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Old 05-06-2011, 12:47 AM   #39 (permalink)
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The OEM injectors are enough to make 280hp, possibly more. They'll take whatever I throw at them, surely. While I'm working all this out, looking for a great deal, and fixing other aspects of the car, I'm going to rebuild a set of injectors and calibrate them to +/- 1 bar if I can find a gauge sensitive enough.

When those get installed, I'm going to do the IP internal pressure (residual volume) checkand adjustment, then set static timing and increase the fuel until I get smoke, then back it off some.

Right now, I'm driving on less than 50pk hp, so even 80 would be a world of difference, and 80 is doable on the stock n/a pump with basic mods, no turbo.

That will at least get me started, and a properly tuned setup should get me better mileage, as well.

Maybe 70 isn't out of reach...
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