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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1455 on: September 12 2024, 03:44:59 PM »
Took the car on a 10 mile cruise today and it's still dry underneath - still don't trust this thing!
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1456 on: September 26 2024, 03:39:21 PM »
Playing with Holley boost control - looks neat but this wastegate is trash.
Leaks from the dome chamber into the bottom chamber. It’s so bad even 100% duty cycle doesn’t do anything.
I stuck the 3rd spring in it - that’s the only way it’ll get more boost at this point
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1457 on: September 26 2024, 04:52:44 PM »
What brand is it?

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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1458 on: September 26 2024, 04:58:52 PM »
It's a VS racing gen 1 44mm gate - I guess they got it fixed on the newer ones
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1459 on: October 06 2024, 03:11:05 PM »
That's wild that you're getting such crap results with the China gate. For the money it may be worth replacing it.

I had the Monte out at the track last weekend and my c.2018 eBay "TiAL" 60mm is controlling 16psi on an 11 pound spring fine using an Innovate SCG-1 boost controller. I have other tuning issues to address the laziness... but upper rpm boost control is on point.
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1460 on: October 06 2024, 04:26:14 PM »
I’m waiting for Black Friday - I’ll pick up a piston style gate vs the diaphragm style
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1461 on: October 06 2024, 04:51:17 PM »
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Re: nocooler's firechicken thread
« Reply #1462 on: October 06 2024, 08:32:34 PM »
The black sheep gates are nice.
I’ve heard the vs racing piston style is nice as well and is more in my budget
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