rainy Member 181 Member For: 21y 9m 14d Location: central coast Posted 11/04/04 10:01 PM Share Posted 11/04/04 10:01 PM A renowned car tuner in Sydney who does a lot of work on porshes and the like reckons that by bending the wastegate(dont ask me,I dont even know what a wastegate is) you can achieve more power.I didnt speak to the tuner my mate asked him about it while getting his lotus Espre warmed over.From what I belive this mod would send the car into limp mode,anyway thought I would share it with u Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantomxr6 Member 452 Member For: 21y 10m 12d Gender: Male Location: Razorback NSW Posted 11/04/04 10:19 PM Share Posted 11/04/04 10:19 PM Sounds a bit backyardy for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 11/04/04 11:54 PM Share Posted 11/04/04 11:54 PM Sounds a bit backyardy for me. What he said,that sort of info would been out in a flash if it were true.vik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 12/04/04 12:00 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 12:00 AM A renowned car tuner in Sydney who does a lot of work on porshes and the like reckons that by bending the wastegate. I think he meant adding an extra pipe to it...l don't think you can bend the wastegate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CnC SportCompact.biz Member 328 Member For: 21y 11m 16d Location: Canberra Posted 12/04/04 03:43 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 03:43 AM I dont know about 'bending it' but if you port it out, the wastegate can be upgraded to handle more flow, which means that you can control higher boost levels.GCG turbochargers do the maching of the turbine housing for around $80-100 from my discussion with them, with around a 2 day turnaround time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxr6 HEINRICH PERFORMANCE AND TUNING Donating Members 439 Member For: 21y 20d Gender: Male Location: adelaide Posted 12/04/04 03:45 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 03:45 AM what he means is to bend the wast gate accuator to acheve more boost which will send the car into limp mode : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TURBO4LT Member 1,533 Member For: 21y 6m 10d Gender: Male Location: NSW Posted 12/04/04 04:04 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 04:04 AM I think that is a good reason to stay away from this tuner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guests Posted 12/04/04 04:39 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 04:39 AM Limp mode, just what you want, NOTvik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badxr6 HEINRICH PERFORMANCE AND TUNING Donating Members 439 Member For: 21y 20d Gender: Male Location: adelaide Posted 12/04/04 04:47 AM Share Posted 12/04/04 04:47 AM no limp mode not cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blown BA In Your Face Member 6,195 Member For: 21y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Peninsula Posted 16/04/04 09:45 AM Share Posted 16/04/04 09:45 AM I think that is a good reason to stay away from this tuner l quite agree with ya there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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