[s-cars] Bypass Valves

[Paul Friedenberg]

Have you upgraded to a Stratmosphere or the like? I am eyeing this upgrade,
but I had a REALLY bad experiance with the TAP bypass valve (learned my
lesson). I want something that I can just plop right in there, not adjust,
and enjoy my "mad boost son!" Crazy New Yorkers...

Paul
'95 S6


>From: Joseph Pizzimenti <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
>To: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>, Quattro List
><quattro at audifans.com>,S-Car-List <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Bypass Valves
>Date: Wed, 9 Oct 2002 13:53:25 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Taka, et al:
>K24's flow more air, hence they break/split the valves
>faster.  I pride myself on being able to blow a 710N
>in under 4 days.  :-)  To my friends with K03's, that
>earns respect in a hurry, especially those who insist
>on saying "You got mad BOOST, yo!"  I try not to talk
>to those friends too much.  :-)
>
>-Joe "you build it, I'll break it" Pizzo
>--- TM <t44tq at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > Considering that so many Audis regularly blow bypass
> > valves,
> > I thought it interesting that the OEM valve in our
> > A4 1.8T was
> > not blown when I replaced it a couple months ago,
> > having been in
> > the car for nearly 3 years.
> >
> > After pulling it, I took a cutting wheel to the
> > valve, popped the
> > top off of it and examined the diaphragm- as
> > expected, plenty of
> > oil buildup, but no damage or leaks.
> >
> > Just thought I'd run that by the lists to see if my
> > experience is
> > unusual, considering that my 200 went through two
> > valves in about
> > 15 months and it's running a Bailey w/o problems
> > now.
> >
> > Taka
> >
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