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I put a $.50 C-Clamp on my hose and I can see as high as 40psi if I give it enough fuel. With just my Van Aaken C3.2 box on high I see between 30-35psi depending on how long I keep my foot in it. It takes a long time to get to the 35psi mark. I just have the stock solenoid still in place...
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I don't have enough fuel to hurt anything on my truck. 35psi is as high as my truck will get with my current setup but that's if I turn my VA on high which I only did a couple times. You have a lot more fueling than I do so you may want to try the clamp but don't crank down on it all the way. Start with it about 3/4 cranked down and start testing and tuning....
Are you sure you're not adjusting your elbow the wrong way???
Are you sure you're not adjusting your elbow the wrong way???
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You might be bleeding some boost past the solenoid. If you remove it you will see a bypass port in the compressor housing that the ATS plug seals. My 03 would hit 40 psi easily with just a Smarty for additional fueling.
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Well, the turbo and DP clamp both showed up today. The only part I am missing is the gasket for the turbo oil return line. Anyone have this part #? Now all I need is for the weather to cooperate, so I can git er dun!
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I got mine installed Friday. It is sweet! With the silencer ring removed, and combined with my JMB Perf. intake, it sounds like a freakin' jet plane cleared for takeoff! Pretty cool! I don't have my gauge install complete yet, so I'm not going full pulls or anything, but even so, I can feel a definite improvement. Since ATS decided not to send my plug for over 3 weeks now, we found a way around it by cutting the solenoid off the nut and welding a 1/8"NPT bung fitting on it, and atttaching the boost elbow there. Also welded the side transfer ports inside shut to prevent leakage around it. All in all, a very clean way to do it, and much cheaper than the $60 plug. As soon as I get the gauges hooked up and Smarty installed, I'll give you the complete story on it. Thus far, I'm very happy with it for such a simple and relatively inexpensive upgrade! Many thanks again for this thread (and site)!
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I'm picking one of these up for my '03 6spd, planning to run it with Smarty Jr and some mild propane injection for towing a 17k trailer.
I'm a bit confused on the blocking off of the passage in the selonoid plug. If I'm totally disabling the wastegate anyway(spot weld or turn buckle) do I need to worry about it?
Is it safe to tow 17k with the fuel the Smarty Jr will put out and the wastegate disabled?
Thanks!
I'm a bit confused on the blocking off of the passage in the selonoid plug. If I'm totally disabling the wastegate anyway(spot weld or turn buckle) do I need to worry about it?
Is it safe to tow 17k with the fuel the Smarty Jr will put out and the wastegate disabled?
Thanks!
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For the WG, you will want a plug for the solenoid hole, ATS sells one. That will disable the WG, nothing else needed.
You should be fine with the Jr and towing without a WG. I have seen that the WG opens on its own about 55psi of DP, so its a lot of DP, but not too bad.
If you find your getting too much boost or DP you can easily make the WG operation again with an adj boost elbow.
You should be fine with the Jr and towing without a WG. I have seen that the WG opens on its own about 55psi of DP, so its a lot of DP, but not too bad.
If you find your getting too much boost or DP you can easily make the WG operation again with an adj boost elbow.
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Ok but if I didn't want to buy the plug and wait for it to arrive can I just pinch off the waste gate line and be done with it or do I need to also plug off the holes in solenoid?
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John at ducu916@hotmail.com makes a replacement plug drilled and tapped for a boost elbow. Comes with oring ready to go.
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Adjustable elbows are hard to adjust. I put on the elbow that came with an Edge EZ. My boost now will just goes over 35psi instead of much higher. It has a very small hole in it.