Re: Bypass valve effectiveness?

["Graydon D. Stuckey" <graydon@apollo.gmi.edu>]

On Thu, 6 Nov 1997 STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:

> 11/6/97 6:06 AM Graydon Stuckey
> 
> >	Thoughts?  Rebuttals?  Is there another reason for the bypass
> >valve? 
> 
> Yup it keeps your stock intercooler's (Not all al. unit's like mine) from 
> going going pop and turbo's from shearing the compressor wheels 
> off..........

But that's exactly what I was talking about....  if I do not release the
throttle all the way during shifting, the compressor keeps spinning and
there is no pressure spike in the intercooler.  I mean is there any
_other_ reason for the bypass valve? 

Later, Graydon D. Stuckey 
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