CT26 wastegate?

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theUNYTEDone

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i am aware that 3sgte owners' turbos have an internal wastegate. can these be replaced? my mechanic checked out my motor and says my wastegate is rattling, which could be a boost leak, in turn hindering performance. while there is this scenario, i also viewed a thread about clocking down one's turbo. there are pics and everything, but those all looked to be an EXternal wastegate. could someone free up some info and distinguish the two? as well as let me know whether or not mine's needs to be replaced...thanks much!
 
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Stubble

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It should only rattle if the wastegate actuator spring is loose and not working. The wastegate itself is just a flapper door inside the turbine housing that is held closed by the diaphragm spring in the wastegate actuator. The wastegate actuator diaphragm moves when the boost pressure exceeds 7 psi. Then, the flapper opens.
See here:
http://member.newsguy.com/~gtfour/techn ... fo%20Turbo

Here's the wastegate in the bottom left, with the rod that goes to the turbine housing to open the wastegate flapper.
wastegate0zp.jpg
 
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Stubble

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Technically not "externally", because leaks wil join the exhaust flow. But if it leaks, it will prevent the turbo from spooling quickly, or if the leak is severe enough, keep the turbo from hitting full boost. However, the flapper should be wide open at full boost/max VE, so if leaks enough to keep you from full boost, then it is jammed open.

Ideally, the wastegate stays shut right up until the time that the boost pressure exceeds the wastegate actuator setting, and then it instantly opens to keep boost at that pressure.
 
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98RACE

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Stubble":2n024gus said:
Technically not "externally", because leaks wil join the exhaust flow. But if it leaks, it will prevent the turbo from spooling quickly, or if the leak is severe enough, keep the turbo from hitting full boost. However, the flapper should be wide open at full boost/max VE, so if leaks enough to keep you from full boost, then it is jammed open.

Ideally, the wastegate stays shut right up until the time that the boost pressure exceeds the wastegate actuator setting, and then it instantly opens to keep boost at that pressure.
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HUMM!! You just got me thinking!!! When you say preventing the turbo from spooling quickly, just how fast should it spool?? At what RPM should I start to fell deacent power???
We seem to have a on/off power felling in our ice racer, almost like a 2 cycle hitting its power band. This happens around 3000RPM when the car seems to just take off like a bat out of hell.

Do you think this could be caused by a leaking wastgate??

We seem do hit full boost at about 8-10psi.

Dave

Sorry to hyjack this thread.
 
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fsmtnbiker

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98RACE":34sjqv9y said:
We seem to have a on/off power felling in our ice racer, almost like a 2 cycle hitting its power band. This happens around 3000RPM when the car seems to just take off like a bat out of hell.
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That sounds like perfectly normal operation to me.
 
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Anonymous

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fsmtnbiker":3fov734x said:
98RACE":3fov734x said:
We seem to have a on/off power felling in our ice racer, almost like a 2 cycle hitting its power band. This happens around 3000RPM when the car seems to just take off like a bat out of hell.
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That sounds like perfectly normal operation to me.
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I guess Im more use to a smaller turbo that starts to spool lower..
 
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