[s-cars] wastegate adjustment questions

[Rokas Reipa]

No, no overboost cutoff at all. Car feels great, ran it up to the redline
today a bunch of times(which is incidentally 6200rpm, probably courtesy of
a misprogrammed IC. Thanks,



Rokas
95.5 S6

On Thu, 23 Oct 2003, Noah wrote:

> I hate to be a doomsayer, but are you sure you haven't torn your WG
> diaphragm? I'm fairly certain that I tore mine that way. Mine was stuck to
> the little center cup and tore when it spun around with the nut.
>
> Just a thought, and I hope I'm wrong.
>
> PS - not hitting the overboost cutoff?
>
> -Noah
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rokas Reipa" <rokas at wam.umd.edu>
> To: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 5:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] wastegate adjustment questions
>
>
> > No, I was a bad scientist and did both before going for a drive....:-) I
> was
> > under the impression that the o2 sensor wouldnt make me see more
> boost(5psi
> > more) and if anything, it would make the car run a bit smoother. I should
> > probably turn the wg back and see how much of a difference there really is
> > but....hmm...i dont know about that, it's running so great now....:-)
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Rokas
> > 95.5 S6
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Dave Burig" <dburig at igsenergy.com>
> > To: "Rokas Reipa" <rokas at wam.umd.edu>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 5:36 PM
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] wastegate adjustment questions
> >
> >
> > > Rokas,
> > >
> > > Did you make like a good scientist and go for a drive after changing one
> > of
> > > these two elements first, or did you make both, and then go for a drive.
> > I
> > > ask this because I recently cranked down my WG five whole turns, and
> don't
> > > know if I felt anything more than wishful thinking.  I do know that my
> O2
> > > sensor has seen about 70K miles though, so I'm hoping that is the source
> > of
> > > your newfound joy!
> > >
> > > DB
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com
> > [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]On
> > > Behalf Of Rokas Reipa
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 3:05 PM
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: [s-cars] wastegate adjustment questions
> > >
> > > Hey everyone. Wasn't happy with my car's performance lately; it seemed
> out
> > > of tune and not as fast as it should be. Decided to try adjusting the
> > > wastegate last night as well as replace the o2 sensor. Turned the screw
> > 360
> > > degrees clockwise and went out for a test drive. Wow. Car has been
> totally
> > > transformed, from merely quick and sometimes lethargic to a proverbial
> > > screamer. Turbo spools up MUCH sooner and quicker now. It is especially
> > > ridiculous on the highway, where 1.5 inches of gas pedal travel produces
> a
> > > tremendous rush of acceleration. In third gear, I saw a maximum of
> ~21lbs
> > of
> > > boost; I could only muster about 16 before. While I am enjoying this to
> > the
> > > utmost, the prospect of turbo or other component damage really worries
> me.
> > > The car has a Stage 1 TAP chip in it and an adjustable wastegate, stock
> > K24,
> > > nothing else. Did I turn it too far? Should I turn the wastegate back a
> > bit?
> > > What is the optimal setting for these things? The change is amazing and
> > > addicting but at the same time I keep worrying...Thanks,
> > >
> > > Rokas
> > > 95.5 S6
> > >
> > >
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