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Converting a turbo to external wastegate?

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Old 10-11-2008, 10:59 AM
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What do you have to do with the wastegate penny?
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Old 10-11-2008, 11:01 AM
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Weld it shut!
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Locking wire it shut also, or as Lee says weld it.
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Just leave it... making an internally wastegated turbo externally wastegated is just gay and pointless!
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What do you have to do with the wastegate penny?
what's the reasoning behind it?
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Its for a compound charged engine.
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