Glossary / Engine

wastegate

15 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

A wastegate is a valve that stops some exhaust from going to the turbo, keeping the engine from getting too much boost and staying safe.

Technical Definition

A wastegate is a valve that limits the amount of exhaust gas reaching the turbocharger, controlling boost pressure and protecting the engine.

Hear It Discussed

"And so you get a decent amount of vibration, but all the noises, you get the blower noise, you get the fucking turbo noise, you get the fucking wastegate noise, you get the blow off noise, you get..."
Driven: Kimera 037, GRP P39; Best Dad Wagons; Project Updates The Smoking Tire 24:35

"Can you adjust the wastegate to see if it changes the noise? No, okay, it's fixed the way it is and you got what you got. You can use a scanner and you can activate it and change it as you drive..."
Can A Flush Kill A Transmission? and More Calls Under The Hood Under The Hood show 18:40

"So fixed geometry turbo with a waste gate, uh, extra energy is going to come across these fins. [2560.2s] across these fins."
New Nissan Trucks Are Coming! | Ep. 327 TFL Talkin' Trucks 42:35