Why would you possibly want to know this type of arcanum? A turbodiesel engine typically produces far more boost pressure than the engine can possibly match with an appropriate level of fuel...whether at sea level or at the highest mountain tops. The wastegate kicks in at a given pre-set pressure, no matter the elevation. [puzzled] On Tue, Jul 1, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Mike Miller <mwmiller@cwnet.com> wrote: > Cool, thanks. Now to find out how much overpressure it delivers and what > altitude it can deliver sea level pressure boost at. > > Hmm. > > > On 7/1/08 10:46 PM, "David Marshall" <mailinglist@fastforward.ca> wrote: > > > The AAZ is a simple waste gate control - a simple spring that opens at X > > pressure. In effect it should behave the same way as the computer > controlled > > one does as it doesn't compare the ambient pressure with the manifold > > pressure. > > > > David Marshall > Casey '87 300TD '94 100CSQ Avant '89 Bluestar The People's Republic of Cascadia |
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