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I bought a wastegate set for 15psi; will my manual boost controller turn it down to 7 or should I have bought on at 6 and turned it up to seven?

Re:Did I fuck up?
 

you cant turn boost down further than what the WG is set at with a boost controler. you need to modify the acuater rod (for internal) or get a different spring (external)...

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mines adjustable. but ive seen mods on the net that cut and thread the shaft to acheive the same thing.

Re:Did I fuck up?
 

ive been trying to figure something out
i got a wastegate and i have no idea what the basterd opens at.

should i just call an audi place? or is there another way of finding out.

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the one that I ordered did have the actuator shaft threaded. I just don't what shortening and lengthening the shaft will do. I geuss by lengthening, it makes the wastegate open easier or is that all wrong?

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yeah if you loosen the bolt it will make it open sooner. which means less boost. your right.

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If you use a vacuum pump / booster with a gauge you can run a vacuum line directly to the wastegate actuator and test it, to see when it opens. This is how I test all my actuators.

Jeff

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word, there's an AUTO-zone next door. I think the vacuum thing a loan a tool :)