[Vwdiesel] 2.5 V6 turbo pressure

[LBaird119 at aol.com]

> Have run a few test on my A6, seems the constant pressure is at about 1 bar,
>  but it happily jumps to 1,3-1,5 when punching the accelerator. I guess the
>  electronics can't adjust the pressure through the wastegate soon enough.
>
  They are supposed to allow higher and lower boost at certain times as
I understand.  I would think you'd have to put in a reprogrammed chip to
raise the boost.  I'd honestly expect to see it doing around 1+ bar or even
a little over 2 from what I've heard about the TDI's boost characteristics.
(Add
one bar for absolute pressure.)  Our older IDI 1.6's run .7 from the factory
and can run close to 1 bar with no problems.

>  How much constant pressure can I run without (much) danger for the engine?
>
  A matter for speculation.  I heard tell of some guy with a 1.6 in a Vanagon
that ran a little over 2 bar (30 psi or a little over).  I'd expect the TDI
to handle
upper teens to low 20's in PSI with no problems but I have no direct
experience.
     Loren