paxton guys should I wastegate it?

arena314

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hey all, my '11 gt m6 has been on the paxton since 3/20 almost 5000 miles now. its on the stock 3.8 pulley. Car makes 662/495 sae how it is i was wondering how safe it would be if I wastegated it? I just want higher torque numbers the hp is fine where it is.

mods:
vmp bap
ID1050x injectors
headers
offroad h pipe
ported 18 intake
mmr opg and cs
paxton 2200
jlt cai
mcleod rst
braded clutch line
stock engine and trans just turned 62k miles


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With a stock MT82 , lower tq will keep it alive longer.
 

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When i first WG'd it i picked up about 80 tq.. so the answer is yes... WG it.. and even with WG, the TQ does not come from 2k RPM.. it wakes up at 3500 RPM about 1K lower than without WG.
 

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