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adjustable wastegate 700

Wouldn't it be great to have a dial in the cockpit that could dial up the boost! Somebody somewhere must have done this, any bricksters have any experience with this type of mod? I would assume that it wouldn't be that complicated... ...but that tells you what I know ;-)

Also, It's been mentioned that a turbo loses power at altitude.
Isn't 10 pounds of boost at sea level the same as at 10 pounds at 7K ft.?
Isn't the amount of fuel and air being forced into the engine a constant
(say 10psi= x fuel + x air) no matter what the outside pressure?
Does the amount of manifold vacuum change with altitude?

I want max power at altitude without overboosting at sea level!






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New adjustable wastegate [700]
posted by  someone claiming to be newturboowner  on Thu Jan 30 18:07 CST 2003 >


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