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instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:49 pm
by tonsta1978
Hi i managed to fit my bleed valve at the weekend and WOW what a difference. No longer does my pug boost a small amount but now it goes like a bullet.
Obviously you need to be carefull on how much you adjust the boost, i found quarter way was quite sufficient and now it is running at 11psi. It is a COMPLETELY different experience driving it now, it keeps up with the new golf gti's (the ones witht the red i in the GTI) which really suprised the driver lol
it was relatively simple to fit proving you can get access to a ramp. But extreme caution should be used as this little bleed valve could blow your enging! but done right will make you smile from ear to ear.
If anyone needs help on fitting one just ask and i will do the best i can. I found the best way was to fit one to gain the experience.
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:18 am
by Welly
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:57 am
by mjcook1984
when would you have to start uping the fuel pressure
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:49 pm
by tonsta1978
lol why boooooom?? lol it seems happy
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:55 pm
by swiss
You mean one of
these?
Are they easy to fit? Bearing in mind I was retarded
before I got kicked by the horse...
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 6:34 pm
by darrenwall
tonsta1978 wrote: But extreme caution should be used as this little bleed valve could blow your enging!
as my mate found out a few years ago when he lent his escort rs turbo to one of our "thicker" mates , an hour later a phone call to say it was chucking smoke out and would barely run
, found out he had turned the bleed valve all the way out and melted a hole in a piston
. he later commented how fast it was in those 10 mins before the engine went pop
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:43 pm
by tonsta1978
they can be bad if they are not used properly , but providing you buy a good one that will not open with vibration and you set it using a boost guage you will be fine and trust me you will have a completely different car!
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:44 pm
by tonsta1978
also swiss i am not far from you (about half an hour) i would not mind helping you one weekend if you could make it to bracknell
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 9:59 pm
by swiss
Sounds great, cheers dude. Was yours an Ebay job or something a bit more professional?
Or did you make it yourself with a plastic cup, rubber band and hair clip, in the style of McGyver?
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 12:18 pm
by tonsta1978
lol i have a friend who breaks turbos, mine is a steel one with a tension spring to stop it opening under vibration
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 2:52 pm
by swiss
But would the Ebay one be suitable? Or should I be checking breakers?
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 10:24 pm
by tonsta1978
if you decide to come to me i can get you one from my breaker friend for £10 and we can use a ramp at my friends garage to fit it, you could use my boost gauge to test boost and you would need to spend about £8 on some pipe as i mounted mine under the bonnet for easy access
tony
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:41 pm
by swiss
Then it's a date ^^
Just need to find a spare day and get permission from SWMBO...
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:43 pm
by tonsta1978
SWMBO??? LOL whats that?
also any dates in mind?
Re: instant extra boost on 406 exec turbo
Posted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 8:51 pm
by teamster1975
tonsta1978 wrote:SWMBO??? LOL whats that?
She Who Must Be Obeyed
They teach you that one when you get married!
