Matilda Car
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- Joined
- Apr 24, 2019
- Location
- Vancity, BC, Canada
So I upgraded from a 13c to a 16t on my DD and it was not exactly as expected, build listed below. Mid range gave me a super big smile but as I booted about town my smile was turning down. Off the line and around town was sooo sluggish in caparison. This is without a brake stand, not practical on every light!
Now I expected the boost threshold to be moved farther up but not to this degree, the turbo starts to spin up about 2700 rpms and full in at 3000 rpms, not as much of an issue if i drove a manual but because I have a bad hip and knee I can?’t do that with a DD.
Still running a 563 computer because I find it very forgiving but I have chips in another ecu and ekz, 207 and 967 that I was going to put in but haven?’t yet because life got in the way and then I started second guessing what I wanted to do with this car.
I have a couple of questions and here?’s what I am thinking, please give me your thoughts on this:
1. I threw a 1 bar t3 actuator on there, 15 ish psi, and instead I should have put a lower bar on instead and then boosted it up with a mbc. I think that it would spool faster that way? I do like to boot around town a fair bit and it would be nice to move the threshold down a few 100 rpms.
2. The actuator is adjustable, how adjustable are these generally? Could I lengthen the rod enough to lower the boost that much? Guess there is only one way to find out, prob just answered my own question...lol!
My IAC is new, MAF is working within specs, new fuel filter, new 02 sensor, and hoses are either brand new OEM and above or at least pretty new. In tank fuel pump is out of a turbo model and appears to be operating just fine. AfR?’s are pretty much bang on. Yeah my throttle body could use a cleaning and I really should replace my spark plugs just because I?’ve been running them for awhile but I don?’t feel that is the real issue.
Thanks!
Volvo 240 B230FT (94 940T)
Aw71L
Stock Cam
Currently 16T, 13C prior
016 MAF
804 Injectors
90+ exhaust manifold, ported and coated
3 bar fuel regulator
Wideband
DO88 Intercooler and pipes
Custom Aluminum Radiator w/ trans hook up delete
Very large aux trans cooler w/ inline thermostat
Electric fan with PWC style controller
4:10 gears in the diff
Boost/vac, 5 bar oil, volt gauges
I will be upgrading the injectors to about 38lbs (380cc) in the nearish future.
Now I expected the boost threshold to be moved farther up but not to this degree, the turbo starts to spin up about 2700 rpms and full in at 3000 rpms, not as much of an issue if i drove a manual but because I have a bad hip and knee I can?’t do that with a DD.
Still running a 563 computer because I find it very forgiving but I have chips in another ecu and ekz, 207 and 967 that I was going to put in but haven?’t yet because life got in the way and then I started second guessing what I wanted to do with this car.
I have a couple of questions and here?’s what I am thinking, please give me your thoughts on this:
1. I threw a 1 bar t3 actuator on there, 15 ish psi, and instead I should have put a lower bar on instead and then boosted it up with a mbc. I think that it would spool faster that way? I do like to boot around town a fair bit and it would be nice to move the threshold down a few 100 rpms.
2. The actuator is adjustable, how adjustable are these generally? Could I lengthen the rod enough to lower the boost that much? Guess there is only one way to find out, prob just answered my own question...lol!
My IAC is new, MAF is working within specs, new fuel filter, new 02 sensor, and hoses are either brand new OEM and above or at least pretty new. In tank fuel pump is out of a turbo model and appears to be operating just fine. AfR?’s are pretty much bang on. Yeah my throttle body could use a cleaning and I really should replace my spark plugs just because I?’ve been running them for awhile but I don?’t feel that is the real issue.
Thanks!
Volvo 240 B230FT (94 940T)
Aw71L
Stock Cam
Currently 16T, 13C prior
016 MAF
804 Injectors
90+ exhaust manifold, ported and coated
3 bar fuel regulator
Wideband
DO88 Intercooler and pipes
Custom Aluminum Radiator w/ trans hook up delete
Very large aux trans cooler w/ inline thermostat
Electric fan with PWC style controller
4:10 gears in the diff
Boost/vac, 5 bar oil, volt gauges
I will be upgrading the injectors to about 38lbs (380cc) in the nearish future.
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