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Old 05-04-2009, 12:31 AM
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Originally Posted by pawoSD View Post
I think it does just limit (by venting) the boost pressure to the ALDA, however, without that boost/alda enrichment, the engine will be down on power and not build much boost anyways...so it protects it in that way...
My wastegate spring must be out of adjustment, because I can go up to about 17 psi before the wastegate opens...however, when the hose had a slit in it, the boost needle would peg at 20psi. And I had the boost gauge reading from both before and after the electronic overboost protection thing (at different times) and the full boost pressure alway made it to the alda...maybe my overboost protection thing is broken.
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