[urq] Verification needed: 2.5bar 3B folk

[Frank de Kat]

Jon:

As a (fair bit of work) data point:  What if you put your old pump  
back in, for a test?
(Was there something wrong with it?)

A bit of work, but could point you in the right direction of the  
problem very quickly?

=Fran=


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> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 18:20:13 -0700
> From: Talisman <talisman05 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [urq] Verification needed: 2.5bar 3B folk?!
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> Still trying to figure out my (apparent) fuel starvation under boost issue.
>
> I was previously using a 944 fuel pump with a "pinched" ~4bar regulator,
> both installed by previous owners. Since I replaced the pump with an OE
> spec unit, I have been getting "limp home" behavior and lean mixture
> readings every time I get into boost.
>
> My recollection was that some years back several folks had told me that a
> stock urq pump and a stock 3bar 3B regulator were sufficient for 2.5bar
> performance on 3B'ed cars.
>
> After checking almost everything else I can think of, I am wondering if the
> combination of the OE spec pump and unnecessarily pinched regulator might
> be the problem.
>
> The reason I'm soliciting the help is I found the OE Bosch regulator on
> Amazon for $80 with prime shipping and I am mulling going ahead and getting
> it since I wanted to get back to that route anyway (if I understand
> correctly that this will work just fine with the higher boost setup).
>
> If anyone can confirm that the stock parts work fine with the 2.5bar 3B, I
> would be most appreciative!
>
> Thanks,
> Jon