infiniti G20! waste gate?

[livetoride249]

I have a 1992 infiniti G20 with a Real JDM bluebird sr20det, gt2876r turbo, s4 cams, jim wolf ecu, 255 fuel pump, 740cc injectors, new 6 puck clutch, new front mount intercooler, 5 spd lsd transmission, drag radials. Do i need to get a wastegate or what do you recommend? Also what is the best exhaust i could get, as well as CAI. What would be good suspension to get, as well as body kits, underglow kits, interior lighting, also where to get them? i'm more of a budget guy so the biggest bang for my buck.

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Welcome to NICO!

I'm assuming there is already a waste gate on there... otherwise your turbo would just spool til the cows came home, and you'd probably blow the engine. Are you seeing any boost creep issues?
The best exhaust for a turbo car is one with the least restriction... sooo really it would be just an open dump or straight pipe. Anything besides that and you're just buying it for looks/sound. Cold Air Intakes aren't really needed TOO much on a turbo car, seeing as how the air goes through an intercooler before going into the engine.

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[livetoride249]

no there's no waste gate. i'm purchasing the car in a few days. is it driveable at all without the wastegate?

[PapaSmurf2k3]

Who builds a turbo car without a wastegate?!

You'll be able to drive it, but for god's sake, stay off the throttle. Stay in low rev/no boost situations... which is gonna suck cos you can't really fully test drive the car. If the guy was running it like that, you should seriously do a compression check before buying it. Its very possible the rings/pistons are almost destroyed.

[RED_DET]

If the car has the original turbo that came on the bluebird, which is a T25, there is an internal wastegate. It is pointless to try and run a external wastegate on those small turbo's.