Re: Up my boost?

Ralph Meyermann <[email protected]>
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Nearly a 4500# westy pulling a small 15' aluminum fishing boat. I put a
.70, 4th gear with my 5.43 r&p on 215/75/15" bfg all terrains and 1.5" lift
for clearance just wanting bit more for headwinds while pulling

Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
On Sep 23, 2014 9:27 AM, "Andrew .Libby" <[email protected]> wrote:

> WRT increasing low-load boost, there is no good reason to want to.
> Minimal boost to achieve the desired power is the most efficient.
>
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 7:26 AM, Andrew .Libby <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> More boost does not mean more heat.  The reverse is true.  EGTs reflect
>> the AFR and on a diesel, more air means lower EGTs.  This is especially
>> true when intercooled as the heat from compression is removed but even
>> without intercooling, EGTs will drop with increased boost if additional
>> fuel is not added up to 15 psi or so.
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 7:22 AM, Brian Decker <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> What does your pyrometer say? ? ?  More boost means more heat
>>> Brian Decker
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vwdiesel [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ralph
>>> Meyermann
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2014 6:19 AM
>>> To: VW Diesel Group
>>> Subject: [Vwdiesel] Up my boost?
>>>
>>> I was wondering whats needed to continuously run higher boost, not just
>>> on heavy throttle? I have a high mount k03 for clearance, need to make it a
>>> hybrid turbo?
>>>
>>> Velma 82 1.9L AAZ TD Westy
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