Abarth WasteGate Adjustment

Abarth WasteGate Adjustment.
I went with 4 mm preload and it seems to help and haven't see any problems.

[@ScreamingPoets]

My fiat abarth hasn't made over 10 psi for the last 2 years, never bothered me as long as it was still running and driving( I've had to pull the trans and various other intensive repairs over the years) but I finally decided to try and adjust the wastegate today before replacing the turbo and it fixed my boost issues. I followed the video and did 3 turns. Ive been beating on it all day and it feels great to hit full boost again 🍺 🍻

[@shmmebeat]

Good video. I am sure it has been mentioned, but you don't need to remove the rod from the arm. The inside of the vacuum actuator is a round diaphragm, so all you have to do is break the nut loose and turn the splined shaft on the actuator end. Take a paint marker and make a reference dot on the shaft, that way you can count the number of turns.

[@smartfeller1495]

What are you talking about. There's no way to turn that rod without taking it off the arm.....you smoking crack

[@billypalomo]

Ok, so today I was browsing for "Abarth Rally Car" and came to this video. After watching it and the rain currently in Phoenix AZ. I was like well I have nothing else to do...so I followed this video's instructions. Before this video - PSI steady @ 18 psi then drops slowly. After this video - PSI increases to 21 psi, however the turbo gauge displays immediate response to 18 psi and gradually increases to 21 psi. "Rotating 3 revolutions" did this for me, no psi drops like before. Special Thanks for this. Not bad.

[@Jandro1083]

you do know that the psi slowly dropping at high rpms is to protect your engine right? I wouldn't recommend keeping this up.

[@SNIPER_NO_SNIPING]

Jandro Rod your wrong sir the psi drop is do to the wastegate having the wrong preload from the factory the new 1.4 turbos are set with this same preload that this man just did from the factory now. Knowledge is power. Psi doesn't break motors power does..

[@Jandro1083]

Chris Severs the Abarth Peaks at 5,500 rpm, which is where the papi starts dropping slowly. this is to keep the band at the peak power smoothly. All turbo cars do this to protect the engine. If you keep peak boost all the way through higher rpms, the gas output won't keep up with the stock programming thus damaging your engine eventually.

[@Jandro1083]

Chris Severs if the new ones do it, I'm pretty sure they're programmed to handle it, but not previous models.

[@makecba]

the psi drop is due to the engine using all the air the turbo is able to feed it at high rpm. It has nothing to do with protecting the engine.

[@rickc303]

0:35 bad habit to get into; leaving tools on/around battery, especially positive terminal, even with the cover, they can still slip under and cause direct short, possibly injuring, starting fire or damage

[@BWCDAD]

Thanks for posting this video. Was trying to take mine out to polish it yesterday but couldn't get the c clip out easy enough and was worried about losing it to the abyss... Will try to pick up that replacement kit, and give it another go..

[@PNWTruckCamper]

Great vid, boss. You could voice double for john C Riley too. Let's just hope you can't stunt double for him as well

[@pinarellospeedracer]

Nice vid I was having the same thing happen to my 2014 Abarth GQ now I know how to fix it Thanks

[@MrToonfish]

Funny @2:45, when you're with the rod with no preload at all, then you start turning it half way one time and a second time... you counted 1 turn, 2 turn but in fact you're doing 2 half turns so in short you counted 2 turns and doing only 1 ! ;-)

[@tryagain.k1821]

Not true. If you watch the video you will see he does 2 half turns and calls it one turn. Another clue is the white mark on the side of the actuator rod.

[@nejjc2]

Hi, I am about to do this and I am wondering what you meant by reflash the tune? If I unplug the battery and do what you did in the video and then plug it back when I’m done will that do the job?

[@KapturedbyKerry]

Yes that should do it. What I mean by re flash tune is I have a custom ecu tune from shopeurocompulsion.net/

[@vinanoir]

when you say you had to reflash the tune do you mean you simply just wrote over the ecu with your tune file again? or did you flash back to stock, and then with the tune file again? OR did you flash to stock, re-read the ecu, and get a revised tune from the vendor?

[@KapturedbyKerry]

I just Flash the tune already on the car again. I had to watch the video again. It's been like 7 years since I made this video. I could not remember. Also This mod is still on my car and still no problems.

[@ncfazer]

Thanks for posting. Very helpful.

[@elixiash]

Do you mean reset the ecu when you've mentioned reflash the tune? 😅

[@outdoorsmanlifestyle2434]

Where did you get the intake does it help going to the other side?

[@serifagrol4111]

hi how much pressure is increasing after this process?

[@vensturaxd9191]

Do You have chip tuning before to do this mod if actuator. Thank :-)

[@vensturaxd9191]

@@KapturedbyKerry thank You for the answer. Do You know how much was the turbo bust before and after the mod of actuator.thanks :-)

[@channghiem5012]

how about a valve adjustment vid?

[@marianadm4320]

fiat punto evo 1.4. i've shortened it by 3 full turns. will that be bad for the turbo/car?

[@marin9274]

hi,sorry for bringing up the old comment,but i have to ask,is everything okay with the turbo/car?I also adjusted the rod by 3 full turns today so I'm curious 😂

[@marianadm4320]

@@marin9274 it's fine with mine. Over 1 year and nothing is wrong

[@marin9274]

@@marianadm4320 thank you for the answer.did you notice any performance benefits,such as the turbo catching up faster,in lower RPMs than before? 😀

[@marianadm4320]

@@marin9274 yeah, turbo seems to catch up faster, and you get that turbo wistle at Lower rpm

[@Blackberries.86]

👍🏻

[@debo9412]

You need the GFB DV+ and that'll fix that prob

[@debo9412]

+Kerry Puckett (Actualsizeracin) as long as you had this done you've have 0 probs ?

[@1Fast99GTP]

turned mine about 6 times no issues long ago or about a 1/4 of pre load.

[@cliveninjah3965]

@@KapturedbyKerry Iam thinking of buying a GFB DV..I have no problem with my car. do you think it's worth it?

[@cliveninjah3965]

@@KapturedbyKerry thanks mate👍🏾

[@promototech7764]

Why???

[@GiorgosC-rp5ms]

i noticed no difference at all

[@07k_motorsports24]

That should require a custom tune