[Vwdiesel] boost

[Terry Briggs]

20 psi, I had that in a gasser once, once and then blew the head in 
itty bitty pieces. I suppose a diesel would handle the added pressure 
being built better. Not having had a turbo diesel I don't know. Would 
that be too much boost ?
On May 13, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Shawn Wright wrote:

> On 13 May 2006 at 20:54, mikitka <mikitka at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>> Well I went and adjusted the boost on my 91 ECO with the K14, to my 
>> surprise I
>> got 20psi boost from it.  I still have smoke so I guess I need to do 
>> some
>> adjustments. My timing is set at 1mm and the injectors are good.  I 
>> can say this
>> much, that 1.6 really pulls, especially when the boost hits 15psi.
>
> 20 psi! Wow. Do you have a blow-off valve on the intake manifold? My 
> K14
> maxed out around 15 once I wound the blow off valve in all the way. 
> What
> rpm do you get 20psi at? I'm surprised, as even when running with no
> exhaust (18" long 2.5" pipe) and 3" intake I never saw more than maybe
> 15.5 psi on a long climb. I haven't touched the wastegate yet...
>
>
>
> Shawn Wright
> http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
> '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
> '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>
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