Mark, Yeah, that's not a bad idea, although a stepper is a bit more difficult to control than a simple solenoid. I'm going to try building a controller based around a solenoid (from a simplicity point of view), but I like your idea. If I have no luck I'll grab one and give it a try. Thanks for the tip.
The "boost bottle" idea is one that I originally saw in one of Julian Edgar's articles. It works on the principle of an engine being able to handle extra boost on a momentary basis. Which is true. It just creates some extra volume in the WG actuator line which needs to be filled before the actuator sees full pressure. Trouble is the last thing you want in a light car with a relatively powerful engine is a boost spike! And with one of these that's exactly what you get. I tried one for awhile, but got rid of it pretty quick. All it did was make the car break traction more easily when it came on boost. It just makes the car less driveable. No value at all.. PL -----Original Message----- From: mark krawczuk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, 22 January 2002 11:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: acutator hey , what about using a idle bypass solenoid from a commodore throttle body to controll boost? it has a stepper type motor on it so it can be adjusted finely, this might be better than using the old brass needle valve setup,,,, ( i`m using this set up at the mo) i heard about putting a cannister ( aerosol can) some where in the acutator line... how do i do this? and exactly what does this do? mark k ----- Original Message ----- From: "LIEBIG, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: RE: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > Andrew, > > Ahh, the people you run into on the Ozdat list eh! > > GT25 is going well. I was a bit disappointed at first, because the boost was > still dropping off high in the rev range - the main reason I wanted to > upgrade, but once I got the right WG actuator it was better. I was using the > old T25G actuator, but the GT25's should have a much larger actuator. > > I tried an Electronic Boost Controller out awhile ago and it really was the > turning point. It proved that my turbo setup is capable of supplying as much > boost as I want all the way to redline. The boost is there - it's just a > matter of controlling it properly! It made a huge difference. Very happy. > Pity they are all so expensive! > > How's the 1200 going? Got a T4 on it yet? :-) > > PL > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Denniss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, 18 January 2002 19:47 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > > Hi pete long time no hear hows the gt25 going?? > cheers andrew > > "LIEBIG, Peter" wrote: > > > Hi Daniel, > > > > Yeah, I thought I'd come back and see how the list is going! I was > > subscribed on my home address before and it was getting a bit much. This > > time I've tried doing it at work, so we'll see how it goes. Between the > > Srtransplants list and this one I'm afraid my email volume may be getting > a > > bit high! > > > > I'm currently not running a cat (smack smack!), but when I do I guess it > > will be in the usual place just after the dump pipe. > > > > The best dump pipe dia is generally 3". That's pretty much the biggest > > you'll fit without hassles. I've made a few now and I'm considering making > a > > batch for sale to suit SR's into 1600's. I'll send you a photo of one. > I've > > seen a lot of "professional" dump pipes and I've decided that it wouldn't > be > > too hard to improve on them myself! > > > > PL > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Daniel Kroehn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2002 18:57 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > > > > HOLY SHIT, > > > > where did you come from Pete, I thought you'd left the list forever? > > Anyway, thanks for the advice. The muffler I have coming has a 2.25 inlet > > and 4 inch outlet. So I'm still undecided what size to go from the > > crossmember back. Up until the crossmember I'm going to use 3 inch for > > sure. Where did you mount your cat? The other question I have is what > size > > dump pipe to use? I want to seperate the internal wastegate gases from > the > > turbine gases and join them together after the dump pipe exits the engine > > bay. The turbine itself is only about 2.25" in diameter so should I use a > > 2.25" - 3" reducer/expander and build a 3 inch dumpy with a 1.25" seperate > > wastegate pipe? > > > > Cheers > > > > Daniel Kroehn > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "LIEBIG, Peter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2002 3:15 PM > > Subject: RE: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > > > > > Daniel, > > > > > > I'm with Geordie - 3" up front with 2 1/2" down back is a good > compromise. > > > Easier to silence too. And if it's on a 1600 it's heaps easier to get it > > > through the rear crossmember. > > > > > > I'm running that setup with my SR20 and at 14psi boost the exhaust > > > backpressure never exceeds 3 psi. > > > > > > PL > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Geordie Smith [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2002 15:13 > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: RE: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > > > Importance: High > > > > > > > > > 2.5" is generally a lot cheaper and in my opinion there is not a lot of > > > benefit to the expense of going to a 3" system. > > > If you want the best of both worlds, you can go for 3" off the turbo and > > go > > > down to 2.5" further back as the gas is cooler and will condense > slightly. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Daniel Kroehn > > > Sent: Sunday, 13 January 2002 8:36 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Exhaust sizes (HELP) > > > > > > > > > List, > > > > > > heres a question for all you switched on turbo boys. Following > > traditional > > > lines for an exhaust, I was going to get a 3 inch system for my turbo > > > project. However after reading "maximum boost" by corky bell, it seems > > that > > > he reckons that for the approximate engine power output of my engine, I > > > should use a 2.5 inch system. The book also states that for a turbo > setup > > > the least exhaust is the best? I'm very confused by now. Anyway back > to > > > the 2.5 inch set-up, this size comes from a few calculations to do with > > > exhaust gas velocities. He recommends that the exhaust gases shouldn't > > > exceed ~450 feet per second, and thus a 3 inch system would be capable > of > > > much more than that, so no good? > > > There's a bit more in the book but at this stage I've just become > totally > > > confused. > > > > > > Eagerly awaiting some opinions.................. > > > > > > Daniel Kroehn > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- > > > OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- > > > Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > No unauthorised redistribution of this email > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm > > > http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > --membersozdat------------------------------------------------------- OZDAT Mailing List Please Note:- Send (un)subscribe requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Send submissions to [EMAIL PROTECTED] No unauthorised redistribution of this email http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/listindex.html http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
