90tq update -- all problems solved ! (almost)

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, ed armstrong wrote:
>
> Hello gang,
>
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>
> The turbo motor has now totally transformed the car !
> It actually _amazing_ how smoothly and linearly the
> boost comes on. I had orginally heard that the MC-1,
> with the K26 turbo in the 5000 was a little bit of a
> low end dog.

That's really only said in comparison to some of the cars like
the mid 90's S4 & S6 with a K24.  All things are relative,
and there aren't many people complaining about the MC performance.


> Not in this car. I guess the lighter
> weight of the car and the 8.5:1 compression of the new
> motor makes a big difference. I can honestly say the
> car feels  it has as much low-end power as the old NG
> with 10:1 compression. It just amazing (yes I said it
> again) how early the boost starts spinning up. I'm
> talking about boost coming on as low as 2000-2100
> rpms. By 2600-2700 rpms its fully spooled and I'm
> running through the tiny stock exhaust system. The
> response is really instantanous. I can't imagine
> better turbo response, the car is now truely a blast
> to drive. Third and four gear are especially fun.
>
> As far as the amount of boost its about a tame 4-5
> psi. I can wait to start cranking it up a bit! Today I
> discovered another minor problem. The intercooler is
> probably leaking (oil found and such). There are few
> other things to still sort out, but I guess thats what
> these projects are about.

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> Future plans include upgrading the boost to around 6-7
> PSI with the stock CIS, bigger tires and brakes (found
> some nice 15" BBS rims at the junkyard for $80 bucks
> today !), and eventually megasquirt EFI

Heh.  Just remember, that 6 PSI is only a starting point!

    - Charlie


  Charlie Smith   charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
  http://www.elektro.com/~charlie      Columbus Ohio   USA
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  95 S6 Quattro  -  24 PSI, K26/27, RS2 6 speed
  97 Dodge Ram   -  35 PSI, 4x4 w/Cummins turbo diesel