I am starting a 1.6TD build version 2, hoping for more than 40,000 miles :D

[ORCoaster]

Gee, I was running up one of the longer, more sustained hills in town and had it in second rather than third.  I felt it bump a couple of times and noticed the boost was at 10 psi.  Maybe I need to crank it up a bit.  I do have ARP head bolts on it. 

What do you think?  Take it up to 12 or 15 before the wastegate opens?

[fatmobile]

Heck yea.

[Dennis Froelich]

Yep!! My 1.6 TD seen alot higher than that... My 79 would climb some steep hills around here.

[ORCoaster]

OK,  If it doesn't rain too much on Sunday, I will pop the hood and torque on a couple of those adjustment thing-a-mah-jiggies. 

If I bump the boost up, I might not need to shift in the middle of the grade, doing that generally puts me in a no boost zone and in third.  Not great performance at that point.   

[Dennis Froelich]

You will be wondering why you didn't do it sooner!!

[ORCoaster]

I had such trouble with previous heads that when I finally got the hydraulic head I wanted to cautiously approach the boost level.  Now that I am confident that the head will hold pressure I will tweak the level up.  Will I be doing 30 psi?

Likely NOT!

[fatmobile]

30psi boost didn't make me go faster. I think due to back pressure.
 I actually have more power with around 15-20 psi with the 1.6D.

[ORCoaster]

I think the adjustment is good.  12-14 psi @ 4300 in second.  Shifts between the gears seems better as the turbo holds the spool up better now.  Not going to futz with it anymore.