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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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Question Waiste gate delete????

I've heard of disabling the waiste gate and was wondering what is the best way to do it and what are the downfalls?
 
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Old Jan 26, 2008 | 08:01 PM
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Easiest way is to pull the red line off the wastegate actuator and plug it. You can just press it on one of the band clamps for the I/C boots. It's an easy way to gain a little boost. If you don't have a chip or tuner, you can get a little SOTP performance gain. If you do have a chip, you have to watch your boost and listen for surge (you might get surge without that chip/tuner if you tow). With my DP, I got bad surge and overboosted easily. I installed the Wicked Wheel which fixed the problems. So if you pull it, just listen for surge. If you have a chip you have to watch your boost and keep it below ~25psi.
 
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