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Old 08-12-2010, 09:08 AM
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Old 08-12-2010, 09:45 AM
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That's an external wastegate with a fitting to dump to air and not back into the exhaust.
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Wastegate dump. It's pointed up like that because it's on a Cummins diesel Dodge Ram. Some of those diesel guys get off on blowing smoke.
Old 08-12-2010, 10:35 AM
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QUOTE (i8acobra @ Aug 12 2010, 04:01 PM)
Wastegate dump. It's pointed up like that because it's on a Cummins diesel Dodge Ram. Some of those diesel guys get off on blowing smoke.


I saw it on a Honda

Old 08-12-2010, 10:52 AM
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Saw it on an Evo. He had it coming through the hood vent lol.




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