Re: Wastegate mods (200q)

[Derek Williams <turboderek@bigplanet.com>]

I'd hate to see someone mess up their car because of increasing their
boost.  If you're going to increaseyour boost in any fasion just check
your spark plugs(to make sure there not leaning out), listen for knock,
buy a boost guage,clean fuel fliter, strong fuel pump, and increase the
boost very slowly.  Remember high flow exhaust and intake will also
increase your boost.  Your boost wil also increase a nearly all ranges.

At 10:30 AM 8/31/98 -0700, you wrote:
>the computer will not provide enough fuel.  With all that extra air you
will
>lean out and burn a hole in a piston.

True, if you can run the car at WOT (and full boost) for long enough
time.
Where, except on a track can you expect to operate the vehicle in this
manner in the Good Ole USA?  Montana?  Don't count on it.  In only short

bursts of WOT operation the excessive heat becomes just another moot
point.

>Mike wrote:
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <QSHIPQ@aol.com>
>> To: <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
>> Date: Monday, August 31, 1998 5:31 AM
>> Subject: Wastegate mods
>>
>> >If you did ground out the FPR you have no overboost protection at
>> >all.  What does that mean?  Well, what happens if your lower wg feed
hose
>> >goes?  Or, your WG diaphram blows out?  Unlimited boost, until boom.

>> Bummer.
>>
>> Always wondered about removing the overboost protection. If all the
91 200q
>> will make is about 2.3 bar with the stock turbo, I just dont see how
you
are
>> going to blow the engine. Can you explain please? Or are you talking
about
>> over revving the turbo itself?
>>
>> mike
>> 91 200q with overboost protection at 1.8
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   Bob