Date: Mon, 16 May 2005 21:43:19 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnospam.com> Subject: Re: Canada calling the Mother Countries - Come in Mother Countries..
Dexter J wrote: > Did you catch my post mortem post on the BPC APC valve on the weekend? > Basically - I was surprised at how clever the actual device was, but > really disappointed at how it was manufactured. Just read through it - interesting, but not shocking given how often the buggers fail. > I would dearly love to figure out who actually makes the parts for them > over in Europe. It's not a complicated design at all. Just not very > well executed (I smell a another cost accountant at the engineer's > meeting somewhere).. :) .. I bet... > I have hooked up a relief type regulator as a sort of MBC to set the > wastegate pressure to 12pds and no longer have base boost. But, it's a > dodgy thing my English brother - not nearly as tight as I would like it. Keeps you going for now, and at least you understand the implications of a MBC, and I'm sure will be treating it gently. > Anyway - was hoping that somewhere they might have been sold for > somewhat less than over here. I fear having visited Elkparts that it > may be pro-rated pricing worldwide. Yeah, sounds likely. Good luck finding one. -- Grunff