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Old Feb 20, 2001 | 12:58 AM
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Wastegate for supercharger

Would a wastegate be able to standup to the pressure of the boost after a supercharger? I read in another post that wastegates were designed for one thing only and that a bypass valve is used on the boost side of the turbo. I know there are adjustable bypass valves made, but you usually have to change springs to set the boost level, not just turn a ****. I also thought that a bypass valve was designed to release all the pressure when the throttle was closed so the air pressure wouldn't be reversed into the turbo or supercharger. If you could put a wastegate on the boost side of the supercharger then you could control the boost. I thought about putting a wastegate on the intake side of the supercharger but the intake air isn't pressurized so it really wouldn't have the same effect. If you could control the boost from a supercharger you could essentially run the engine naturally aspirated. Just a thought inspired by another post, if it wouldn't work, no big loss.

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