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Old 02-07-2015, 03:01 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by bfrank1972 View Post
I've always wondered about this - how does a wastegate work on a centrifugal SC? You're actually bleeding boost at the top end?
I believe that's the gist of it - you get a smaller pulley to spin the charger faster, thereby getting boost sooner, wastegate prevents overboosting at top end.
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