black_cloud_stroker00
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thanks. thats an answer I was looking for.
You are getting confused, which is very common with these issues. The fluttering noise you are hearing is NOT your wastegate. The fluttering noise is TURBO SURGE. You will never hear your wastegate. It does not make any noise.black_cloud_stroker00 said:mine doesn't do it when I shift. just when its at higher boost.
Don't waste your time. It won't fix it, as the wastegate is totally unrelated to what is happening and the sound you are hearing.we I get a chance I will uplug the wastegate and see what happens.
No, but it really doesn't do much to do so other than lower fuel economy in my case, so why do it? The wastegate is there to control exhaust backpressure to boost ratios. Unplug it, you can get more boost, but you get so much higher exhaust backpressures that you end up wasting your time. Add the higher backpressures and similar power levels fighting against it together, and all you get is no apparent gain, bigger boost numbers on your gauges, and lower fuel economy to do the same job you were doing before. Just MHO....Bottom line, is it bad to unplug the wastegate?
What you are describing is turbo stall. It is normal, and it is not what blew out your seal (totally unrelated). Don't worry about it, keep mashing on it, you're not hurting a thing.seanyounk said:Question
I bought a 99 F250 Superduty PSD with 130K miles last winter and had stacked Edge with Attitude, AFE intake, and full stainless exhaust (no muffler) all put in rite away.
I also had the ATS turbo housing put on it. I immediately noticed an awfull noise when I mash the throttle and it shifts. It sounds like a tremendous amount of pressure or some type of surge on the turbo. In fact it was not long before I blew out the seal in my turbo and had to replace the whole thing (for $750.00 not $3,000). The problem still continues and I am certain I will be replacing the turbo again unless I choose to stop mashing on the throttle. I had it built so I could drive it hard. How do I correct this problem? Yeah I know, stop romping on it, but I also pull a toy hauler and it does this when it shifts on hills as well.
The best way is to ajust the wastegate to where is vents at 22-24#, You will do no harm in doing this.