More Boost Good!

[Greg Winston]

Konstantin,

I got the spring from Charlie Smith (charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org).  I think 
he still has some left. It should give you 1.6/1.7 bar, but I imagine you 
could easily increase that a bit with the adjustable wastegate mod.

I also noticed your IC strap question.  I just did mine, leaving the IC in 
the car.  Just got two long hose clamps and put them together around the IC. 
  I did have to pull the black center part of the grill out a little to work 
the clamp around the front of the IC.  I tightened the clamp/strap before 
forcing it down from the top onto the thickest part of the IC using a 
screwdriver.  I feel like this increased the tension beyond what I would 
have been able to achieve tightening the strap after it was in place.  Good 
luck.

Greg


>From: Konstatntin Bogach <kbogach at home.com>
>To: quattro at audifans.com
>CC: Greg Winston <winston_gw at hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: More Boost Good!
>Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2000 11:01:22 -0800
>
>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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