Re: QTC: ECU Upgrade ... WAS: Re: Ned's Rebuttle

[Robert Myers <rmyers@wvit.wvnet.edu>]

Bob (aka Steve Buchholz) sez:

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>As long as you feel that the performance of your car is acceptably improved,
>and the motor doesn't blow itself up prematurely you shouldn't feel cheated
>for paying for the IA upgrades (or any other for that matter).  

---snip again---

Hi "Bob", et al,

That was more or less the point I tried to make "way back when" when I first
got my SuperChips "mods".  I realize the "mods" were simply a much stiffer
wastegate spring and a zener clamped across the transducer output to limit
its response to higher boost levels.  

So far, there have been no obvious boost related problems with the engine
after ~30K miles.  I've had to replace the turbo --> Intercooler (IC) hose
twice because it couldn't hold the pressure but that's not an engine
problem.  I also popped the IC itself once and had to reinforce it with a
long hose clamp.  Again, the is not an *engine* problem.

Now, ask about the output from the engine at 22 psig of boost.  All I can
say is  :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)  :-)  in spades!!!  Something on the
order of 300+/- hp is awesome in a Q-ship.  It truly makes a Q-Ship out of a
merely great car.  It will lay you back in your seat in 5th gear at 120 mph.
:-)  :-)  :-)

Now, on a slightly different subject, does anyone have a handle on a more
sturdy (than stock) turbo --> IC hose?  Or perhaps a durable way of
reinforcing the stock hose?  I think I could make use of one.  :-)

___
	Bob  (Honest it really is Bob)
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