Re: 200 vs 5000

["Rob Winchell" <rbw@avs.com>]

>Stephen J. Siblock wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>> Has anyone else made the progression from driving a 5000 to driving a
>> 200?  Now that I've had my 200t for a week, I can't help but notice how
much
>> more solid, quiet, and responsive the 200 is.  I know it is newer, but
>> there's something more than that to it.
>>
>> I only get 1.4 bar on the turbo on my '89 non-q 200, that seems low
>> compared to some of the figures I saw posted earelier today.  Can
anyone
>> else share their experience on this?
>
>I own an '89 200t non-q and the highest boost I can achieve is also 1.4.
>The car is bone stock, if this is normal boost, thinking about replacing
>chip and wastegate spring.  The car drives great has a very solid, secure
>feel.

I have a 91 200TQ, that was only reaching 1.4. I took it in and they
replaced the wastegate frequencey valve, which got my back to 1.6-1.7. I
can still only get 1.5 in 3rd, so I'm not completely right either.

1.4 is definitely not normal. There are a bunch of possible problems. I'm
afraid.

Rob Winchell
91 200TQ
87 4kCS(non-q)