Adjustable wastegate adjustment

JShadzi at aol.com JShadzi at aol.com
Wed Nov 15 20:41:29 EST 2000


In a message dated Wed, 15 Nov 2000  8:00:03 PM Eastern Standard Time, "Pat 
Dooley" <pdooley at gte.net> writes:

<< I blew apart a plastic capped intercooler with just pure boost.

Does the back pulse from a non bypass car really do more damage than the max
boost pressure value?>>

   Absolutely!  Pressures can easliy double when that throttle slams shut, 
and that impeller is still spinning.  That is why it is so dangerous to run 
high boost cars without bypass valves...
Javad




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