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Old 10-15-2012, 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Brian Carlton View Post
I'm not understanding the need to "relax the turbo" on the highway. The road load demand on the highway is only about 15 hp, so the boost would naturally be below 8 psi unless the turbo was exceptionally small and the vanes were closed. I don't believe this would be possible with the typical OE Garrett setup.

It might be different with the stock setup, I never messed with it.

With the 2056V I noticed a drop in temps while cruising with the vanes open vs closed. I don't remember the actual amount.
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