Deepmud,
Thanks my friend. Great help.
Good to know that i can do some useful tuning of the pump rather than changing to the AAZ pump. My pump has a selonoid on the leak-off / return fitting on the pump which the AAZ pump doesnt have. This is what i meant by not wanting to start working on changing the pump. Not that i dont like a bit of work, but when it comes to the cars computer, i would rather leave it as they left it at the factory and just turn screws ! :lol:
I will fit the turbo and intercooler and keep turning the pump up until there is just a 'healthy' amount of smoke at low revs. I will also take your advice on the pumps advance fitting.
Running my stock compression ratio of 22.5: 1 i dont want to run to high a boost, but since the stock K03 isnt all that impressive in standard form i would like to up the boost a bit.
May i ask a few more questions just to be sure.... ? :wink:
The fitting that you 't-ed' into the the wastegate feed pipe, where did you place the adjustment screw ? Is it possible to locate it in the cabin ?
When adjusted, does this simply hold back the pressure needed to open the gate, allowing the turbo to keep on boosting, up until the pressure you decide up in conjunction with a boost gauge reading ? In theory, could you leave it boosting until it simply flies apart, or an engine failure occurs ?
..... not that i'm planning this obviously !
Lastly, - about the actual operation of the adjustment screw. In standard form the K03 wastegate opens at a pre-set boost limit and i would imagine at a certain engine rpm's......so when the adjusment screw is introduced and adjusted... does this let
less pressure through the valve (not none at all) into the wastegate actuator
all the time.... so the same pressure inside the actuator is eventually acheived but only at a higher engine rpm and boost pressure. So basically, fooling the actuator by giving it the same pressure (factory standard) on 'its' side of the adjustment screw, but there being greater pressure held back on the compressor housing side ?
I think i've got the right idea, just want to be totally sure. Thanks again.
DM