[s-cars] 5" gone missing

Joseph Pizzimenti pizzoman at yahoo.com
Fri Oct 31 10:17:43 EST 2003


I do have a spare 30PSI VDO gauge, if anyone needs it.

Black face, reads to 30 psi, no vacuum measurement,
backlit.

Pizzo
--- Bob DG <bobs6 at msn.com> wrote:
> 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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