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Originally posted by kumanchu
the turbo equivalent of this bypass valve is actually the wastegate; which reroutes air going to the compressor from the intake side of the turbo manifold. |
I think you are confusing your terms! A wastegate has nothing to do with the compressor stage of the turbo! An external wastegate gas is either dumped into the atmosphere (loud!) or rerouted back into the exhaust path (not as loud, but can cause turbulence and backpressure if not dumped about 18 inches away from the turbo). A turbo manifold is the equivalent of a exhaust manifold or a header. There is no such thing as an intake side of an exhaust manifold! That's like me saying the "air filter side of my muffler." Turbocharged cars also have bypass valves. In fact, a lot of turbocharged cars stock come with these valves.