More Boost Good!

Konstatntin Bogach kbogach at home.com
Mon Dec 4 11:01:22 EST 2000


Could you email me the source for 1.7-1.8 bar springs. I was going to
post question about it.


Greg Winston wrote:
> 
> I was looking for more boost and ended up getting one of Charlie Smith's
> wastegate springs.  What a dramatic difference.  Boost went from 1.2/1.3 to
> 1.7 bar, with an equally impressive improvement in performance (for an hour
> or so of fiddling).  My only concern is the grounding of the fuel pump relay
> that was necessary to disable the fuel pump cutout beyond 1.6 bar.  I'm
> aware of the safety implications of this and at some point I'm still going
> to do a chip upgrade, but in the short term a stiffer spring has been the
> best $20 I've spent on the car.
> 
> Greg Winston
> 
> 1990 200Q
> 1992 Miata
> 1998 Suzuki DR350S
> 
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