Stiffer Wastegate Spring

[Greg Winston]

Dennis,

I'm not looking for a specific bar number, just more than the 1.2 and 
occasional 1.3 I see now.

I have thought about modifying the top of the wastegate, I just haven't had 
much luck doing it.  The problems I had was finding the right bolt and 
removing the plug at the top of the cap (do you punch it in or out?).

I would love to hear how you did it.

Greg

>From: DGraber460 at aol.com
>To: winston_gw at hotmail.com
>CC: quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: Stiffer Wastegate Spring
>Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2000 00:11:54 EST
>
>Have you thought about modifying the top of your wastegate to apply 
>increased
>pressure to your existing spring? You probably have, but I thought I'd ask.
>I just did this to my car, and cannot begin to express the difference it 
>made
>in the cars drivability (read low end torque & more linear power) . I 
>appeal
>to list wisdom as to the benefits of a specific spring versus adjustable
>wastegate cap.
>I'm thinking maybe you're looking for a definite (specified) amount of 
>boost?
>I experimented by turning the screw down (and enriching the mixture) till 
>the
>duty cycle & drivability were optimum. A chip would allow me more boost, 
>but
>for now, it cost me less than $4.00 for a bolt to lock the screw in 
>position,
>and the resulting increase in performance is amazing.
>If you want to modify the wastegate cap, let me know. It's easy and
>reversible. You can go back to stock in about 2 minutes.
>
>Dennis

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