wastegate question

[huntin5L]

I was wondering why at standstill i can't see the wastegate opening and closing . I know you can't see the wastegate, but the lever that moves when you give it gas isn't moving. I have a ebc if that helps. I could of swarn i saw it before and now i can't.

 

[supra90turbo]

if you saw it before, something was horribly wrong. the wastegate only opens when full boost is achieved. if you were reaching full boost while free revving, your money should've gone elsewhere than an ebc.

 

[Poatree]

^what he said

maybe if you had a video camera set up right by ur wastegate you could see it move as you were driving

 

[huntin5L]

it should be boosting at a standstill right? How come i don't hear the stock recirculating valve like i normally do while driving. Not that i want to hear it but i am curious as to why you don't hear it from free revving the motor.

 

[Race Bred]

No boost at a standstill. The engine has to be under load to produce boost. Free revving dose not provide enough exhaust energy to spool the turbo. If you can’t hear the stock bov, there is a good chance it is broken. Might want to look into that.