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Pdx dl

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It’s good to see those lights going to someone who appreciates them. They are sure going to make a big improvement both in lighting and looks to the front of your 245. :)
 
Thanks boss.

Reflector clips and wiper blades arrived. Just need to plunge into the relay rewire. And bulbs I suppose.

This will give the PDX DL a touch of class...
 
After the initial install of the bigger turbo, I was intoxicated with +/- 14 psi blasts that settled to 12.

Boost video!

But then I messed it up. I played with the MBC and actuator adjustments. Because, I don?t know.
 
In the six months since I have endeavored to restore balance to the universe...

Tonight.

I fell back upon my favorite exercise: the visual inspection.

Exhibit: A


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I elected to install a metal gasket between the turbo and the waste gate. My hypothesis is that the bottom edge of WG valve was seated on the edge of the gasket.

Exhibit B:


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If...

The valve was sitting on a +/- .020” gasket, would that have a meaningful reduction in boost?

Could this have “changed” in any way since I installed it?

Not likely...

Time for a test drive.
 
No change after WG gasket removal.

MBC in or out, no difference.

Pulled manifold reference hose from actuator. Again, no change.


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sounds like the same process i went through when actually my wastegate adjustment was just dumb.
 
Hoping for 200 whp with the boost at 14-15 psi. Saw about 150 in March of '19 (Has it really been that long?) with the "Turbo 1" set-up and 10 psi.

Did the coil-over suspension and "Turbo 2" upgrades in '20. Hard to believe. Hoping to do the T5 this year. Time flies.


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