So would the mass air flow system Jim is testing work for you to keep the
engine from going lean under boost
 Luftmassenmesser Umr�stsatz
Bob

----- Original Message -----
From: "Daryl Christensen" <aatransaxle@DIRECWAY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, November 27, 2004 9:23 PM
Subject: I added a Turbo to improve air flow...

> Boston Bob is gonna yell at me...but to heck with him :),
> Mind you I am not a died in the wool hot rodder with any performance
> experience...just a retired VW mechanic with a new toy so any suggestions
> are appreciated. Trannys I do know, Performance tweaks & engineering I
> don't.
>
> I just put an old Subaru 1.8 Turbo on my 2.1 Syncro Westy with taller 3rd
> &
> 4th gears in the trans. Got big valve heads, good rods and a cam with more
> exh lift from Bob during the rebuild and so far thats it...got ratio
> rockers
> to try later. Put a few hundred miles on it to break her in before I
> actually hooked up the turbo. I run it at 4 psi of boost and that seems
> perfect to drive with a bit of extra power when needed and not so much
> that
> I am worried about tearing it up soon. Granted there is always a longevity
> downside to more power. No appreciable turbo lag or whine.
> I will add an aditional injector setup (splitsec.com) to keep it from
> running too lean over 2 psi of boost and that is in the works. Got a LED
> O2
> mixture indicator from listee Ken Lewis...works slick so far as an
> indicator
> and small enough to be unobtrusive.
> Makes it more fun to drive without the downshifting normal with the 5000
> plus Lb.vehicle (even with the tall gears).
> Daryl of AA Transaxle
> Duvall, WA. (Seattle area)
> 1-877-377-0773 toll free
> 425-788-4070
> aatransaxle.com
>