jambo_gtir
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I think you'll find that with the standard plumbing, I'm sure the size of tubing is smaller coming off the T-piece, than the rest of the vacume piping (main one going to turbo actuator). The size of tubing used is no accident as this determines the amount of air bled off. The solanoid bleed hole is smaller that the i/d of the pipe so this limits it to 0.7bar. By bypassing the solanoid (or drilling an extra hole in it), you will bleed off what ever the size of pipe determines....
Just noticed on your picture that the pipes you have are bigger than the standard ones by quite a bit.
Perhaps they are big enough to create a 'boost leak' situation. I mean, imagine if you drilled a hole the same size as the i/d of those pipes into your intercooler.... that's quite a leak, regardless of what the actuator is doing.
Am I talking crap or do people get what i mean? lol
Sorry for the two long posts, I'm just interested in this myself and want to get to the bottom of it lol.
Just noticed on your picture that the pipes you have are bigger than the standard ones by quite a bit.
Perhaps they are big enough to create a 'boost leak' situation. I mean, imagine if you drilled a hole the same size as the i/d of those pipes into your intercooler.... that's quite a leak, regardless of what the actuator is doing.
Am I talking crap or do people get what i mean? lol
Sorry for the two long posts, I'm just interested in this myself and want to get to the bottom of it lol.