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running an external wastegate
Anyone planning on running an external wastegate venting into the atmosphere?
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I going to be running an external wastegate. But I'm going to vent off into my downpipe.
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why would you want to do that? You will just get your engine bay all dirty.
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Originally posted by Catalyst
why would you want to do that? You will just get your engine bay all dirty.
Damn obviously your car was just USED for the SFturbo kit

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ever seen the Drag 3 kit? it has a blow down tube that you put out your fender. Its been known and personally seen by me on higher boost settings blowing flames
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yes i will be using the tial 35mm, and i will run the dumptube out of my side skirts
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sounds like a cool setup
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Originally posted by lucky13matt
yes i will be using the tial 35mm, and i will run the dumptube out of my side skirts
Can't you just dump it out straight under the engine bay instead of bothering with bending the pipe all that way to reach the sideskirt.
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im just dumping mine right by my oil pan
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Wil it run better running the wastgate strait out the side of the front bumper?
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yes you can run the dumptube just about anywhere, but i am probly going to run my out of my side skirt
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My dump tube is ran out of the bottom of the car
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how large of a pipe are we talking here?
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