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Old 07-31-2005, 10:58 PM
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Default Losing boost with carb spring in 4th and 5th gear

well i boost around 10psi with a carb spring on the internal wastegate good 1st 2nd and 3rd but 4th and 5th i have boost till around 4k then it just drops, should i try using 2 springs?
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Old 08-01-2005, 12:48 AM
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you should try using this magical new device they call a wastegate.
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Old 08-01-2005, 12:10 PM
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what kind of turbo?
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Old 08-01-2005, 03:32 PM
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Default Re: Losing boost with carb spring in 4th and 5th gear

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you should try using this magical new device they call a wastegate.
NO ---- REALLY?


sna: its a saab t25
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Replace the spring with a piece of coathanger.
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Default Re: Losing boost with carb spring in 4th and 5th gear

he said he is using a wastegate, with a carb spring instead of an arm.

Have you tested it without the carb spring? I hate internal wastegates.
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Old 08-01-2005, 10:37 PM
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Default Re: Losing boost with carb spring in 4th and 5th gear

Could be wrong, but the way I read it he has a plain dumb throttle return spring connected to the flapper instead of a wastegate actuator.
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Could be wrong, but the way I read it he has a plain dumb throttle return spring connected to the flapper instead of a wastegate actuator.
thats exactly the way you read it, best advice is to get an actuator back on there.
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Old 08-01-2005, 10:59 PM
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Default Re: Losing boost with carb spring in 4th and 5th gear

ur looseing boost because of the extact same reasonthat MBC's will boost different psi in different gears. More load onthe engine, more exhaust gas pressure, even though same boost pressure.
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