50 to 100# of torque increase  shouldn't hurt, I don't plan on drag racing
or dropping the clutch to do burn outs or pull a tractor out of the ditch.
Responsible driving to keep egts reasonable to not burn up turbo or
anything else! Mostly to make it  more efficient.

Velma 82diesel 1.6 na westy

On Nov 23, 2011 8:43 PM, "Dennis Haynes" <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:

That state of tune will do a great job of creating that smog producing NOx.
That torque on that size engine can possibly make for a short life. Holes in
pistons, cylinder wall, and rod failures, etc.

Dennis

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