waste·gate ('wAst·'gAt), n. 1. An exhaust bypass valve employed by turbocharged engines used to control boost pressure by means of alternating exhaust gas flow either to or away from the turbine.

With only 1,500 miles on the clock, I installed an APS twin-turbo kit that uses a pair of internally gated Garrett GT3076r turbos originally specced for the similar LS2 engine. Their ball bearing ...

A turbo system's wastegate is like a sentry constantly pacing the boundaries, keeping the flow of boost in check. It prevents the turbo from overboosting by bleeding off exhaust gases, or more ...

We’ve been working on a twin-turbo LS3 Corvette for a while. Our test car was equipped with the APS C6 base twin-turbo kit, which included cast stainless manifolds and Garrett GT3076R turbos in T25 ...