[s-cars] 5" gone missing

[steve powers]

or at least different from his - I'm tempted to get a calibrated
pressure sensor
for my Fluke meter.

Steve

>  -----Original Message-----
>  From: Bob DG [mailto:bobs6 at msn.com]
>  Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:10 AM
>  To: steve at thepowers.net; s-car-list at audifans.com
>  Subject: Re: [s-cars] 5" gone missing
>
>
>  Maybe your boost guage is inaccurate.
>
>
>  >From: "steve powers" <steve at thepowers.net>
>  >To: "'* S List'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>  >Subject: [s-cars] 5" gone missing
>  >Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 20:50:08 -0800
>  >
>  >We've been trying to track down the last 5" of boost in my car.
>  >
>  >It's a 95.5 with:
>  >
>  >   - new K26/27 2B turbo
>  >   - RS2 injectors, MAF, FPR
>  >   - IA RS2-style exhaust manifold
>  >   - 7A exhaust cam
>  >   - new Samco hoses, constant torque clamps throughout
>  >   - new Forge BPV
>  >   - new WGFV
>  >   - new POS
>  >   - new vacuum/boost hoses in engine compartment and footwell
>  >   - new clamps for above
>  >   - IA Stage IV w/ 3 Bar sensor
>  >   - Stromung exhaust
>  >   - older metal x-over pipe
>  >   - older metal capped IC
>  >
>  >I'm making 21" of boost while another identical car (w/o
>  Stromung is
>  >making 26" of boost. I've even borrowed the ECU from that car, but
>  >still can only make 21" with my car. Both cars have
>  Autometer gauges:
>  >mine's digital with peak hold and his is analog.
>  >
>  >We haven't verified the gauges one to the other, but that's
>  the last
>  >thing I know of to check (or use a 3rd known gauge on both cars).
>  >
>  >Anything obvious that we may have overlooked? We've
>  pressure tested the
>  >system, but no leaks shown. It pulls hard to redline - I
>  can LFB all I
>  >want with the accelerator on the floor, but still only see 21".
>  >
>  >Thanks!
>  >
>  >Steve Powers
>  >
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