wastegate mod

[Beatty, Robert]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Robert Myers [SMTP:rmyers at oak.total-web.net]
> Sent:	Friday, November 24, 2000 5:49 AM
> To:	DGraber460 at aol.com
> Cc:	alfaromeo36 at hotmail.com; quattro at audifans.com; urq at audifans.com
> Subject:	Re: wastegate mod
> 
> At 11:27 PM 11/23/00, DGraber460 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> >I have read the posts about it not helping without the ECU mod as well.
> I'm
> >no expert, but my car has not hit the FP cut off. It may be that my car
> >wasn't up to stock levels to begin with, but I don't think so.
> 
> If I remember correctly, the FP cut-off (stock) is set at 1.7 (1.9?) 
> bar.  If the car is pulling only 1.4 bar then there is still some 
> additional boost available without hitting the cut-off.  1.4 --> 1.7 gives
> 
> another 0.3 bar which is good for perhaps another 20 - 30 (or possibly
> even 
> 40) more ponies, a SIGNIFICANT difference compared to 167 stock.  (If the 
> cut-off is 1.9 bar then even more added power is available without an ECU
> mod.)
> 
if the cutoff was 1.9 bar on the type 44 then there wouldnt be a need for an
ecu mod for most people

Rob


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