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Topic: "Cool Drives" forum...how about it?! |
goturbo
Replies: 29
Views: 15660
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 6:26 am Subject: "Cool Drives" forum...how about it?! |
| Rasta- thanks, I'll keep you posted. |
Topic: "Cool Drives" forum...how about it?! |
goturbo
Replies: 29
Views: 15660
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Forum: General Discussions Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:51 am Subject: "Cool Drives" forum...how about it?! |
| For the past few years I have had the pleaseure of co-organizing a driving event for my British car. It is a charity event called The America's British Reliability Run ( www.abrr.org ) and it is mode ... |
Topic: Fuel Line Fittings |
goturbo
Replies: 7
Views: 5869
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:20 pm Subject: Fuel Line Fittings |
| Yes you could cut and re-flare, but you would need a metric flaring tool, and it would still require a handfull of adapters. The other alternative would be to solder the adapter directly onto the fue ... |
Topic: Fuel Line Fittings |
goturbo
Replies: 7
Views: 5869
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 11:06 pm Subject: Fuel Line Fittings |
Smoothie,
Thanks for the link. I saw that thread and took a look at them becasue I was looking to find a potential supplier for a new pump.
They do have some of the fittings, but they are missi ... |
Topic: Fuel Line Fittings |
goturbo
Replies: 7
Views: 5869
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Thu Feb 01, 2007 5:10 am Subject: Fuel Line Fittings |
After much searching I fianlly chose the easy route for the fuel line repalcement.
I found DIN to AN adapters and the metric banjo fittings at the local hyd. supply house to fit with the accumula ... |
Topic: Fuel Line Fittings |
goturbo
Replies: 7
Views: 5869
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:01 am Subject: Fuel Line Fittings |
| I've searched the forums and only found some parts of information of the particulars for the fittings used to connect the fuel hoses and lines at the fuel tank together. I don't really feel like payi ... |
Topic: Rainwater Leak |
goturbo
Replies: 23
Views: 13825
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Forum: Body and Interior Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:55 am Subject: Rainwater Leak |
The leak is probably fixed by now but two quick things to add.
1. The 'seal' that fits over the lip of the body for the sunroof (PET #944 564 621 00) is actually available through indusrtial suppl ... |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Thu Apr 27, 2006 5:04 am Subject: Turbo Bark |
School, work-not a fun combo.
Keep us posted! |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 11:09 pm Subject: Turbo Bark |
Sequential,
....*Please read more carefully*....
VELOCITY pressure is 13 psi. The turbo is the pump in this case and hence the source of the flow. The Vpsi measurement was taken at the sou ... |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Wed Apr 26, 2006 3:44 am Subject: Turbo Bark |
Tigger-how do you explain the thousands of cars that are driving around all over the world that didn't have a pressure relief valve from the factory??? I have 3 different turbo cars and the Por ... |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 10:37 pm Subject: Turbo Bark |
flosho,
At this point I would bet my money on a leaky elbow joint that connects the Pressure relief valve on the turbo to the bottom of the intake manifold. Two things make me think this. First, th ... |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 1:21 pm Subject: Turbo Bark |
| My turbo did the same thing just a short time after I got the car. As it turned out the squeek was the sound of the compressor impeller rubbing the housing! Seems as if the thrust bearing was on it' ... |
Topic: Pictures Finally!! |
goturbo
Replies: 6
Views: 3967
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:43 pm Subject: Pictures Finally!! |
Just caught up with this thread...
...I agree. Where did the spoiler come from? It looks real clean. |
Topic: Turbo Bark |
goturbo
Replies: 18
Views: 9916
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 12:33 pm Subject: Turbo Bark |
| What does the boost gauge do when this is happening? (assuming you have one...) |
Topic: Why do I need an intercooler? |
goturbo
Replies: 25
Views: 10539
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Forum: 931 Tech. Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2005 2:10 pm Subject: Why do I need an intercooler? |
| Most people don't know what a mechanical boost controller does so they don't realize that they can get a hardware store variety needle valve and make it do the same thing for a fraction of the cost. ... |
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