are the same thing, since they're talking about it "opening up" at a certain boost level, which is what the wastegate does.
I am getting a 68HTA turbo from FP. All supporting mods, yada yada. I can post my list if you'd like, but search my "building a cruiser" thread and you will see a constantly updated list of my parts.
I'm going to probably be running 21-25psi on this setup. I can't tell if the FP68HTA comes with a wastegate already attached (I think that's what that silver thing with the tube is?) and if it does, is that one sufficient or do I have to buy an aftermarket wastegate? If I do, what is a good inexpensive one?
What does the xxmm have to do with the wastegate and its performance? Is it just a greater amount of gas it can release or what? What mm would I need, since I believe the 68HTA is just a 16G.
Also, does it come automatically with the recirculation parts so I don't have to dump it? And if I wanted to dump it, do I have to buy something special for that? I looked on PR's site and found the o2 recirculated and dump tubes. Now I'm sure the wastegate is what people talk about when their talking about o2 dumping, since scrolling down PR sells the wastegate/recir/dump combo kit. So that's one question out of the way, but I'll leave it on here for people to see anyways.
Thanks in advance for the information, pictures would be amazing (especially pics of both the recirculated and/or dumped wastegates on your car, from different angles).
That site goes a little into what wastegates are and how they help the turbo cut off boost for preservation and spool. I got that. I'm just confused on how they apply to my (read: our) car. I've heard of people venting the wastegate to the atmosphere because it's not as restrictive and frees up HP, so I'm confused about that because this thread is talking about dumping o2 to the atmosphere, and I feel like it has a similar tone to the reasoning. I don't know if they're doing it for HP or for sound. It seems to me the o2 dump and wastegate are the same thing, since they're talking about it "opening up" at a certain boost level, which is what the wastegate does.
I am getting a 68HTA turbo from FP. All supporting mods, yada yada. I can post my list if you'd like, but search my "building a cruiser" thread and you will see a constantly updated list of my parts.
I'm going to probably be running 21-25psi on this setup. I can't tell if the FP68HTA comes with a wastegate already attached (I think that's what that silver thing with the tube is?) and if it does, is that one sufficient or do I have to buy an aftermarket wastegate? If I do, what is a good inexpensive one?
What does the xxmm have to do with the wastegate and its performance? Is it just a greater amount of gas it can release or what? What mm would I need, since I believe the 68HTA is just a 16G.
Also, does it come automatically with the recirculation parts so I don't have to dump it? And if I wanted to dump it, do I have to buy something special for that? I looked on PR's site and found the o2 recirculated and dump tubes. Now I'm sure the wastegate is what people talk about when their talking about o2 dumping, since scrolling down PR sells the wastegate/recir/dump combo kit. So that's one question out of the way, but I'll leave it on here for people to see anyways.
Thanks in advance for the information, pictures would be amazing (especially pics of both the recirculated and/or dumped wastegates on your car, from different angles).