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I forgot what it was like to run at 20 psi of boost; until today!
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Posted by WASSAAB (more from WASSAAB) on Sun, 22 Jul 2001 00:13:59 Share Post by Email
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My brother Eric (85SLED) and I spent the afternoon today tweaking our rides. Mine was up first;

Changes made today:

Installed rear drilled rotors. Safety precaution after my major brake fade incident with Jim Miller and Leo Khang.

Installed a replacement of the 20 PSI Turbo BPV, since the old one on there was the same from the days of my super oil blow-by Garrett turbo. When the old one was removed, it was full of oil. The oil must have worn out the diapragm. I had noticed a small hoot noise recently, so that's why.

Replaced the intercooler. Again, oil blow-by had saturated the old one.

Gutted the cat. What a PITA job! I had been freaking out for the last few weeks (ever since someone posted about their cat catching their car on fire) I've been running just a little rich for a while (30# injectors & 3.0 fixed FPR), plus my brother recently gutted his cat to find some melted spots. Well, now the car sounds about a million times better, and the turbo spool up is even better than before.

Which brings me to the ultimate point: At the beginning of the day, my car would hit 15 psi normally, with occassional hops to 16 psi. Today I hit 22 psi after these mods/repairs. The car spins tires in 1st, chirps them in 2nd and third, and hauls @ss in 4th and 5th, too. It is a totally different car now. It is much fun to drive it once again! It had been fun, but not the same of late. The thrill is back. Wahoo!

Mike
88 SPG

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