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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 08:36 PM
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hi i just bought a 2wd saff cossie but it has no dump valve not even a recirculating 1. will this cause any damage ?
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Old Aug 22, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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ALL depends on what size the turbo is and what boost it's running?
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:11 AM
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its running dark greens ,3bar map sensor ,chip ,-31 and 20psi i was told about 300bhp (does this sound about right) its on a standard turbo
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 06:56 PM
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have run mine for near on 4yrs without one(25psi) so should be fine BUT is up to you tbh! ps 300-330 maybe a bit more!
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just looking through my receipts and ive got 1 for a turbo technics stage2.
is there any way to tell if its still on there.
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Originally Posted by BIL N KEL
just looking through my receipts and ive got 1 for a turbo technics stage2.
is there any way to tell if its still on there.
most turbo suppliers put a tag with a serial number on their turbos!
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