Re: Turbo="easy"? (long)

["Chris DeLong" <green536@hotmail.com>]

Scott, which digifant system are you referring to? If you are referring to 
anything other than the g60 system they also have restrictive AFM's.

Chris DeLong
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>From: "Scott F. Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>
>To: "Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@verizon.net>, "Gary Huff" 
><scirocco86@home.com>, "Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@home.com>
>CC: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Subject: Turbo="easy"? (long)
>Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2001 09:37:59 -0400
>
>Neal, I agree with your sentiments entirely. I've been tuning my own 
>factory
>turbo Mazda for almost a year now. The results are absolutely fantastic, 
>but
>the margin of error that I am used to working with on the all-motor VWs 
>just
>does not exist. Every decision, tweek, and mod becomes all the more 
>critical
>and demanding. This is not to say that it isn't worth the trouble. -hell 
>no!
>However, the potential for trouble grows at the same exponential rate that
>the power does.
>
>With that said, I slightly contemplating the addition of a turbo to my
>Scirocco. I'm feeling very guilty about my Mazda being the fastest car in 
>my
>stable. It just shouldn't be. Thankfully, the Hardcore VW guys are there to
>show us how to put these projects together.
>
>The forum owner (Justin a.k.a. "RedRotors") manufactures his own 16v turbo
>exhaust manifolds. These are a lot cheaper than anything else on the 
>market.
>Junkyard turbos can be had for next to nothing. Intercoolers can be sourced
>from a variety of junkyard cars. Stuff like blow off valves, boost and
>exhaust gas temperature guages, can be easily found on eBay...
>
>The two critical parts of the puzzle that I recognize are compression ratio
>and engine management. I'm not about to stack headgaskets to lower the CR.
>It is the cheap but dirty way, is not particularly reliable, and 
>compromises
>the power in favor of convenience. Nah, If I was to do it, I'd go in there
>with some custom forged pistons. This is hugely expensive up front, but 
>then
>you can kick back, relax, and not walk on engine-tuning eggshells.
>
>Secondly, I'd install a programmable engine management system. Forget the
>oldskool microfuelers and all that stuff. CIS has had it's day. Its over.
>Motronic is lame because it's still like CIS with a restrictive AFM.
>Digifant eliminates this but it is inflexible in the long run. Its all 
>about
>the SDS or TEC-II in my book.
>
>Have checkbook ready and buckle in tight...
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>
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> >
>
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