5kCSTQ Performance Modifications

[David]

How long to the diaphram types last when on a turbo-5? I know they fail quite fast on chipped 1.8Ts and 2.6TTs...

Dave
1987 CGT Special Build
SE Virginia

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> From: Robert Deis <rdeis at io.com>
> Date: 2003/03/28 Fri AM 11:12:21 EST
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: Re: 5kCSTQ Performance Modifications
>
> On Fri, 28 Mar 2003, David wrote:
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> > What about a good aftermarket one like a Forge or Baileys?i
>
> I defer to the experts on that one.
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> Being a bang-for-the-buck kinda guy, if a $30 valve is good enough for an
> 11 second 1/4 mile race car, it's good enough for my wagon-- and since
> we're fabbing this up either way, I don't have a problem using non-German
> parts.
>
> If you're building a serious race car, there are discussions in the
> archives about the advantages of piston-type vs diaphragm-type valves
> that talk about the others you mention. For a daily-driver street
> machine, I'd rather save the extra hundred bucks for pentosin. (-:
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