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Re: Annoying kid needs help again...
Posted by rolf [Email] (more from rolf) on Thu, 18 Apr 2002 14:03:55
In Reply to: Annoying kid needs help again..., Tristan, Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:43:04
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Having a working bypass valve is good, if yours is broken, this one will probably increase performance. Otherwise it will probably only last longer than a stock replacement. In a performance tweaked engine, one of these bypass valves will help ensure longevity under constant high boost pressures. You are only getting 11 ish PSI with your stock turbo, I would imagine. 14 PSI is I think about halfway through the red band.
The bypass valve is buried in a nest of turbo air routing ducts in the front of the engine bay, sort of right over the fresh air inlets and outlets. If you hear a hissing coming from the front of the engine bay, and you clamp off the vacuum line going to the bypass valve, and the hissing stops, it's a pretty easy clue to replace the valve.
DIY APC tuning of any kind is of course at your own risk. You can probably get more performance without too much risk. I did re-tune a box of my own, without any component replacement, just turning some pots. It did help, that car is now dead, but not because the engine stopped working. A more expensive aftermarket rebuilt APC is more desireable.
You will also want a 3.0 bar FPR if you are increasing turbo boost, so budget for that.
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