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.

There's more than one way to control boost on a turbocharged car. Some methods are more expensive than the turbo they're designed to control, others cost less than the burrito I had for lunch. There ...

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 ...

SAE Transactions, Vol. 87, Section 3: 780459–780870 (1978), pp. 2340-2369 (30 pages) The engineering target was a suitable Diesel engine for the largest available luxury sedan. After consideration of ...