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    Quote Originally Posted by kain View Post
    you do realize, turbos have a red line. they spin at a given range and that is where they are designed to run. if you break the stream between the turbo and intake, then the turbo's waste gate has no view of the specific pressure it needs to vent, and thus will not ever bypass exhaust gasses, letting the turbo spool to its doom. sometimes it doesn't grasp the imagination on how wickedly fast these spin. remember, this is a turbine. think of a jet engine essentially. anywhere from zero rpm to 200 thousand rpms is whats seen in a turbos lifespan. what would happen if the turbo where to start resonating and somehow the compressor wheel made contact with the compressor housing. your fucked.

    the best solution is leave all the pipes connected, but allow the waste gate to somehow vent 100% continuously. this will allow the turbo to not spool, and also allow you to drive the car normally.

    just watch out for very long hills that you happen to come across, your turbo might start to spool a tiny bit, but then at 1 psi i doubt anything will break.

    well see when i do come across hills. i just drop a gear and go slow till im at the top. the closest i come to boost is maybe 5 in vac. lol

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    Quote Originally Posted by ej1boy95 View Post
    well see when i do come across hills. i just drop a gear and go slow till im at the top. the closest i come to boost is maybe 5 in vac. lol
    so youd rather let your engine rev to the moon?

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    Quote Originally Posted by kain View Post
    so youd rather let your engine rev to the moon?
    no i dont let it rev high. i just go slow up the hill. and i stay at the same speed and rpm's

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