Re: bypass over boost..who is next?

[Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>]

At 05:38 PM 9/30/96 -0400, you wrote:
>With the apparent disappearance of the spring meister sir Charles,I have 
>patiently waited for someone to step up to the plate with their ideas or 
>inventions for combatting over boost protection. (NED & PETER excluded).
>	I would love to hear of your progress.
>

If ya wanta play - you gots to pay... Considering my experiences at 2.0+ bar
with a malfunctioning wastegate - spark knock and intercooler seals - 1.8 is
pushing it with an otherwise stock system. I'm running a Charlie Spring and
an EPROM modified to raise the cutoff to 1.95 bar (been there, tested it -
it works!). I wouldn't consider going above 1.9 without mods to the
intercooler or a custom and Ned's chip (cause I could get him to fool with
it as I raised the ante w/more mods...)

My dream list:
2 piece extrude honed exhaust manifold.
RS2 turbo w/custom mods.
2.5" or 3" custom exhaust w/high flow cat and reasonably quiet below 3500 rpm.
Extrude honed intake
Port matched exhaust and intake
Ported head
Schrick or custom profile cam.
Custom profile intercooler (know someone playing with this!).
Overbore and stroker crank... Hmm.

I think I could come close to the 400+ hp of Ned's Beast without the 20V
conversion. PDQ - whatya think???


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                                       EMCM(SW) Dave Head  
87 5KCSTQ 177K miles and counting... 1.8 bar boost - Whee!
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