Good explanation! Cheers Feral Errol
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of James Fitness Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 12:47 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: E15ET This is one way to do it :- http://home.earthlink.net/~turbogus/pictures.html Geordie Smith wrote: > So, if I load some washers under the 2 screws that hold the wastegate > actuator bracket onto the turbo I will get the same result? > This would give the actuator arm less travel on the flap lever, how high > should I stack the washers? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of E Smith > Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 8:22 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: E15ET > > Geordie, > By fitting a screw adjuster in the linkage to the flap valve on the turbo, > you can adjust the length and change the preload on the canister to change > the boost pressure. > > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Geordie Smith > Sent: Monday, 28 January 2002 7:46 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: E15ET > Importance: High > > I tried playing with the wastegate jetting yesterday with minimal success. > The wastegate is hooked straight up to the compressor outlet as standard, > and I tried using a 1.5mm restrictor and also different sized bleed jets (as > used on my SR20) and I could not get more than 9psi. > > I was starting to think that either 1. the wastegate was blowing open or 2. > the turbo just ain't got that much steam.. > What am I doing wrong? > > I also plugged up the hole in the manifold where the overboost gizmo used to > live. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of E Smith > Sent: Sunday, 27 January 2002 11:24 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: E15ET > > Geordie, > The engines can be made to sing, I have one in my VB11 postie van that is > putting out 180 crank hp (146 hp @ wheels) running on LPG and just 11 Psi on > the standard T2 It is red rocker version of the engine though and has a > little better head design than the black ones. In a car that weighs 780 kg > it lights em up really well and compensation for torque steer is a second > nature. I run skinny 155/60 x 13 tyres on mine and a 1" exhaust tip welded > on the 2.5" dump concealed behind the back of the car. Fools em every time > and bags em up really well :-) > > Cheers > Feral Errol > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Geordie Smith > Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2002 9:16 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: E15ET > Importance: High > > Thanks for that. > > I have 4 x E15ET engines and 2 exas. > I'm just finishing off doing up the first one and am about to start working > on the second one. They are one hellava car for the price, VERY sporty. I'm > thinking of using one for some laps at oran park and racing my sister in > club events. > > I checked out the ET list for a while, bit too much homey talk for me. Just > too sik maaaate! > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Julian > Sent: Saturday, 26 January 2002 12:10 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: E15ET > > Well you made me go down to the garage to get the service manual... > > Valve Clearance > Intake Hot 0.28 (.011) - Cold 0.22 (.009) > Exhaust Hot 0.28 (.011) - Cold 0.22 (.009) > > Incidentally they ARE the same as the non turbo model, I looked out of > curiosity. > > Do you have an E15ET Geordie? Theres the E15ET list > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e15et > > - Julian > > Geordie Smith wrote: > > > Does anyone have the correct valve clearances for a E15ET engine from a 84 > > exa? > > Hot and Cold if possible, thanks! > > > -- ________________________________________________________________________ James Fitness Director Data Scribe Australia Pty Ltd http://www.datascribe.com.au Computers and Supplies OZDAT Online http://www.ozdat.com/ozdatonline/index.htm --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]/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------
