senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 12/11/07 11:09 AM Share Posted 12/11/07 11:09 AM I'm surprised they can get away with putting a big hole in the rear housing of the turbo!If it's stupid and it works, well, it aint stupid! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-595087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAP1D Member Donating Members 3,739 Member For: 19y 23d Gender: Male Location: Sydney NSW Posted 12/11/07 11:31 AM Share Posted 12/11/07 11:31 AM I'm surprised they can get away with putting a big hole in the rear housing of the turbo!If it's stupid and it works, well, it aint stupid!Yeah, putting the gate right off the exhaust housing is considered the best location.As Dan said, the VL boys have been doing it for years so its a proven method Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-595101 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 2m 30d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 15/12/07 03:49 AM Share Posted 15/12/07 03:49 AM Yeah, putting the gate right off the exhaust housing is considered the best location.As Dan said, the VL boys have been doing it for years so its a proven methodthe reason it works so well is due to the fact that the wastegate is fed equally from all cylinders.especially on custom turbo manifolds,the ability to get an equal flow from all cylinders into the wastegate pipe is much harder when its mounted to the manifold than when its mounted to exhaust housing.physically its harder for some cylinders to reach the wastegate pipe than other cylinders,and then there is the issue of flow direction.at best you can generally get a 90 degree angle from the collector when the wastegate is mounted to the manifold.when its mounted to the turbine housing its possible to achieve as little as a 5degree angle such as I did on my own,any many of my customers setups and it works an absolute charm. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609194 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRTYBOOST Member 363 Member For: 18y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 15/12/07 04:24 AM Author Share Posted 15/12/07 04:24 AM has anyone got a video of there external gate on a xr6t?and how much would it set you back installed with all labour etc? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609205 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrdreaming Lifetime Members 1,693 Member For: 22y 4m 14d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/12/07 05:48 AM Share Posted 15/12/07 05:48 AM My external wastegate is mounted to the collector of the manifold, I will take a pic later. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceMyButt Link Member 421 Member For: 21y 10d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 15/12/07 10:12 PM Share Posted 15/12/07 10:12 PM Here is a nice setup....that will be making an appearance soon! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609391 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 15/12/07 10:51 PM Share Posted 15/12/07 10:51 PM nice! is that the final position of the wastegate? Are you going to vent to atmosphere - ala screamer? - or will you plumb it back up to the dump? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609399 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ETM Member 1,194 Member For: 18y 2m 30d Gender: Male Location: syd south Posted 16/12/07 02:43 AM Share Posted 16/12/07 02:43 AM nice! is that the final position of the wastegate? Are you going to vent to atmosphere - ala screamer? - or will you plumb it back up to the dump?im sure he will plumb it back Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609481 Share on other sites More sharing options...
senna_T Forged Member Lifetime Members 15,818 Member For: 18y 4m 5d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 16/12/07 03:01 AM Share Posted 16/12/07 03:01 AM you're right I bet he will Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609489 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcl Toughest BA Turbo Lifetime Members 3,408 Member For: 22y 5m 19d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 16/12/07 03:02 AM Share Posted 16/12/07 03:02 AM Here is a nice setup....that will be making an appearance soon! About time Phill.9 seconds here we come!Your exhaust plumbing will be interesting; there is not a lot of room there when you have a big dump pipe (as you will need), and try to merge it with the large external wastegate pipe... not to mention heat for the high mount.Brian Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/39704-external-gate/page/2/#findComment-609490 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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