Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2003 19:00:19 GMT From: Paul Halliday <pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk> Subject: Re: EGR Valve
in article BBDEBCFB.B15E%pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk, Paul Halliday at pjghnopsamyonder.co.uk wrote on 17/11/2003 17:59: > in article bpb21v$1nbiq3$1nopsam99813.news.uni-berlin.de, **-** at > m.faulksnopsamternet.com wrote on 17/11/2003 17:55: >> Dump the EGR in a turbo'd car it doesn't help feeding hot exhaust gas back >> in to the inlet. You'll need to make a plate up to bolt over the hole in the >> inlet manifold and plug the hole in the exhaust manifold with a bolt. Then >> cap the vacuum line from the TB to the valve on the inlet manifold between >> 3&4. Job done. Worth about 2bhp at 3200rpm on mine and it 'feels' a lot >> better throughout the rev range. > > My mechanics will be doing this next week when the car goes in for a couple > of other things. Thanks for the advice. > > All 2 BHP, eh? Should I inform my insurance company :) Wow! My garage found the go-faster button :) I've had them remove the EGR system and it's sooo much smoother through the rev band. They fitted a performance air filter as well and re-adjusted the mixture. I can make her wheel-spin again ... In third :))) Paul 1989 900 Turbo S http://saab.go.dyndns.org/