# waste gate/ turbo help! **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\ **Created:** [February 29, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225 "2008-02-29T16:54:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/1 "2008-02-29T16:54:58Z")
i “bought all the right parts” a XS power turbo manifold that has a t3/t4 flange for my garrett turbo, it also has a 38mm flange for a 38mm tial wg i just bought. the turbo dosnt clear the waste gate by 1/32 inch about, would shaving 1/32 in. off a small section of the hot side of the turbo damage it in other ways than looks? thanks ---
**Author:** ![SOLITUDE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@SOLITUDE](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SOLITUDE)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/2 "2008-02-29T16:59:07Z")
theres a lot of pressure that is on that side i would not push it…up to u tho can you alter the flange on the piping? ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 5:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/3 "2008-02-29T17:03:48Z")
is the turbo on correctly? is it clocked to where it should be? ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 5:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/4 "2008-02-29T17:10:50Z")
i have checked everything over and over edit: dose it matter if its clocked correctly if the hot side is bumping into it also figure it is actually 1/32 of an inch for total clearance ---
**Author:** ![LXIFLYBY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lxiflyby/32/7399_2.png) [@LXIFLYBY](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/LXIFLYBY)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 7:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/5 "2008-02-29T19:13:01Z")
i would get a 38mm wastegate 90 degree elbow to position the wastegate out of the way, think that would work? ---
**Author:** ![articzap](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/articzap/32/7361_2.png) [@articzap](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/articzap)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 9:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/6 "2008-02-29T21:53:34Z")
Spacer for the turbo? ---
**Author:** ![cky89](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cky89/32/4945_2.png) [@cky89](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cky89)\ **Post date:** [February 29, 2008, 10:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/7 "2008-02-29T22:00:46Z")
Is the gasket thickness correct? Is there a gasket at all between? GL! ---
**Author:** ![sweet89s13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/87869e/32.png) [@sweet89s13](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sweet89s13)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 5:50am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/8 "2008-03-01T05:50:40Z")
shaving it would not be a good idea. not at all. like LXIFLYBY said try to work around it or shaving the flange a bit on the wastegate or a spacer. ---
**Author:** ![somedude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@somedude](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/somedude)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 6:09am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/9 "2008-03-01T06:09:24Z")
can teh wastegate be that close to the turbo without damagine it. ---
**Author:** ![ieatpaint](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ieatpaint/32/7311_2.png) [@ieatpaint](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ieatpaint)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/10 "2008-03-01T07:39:50Z")
tial has metal internals so i doubt heat would hurt it. ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2008, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/11 "2008-03-01T09:14:23Z")
> [@LXIFLYBY](#): > > i would get a 38mm wastegate 90 degree elbow to position the wastegate out of the way, think that would work? [http://www.importparts.com/shop/product\_info.php?cPath=716&products\_id=5365](http://www.importparts.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=716&products_id=5365) found something, thanks for the help! ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/12 "2008-03-07T17:00:45Z")
bump, the company stopped selling these before i got an order in. i searched google, cant find anythin like it. suggestions or dose anyone know where i could find something like this? ---
**Author:** ![3sny](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/3sny/32/5005_2.png) [@3sny](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/3sny)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 5:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/13 "2008-03-07T17:14:05Z")
[http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURBO-MANIFOLD-WASTEGATE-HOOD-CLEARNCE-TURBO-CHARGER\_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ018QQitemZ280204654347QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW](http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TURBO-MANIFOLD-WASTEGATE-HOOD-CLEARNCE-TURBO-CHARGER_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33742QQihZ018QQitemZ280204654347QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW) ---
**Author:** ![neonglh](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/neonglh/32/4951_2.png) [@neonglh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/neonglh)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/14 "2008-03-07T17:56:14Z")
Shaving off 1/32" would be fine. Have people never seen grind marks on the hot side before? Shave a little bit off the turbo, and shave a little bit off the wastegate. Its not like the turbo is going to explode… ---
**Author:** ![newman](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/newman/32/7569_2.png) [@newman](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/newman)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/15 "2008-03-07T18:34:26Z")
> [@neonglh](#): > > Shaving off 1/32" would be fine. Have people never seen grind marks on the hot side before? Shave a little bit off the turbo, and shave a little bit off the wastegate. Its not like the turbo is going to explode… i was gonna say. you could probably gouge an 1/8 out of the hotside housing without ill effects. although XS power is NEVER the right part. ---
**Author:** ![93gspeccivic](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/93gspeccivic/32/5137_2.png) [@93gspeccivic](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/93gspeccivic)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2008, 6:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/waste-gate-turbo-help/44225/16 "2008-03-07T18:44:20Z")
> [@newman](#): > > i was gonna say. you could probably gouge an 1/8 out of the hotside housing without ill effects. > although XS power is NEVER the right part. i ment in theory, all the parts that fit together. not the fact that xs power is your choice in parts.