[s-cars] Wastegate Spring and IA III+ chip

[Adam Cramer]

ok, thanks. 

yes, I do have a boost gauge. I think the optimal setting for me is
about 1 full turn.  No stuttering and boost up to 24 lbs.

Can anyone explain why each car would be different (1 turns versus 10 turns)?

-Adam


On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:35:49 EST, elijahallen92 at aol.com
<elijahallen92 at aol.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Your answer has been answered below. It does vary car to car so just play
> with it half turn at a time and if you don't have a boost gauge don't play
> with it at all. On my wife's RS2'd Avant if I turn the spring down at all it
> overboosts, with the spring all the way up it still will overboost every
> once in a while if I accelerate from a low rpm. 
> 
> 
>  
> In a message dated 11/11/2004 5:17:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> crameradam at gmail.com writes:
> I backed it all of the way out (can't turn to the left anymore) this
> morning and the stuttering seems to be gone.  I will try to tighten a
> few turns and see if that improves boost without causing more
> stuttering.
> 
> How many turns is max?  
> 
> Anyone know IA specifically?
> 
> 
> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:07:53 -0500, Robert Myers <robert at s-cars.org> wrote:
> > 
> > Although my tuning is not IA, I found just yesterday that the solution to
> > the exact problem you describe was to back off some from my first guess. 
> > Assuming I kept mental track of the adjustments correctly my WG seat screw
> > is adjusted approximately five turns in.  
> > 
> > Adjusting and trying is a simple procedure.  If you suspect it's too tight
> > back it out about half way and go for a quick acceleration run in the gear
> > in which the problem is most apparent.  Based on your experience with that
> > run go either tighter or looser by one turn and go for another run until
> you
> > reach what appears to be an optimal value for your car.  You want it as
> far
> > in as it will go without resulting in the stutter you describe.
> > 
> 
> 
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