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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 12:11 PM
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Default wastegate size?

99 firebird + 411pcm
03 5.3 862 heads untouched
gt45 68mm 1.05 divided t4
2.25 hot side undivided pipes
air 2 air intercooled
ls6 cam + double .650 springs
4l80e + 3.23 gears



i want to run a single wastegate, what size is the right for me ? is 60mm too much?

this is the 60mm wg im asking about https://ls1tech.com/forums/forced-in...l#post17112245

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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 03:23 PM
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Its hard to have too much Wastegate. It's easy to have too little Wastegate...
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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 03:26 PM
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With that turbo if your trying to keep the boost down, run a 44mm. higher boost, the 38mm should be okay.

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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 12:00 AM
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so the 60 is a complete overkill?
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 02:25 AM
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Check out the Turbosmart Big Bubba 52mm. I use to have a 38mm but I was getting some impeller flutter with it. No problems with the big bubba at 700rwhp.
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like the man said, can never have too much gate. Course then the Gate is 1/2 the size of the turbo then, that would look "interesting"



Big Gate !
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Old Sep 30, 2014 | 11:15 PM
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a turbosmart hypergate 45 will be plenty for that setup...
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