[240slidekat]

hey guys im having problems with my wastegate not regulating the boost and im wondering if it is the way i have my wastegate set up.

im thinking that it is not getting enough exhaust flow to actually open the wastegate. This is the only thing i can think off why my wastegate wont regulate. i have quadriple check all my vacuum lines and made sure that it is hooked up correctly. unless there is a special thing you have to do on the rb25 or something.
where did you guys mount the external wastegate on the stock manifold? pics would be helpful. Thanks

 

[Carl H]

the wastegate is vaccum acutated not via the exhaust pressure.
iirc you need to have a good vaccum source going to the fitting on the SIDE of the wastegate for it to function properly.
also check the spring pressure, it might not be the spring that was said to be in it.

 

[240slidekat]

as far as the vacuum source i tried every vacuum source except the fuel pressure regulator vacuum. and for the wastegate spring pressure, it is the right spring pressure because i was using the wastegate on my old ka-t set up and it worked fine.
is it possible that it is opening but the hole, restriction, and location of the wastegate is not suffecient enough to push all the air out and the air that was not pushed out goes to the turbo which causes it to boost higher?

This is what happens when i try it. ill put it on second gear and go full throttle and it will hold at 8 psi (which is the right pressure of the spring) for about 2 seconds and then 4600-4700 rpm the boost will rise up and keeps on going. it went up to 15psi at one point. i have a t4oE,t3 with .63 a/r intake and .63 a/r exhaust. dont know if that helps.

 

[TomTomTuning]

it should be fine. .as long as u have it where all 6 ports meet...
do you know if it opens at all ?

what kinda of gate is it.. there are 2 lines alot of times.. make sure u hook it up right

 

[240slidekat]

its a tial wastegate..well i had it like around the 5th port, i am going to move it where everything meets. and it is hooked up right. vacuum at the side of the wastegate and the top is vent.

 

[TomTomTuning]

Basic hook up
Top-vent
Bottom-Boost pressure source

If no boost controller is being used, connect the boost pressure source to the bottom port, connect the top port to the intake side of the turbo, between the air cleaner and the inlet on the front of the turbo. Connect a short piece of the silicon hose and face the vent downwards to stop water or debris entering the top port

Pressure regulator hook up
Top port goes to pressure regulator, then to a T
Bottom port goes to the T
Pressure source goes to the T

 

[foCk]

Any luck with it 240slidekat?

 

[240slidekat]

yea i got it work but i moved my wastegate to where everything meets and its been working fine

 

[Tictakman]

hey post a pic of that if ya can, im gonna be doin it very soon too. do u think the wg position was the problem because i was gonna weld mine in the same place.

Z

 

[Chaos The Xile]

hey post a pic of that if ya can, im gonna be doin it very soon too. do u think the wg position was the problem because i was gonna weld mine in the same place.

Z

Yeah I got the same turbo setup and don't really have the $$ for a new manifold that has a pre welded w/g flange so yeah I'd like to see how and where to mount the w/g.

 

[Tictakman]

here is what i did today...

Zak

 

[Tictakman]

here is another pic

 

[Chaos The Xile]

What is that pipe that you have coming off of the wastegate???

 

[DLSracing]

What is that pipe that you have coming off of the wastegate???

Thats the dump tube for the wastegate. If you didn't have that it can cause all kinds of trouble...

 

[Chaos The Xile]

Thats the dump tube for the wastegate. If you didn't have that it can cause all kinds of trouble...

I see cars without them all the time, huh i didn't know that. So where does that pipe run to? Into the Dump from your Turbo Dump pipe???

 

[Tictakman]

it can either run back into the downpipe further down like 18inches from the turbo. or you can just have it vent into the atmosphere which is loud which i like. if u didnt run a pipe the exhaust gases and flame would burn and melt everything, plus make it all sooty...

 

[Chaos The Xile]

Ok so I guess that is what those screamer pipes are for, that answers it for me. well how is it working now??? Looks to be a promising setup?

 

[Chaos The Xile]

Yo Tictak what size wastegate is that, that you are using??

 

[Tictakman]

thats a tial 38mm. i have yet to get it runnin, waiting on a few things. should be going hopefully in a few weeks.

Z

 

[Chaos The Xile]

So has anyone gotten this setup to work right yet? I just got a tial 38mm ext. w/g and wanted to see the progress on this setup.