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: Wasted Gates(waste gate) venting question


Roll-Mod-L
08-19-2002, 08:06 PM
Venting a waste gate into the dumptube(exhaust) or venting into the atmosphere, what are the pros and cons?

sleeping 91ser
08-19-2002, 09:08 PM
well to me, I will probably vent it into the atmosphere, but in some ways I kind of like the idea of venting into the exhaust making the car much quieter and stuff, but as far as performance goes I wouldnt imagine theres much of a difference.
Sean

hey808
08-19-2002, 09:42 PM
Venting the WG into the atmosphere is better performance-wise. If you were to pipe it back into the downpipe, the different velocities of the exhaust and the wastegate actually slow the combined flow down a bit. I'm not sure by how much though. The only downside to venting it into the atmosphere is that it is loud.