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Old 07-25-2017, 06:13 PM   #888
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Originally Posted by armstrom View Post
The main difference is sound. An open dump pipe (also called a "screamer pipe") will be very loud when you reach your target boost since you will basically have a big exhaust "leak" that bypasses the rest of your exhaust system. So when you hit full boost you will hear your car get significantly louder while a recirculated wastegate is pretty much inaudible. You can hear what this sounds like on a wrx in this video:


Fast forward to ~3:40.
Thanks! Could this be replaced with either? Like if i got the dump to atmo one first, could i replace it with a recirculated valve later? Or best to do it all in one go.
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