Opinions on my cheater gate wastegate please.

[RB20DETodd]

Hello, i bought one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...wItem

(HKS monkeys need not hate)

Cause i could not afford not to, and looks like ill be running the rb25 turbine for a while since im moving i was thinking about making the wastegate pipe its own tube extending it and pointing it straight down, and patching up the hole, my question is it worth the trouble? I have 3 inch turbo back to a fart can now so my exhaust "isnt" too restrictive...

any opinions?

Thanks

[gawdzilla]

i have that same divorced style dump on my turbos, and its definitely better than not having one at all. but not worth it to open the w/g side to the atmosphere. first of all, its not like the turbo itself has a gasket to keep the exhaust and wastegate exhaust separate, so it will be like having an exhaust leak all the time. 2nd, 3" is more than enough for a stock rb25 turbo

[rb20detsilvia]

i agree not worth it

[RB20DETodd]

Good info guys thanks, the last thing i want is a annoying exhaust haha

[Bronze MFP]

i just returned the exact same pipe that is in that auction. didn't fit on my rb20 using the r32 crossmember.

i am running an open wastegate dump, and exhaust leaks out of it. it sounds dirty, but works. if i could find a seperated but closed wastegate dump that would clear my MF'ing steering shaft, i'd use it.

[300Plus]

it didnt fit my rb25 either.

[RB20DETodd]

oh great................... It wouldnt clear the steering?

[StricNyne]

ya i heard of clearnace issues

[RB20DETodd]

Well i just got it in the mail and there is no way in hell its gonna clear the steering so im gona go with the cheater gate thing (try it out) not like a paid alot for it so oh well ill let you know how it works out.

[300Plus]

welcome to the family that tried it lol I still have mine laying around. I'll sell it with my stock turbo later on

[rb20detsilvia]

i just had a custom 3 inch down pipe made the place that made it made a jig so they could make more if people wanted them

[themadscientist]

real men vent the gate out, I vent through the damned hood.

[Bronze MFP]

holy crap that is hardcore. does it not leave soot all over your windsheild?

where's the super awesome stock BOV?

[RB20DETodd]

real men vent the gate out, I vent through the damned hood.

[themadscientist]

there is a nice soot trail across the hood. I love the foot-long backfires, it scares the **** out of people. The super awesome stock blowoff valve super sucks *** so I use the crosspipe off a Cefiro and have a Blitz suoer sound sticking out the wheelwell ahead of the front tire. The two things compete for who is the loudest and I am not sure which it is, they both echo real loud in tunnels and off buildings. I like that no matter whether I am accelerating or decelerating the car is yelling at people.

[foCk]

ahhh.... the many joys of turbo

[RB20DETodd]

Well i cut the pipe off welded a patch over the hole and slaped it on, what a screamer, the exhaust leak isnt bad at all but the sound at WOT is too loud i guess i like it a little more stealth but fun for a few weeks, a little better overall performance though.

[Shocker]

lmao.. that is one hardcore wastegate vent.. o.O your nuts.