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Originally Posted by Sportsguy83
I want to let everyone know, @Visconti SAVED my engine yesterday. I floored the car for the first time last night, lo and behold I have an issue with my Wastegate and its NOT opening. The overboost protection he added to my map was the only thing between my car and 30+ psi BOOM.
THANKS John @Visconti. Literally saved my motor last night. Car boosted to 13 psi at about 5K RPMs (it happens so fast, my eyes only saw up to 9 in the gauge) and hit overboost protection and it would just NOT go any higher.
Any of the Turbo guys, you NEED Overboost protection, I could have been another sad story today.
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You were asking what advantages superchargers had... this is one, no real risk of overboosting. But glad to hear your engine is alright, get that wastegate fixed! My last car that I turbo'd had melted my wastegate line, but thankfully I had caught it in time and replaced it with stainless braided hose and re-routed it. Could have made for a sad day as well!