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Old May 31, 2013 | 09:00 PM
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how do you adjust your wastegate for higher boost psi? is there anything that i should watch out for when doing so?
 
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Old May 31, 2013 | 11:15 PM
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Our OBS's don't have wastegates, they have warm-up valves.
 
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Old Jun 1, 2013 | 01:10 AM
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They don't have one
 
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Old Jun 1, 2013 | 06:47 PM
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is there any way to adjust them to acheive higher boost psi?
 
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 08:58 AM
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Adjust what? You need more fuel to make more boost, but boost doesn't always mean more power.
 
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 05:09 PM
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ive been told by a couple guys that they adjusted their stock turbos to acheive a higher boost psi is this real or just bullshit??
 
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Old Jun 2, 2013 | 05:44 PM
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On an OBS? Its bullshit because they don't have one
 
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Old Jun 5, 2013 | 01:45 PM
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ITT:
a turbo that has no wastegate can be "turned up".

Your buddies were bullshitting you.
 
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