"John Slade" <sladerj@bellsouth.net> wrote:


""" By the way, I was showing 38 MAP at 11,500 ft with the wastegate fully open.
 However,  there's an open 1/2 inch air bleed on the intercooler (to be
 closed off) and a blow off valve, so the turbo may have been putting out
 much more than the MAP showed."""

That doesn't sound right.  How big is the wastegate, and what style (ie, throttle plate or Delta-gate (or Race-gate)?  With the wastegate fully open the majority of the exhaust should be bypassing the turbo.  Or am I misunderstanding your comment?  WOuldn't be the first time. <g>

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