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External Wastegate Dump Tube


Challenger

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In the process of making my downpipe and had a question. Right now it would be easiest for me to just run a section of straight pipe between the wasegate outlet and the downpipe. The dump tube would come into the downpipe at a 90 degree angle (dump tube is perpendicular to the downpipe). My question is from a fluids standpoint, how bad is this for flow out of the exhaust turbine? Will this have a significant impact on performance compared to routing the dump tube into the downpipe where they "Y" together smoothly? (Dump tube and downpipe are closer to parallel and blend together)

 

Specs:

 

L28et

Stock exhaust manifold

Hx35w

T3-T3 adaptor with 38mm wastegate port between turbo and manifold

38mm external wastegate.

3 inch downpipe

1.5 inch dump tube

 

Thanks

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I've heard it's "bad", and that's about it. Corky Bell also says it's "bad". I'd take his advice and angle it in. Plus it will look like a wastegate to downpipe connection instead of some boiler system.

Do they make mufflers for 1.5 inch pipe? haha

Yeah, I've seen some on Summit. I thought about the same thing you have.

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I have yet to run this setup as my car is in pieces, but talking with Austin(240hoke) who made this downpipe, I recall he was very pleased with the results. This is his old setup including the turbo and downpipe. I had my stock manifold modified to match the tial 38mm wastegate to the small pipe. He has a video on here somewhere of the car making some pulls both from inside and out. I know that does not definitely answer your question, just showing what some others have done.

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Yeah, thats all I bought. One 180 degree 3 inch, 6 inch bend radius sounds right.

 

My downpipe was in some ways much simpler than others would be. I have my holset spaced out about 3 inches to the drivers side of the engine so the routing is much easier. I don't have the transmission in the way like the normal position of the turbo. Ill try to get some pictures of the downpipe installed.

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Thats the only one I have, not around the car to take pictures.

 

I havent spent alot of time on it but I am having issues with controlling my boost, it is creeping way above what the spring says it should. I dont know if its another problem, who knows.

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