*HOW TO* Tune your TD

[burgo]

Yeah.
Will i need to increase it further to get more boost?

I get smoke under full boost.

I assumed with the actuator pipe off the turbo would boost to whatever it could...(until A-the turbo died, 2-the overboost safety valve opened) ?

Ive got quite a few goodies to go on too!!! FMIC, short pipe and cone filter for comp intake, NA inlet etc etc

no adam its a diesel not a petrol. my brother was making exactly the same mistake today. he couldnt work out why he couldnt get above hav a bar today until i reminded him that its a diesel

[Adam]

Im all ears...

[burgo]

a diesel has no throttle plate, it is the fuel that is regulated. therefore it will only suck in and therefore expell out as much air as the fuel needs

[Adam]

So it wont go above a bar boost without me further increasing the fuel???

[burgo]

exactly that. my brothers astra was only boosting half a bar today until we turned up the fuel by half a turn and its now got a bar of boost. we would of gone further but it blew off a hose

[Adam]

I hear you.
Time to get the screwdriver out again then

[burgo]

good lad

also limiting how much its boosting via the fuel aint cool, infact it'll make it run hotter than it should

[General Baxter]

diesels gonna get yet, but i remember you saying theres no point in tuning one, let alone owning one

[Adam]

Im quite impressed by it tbh!!!!

So much quicker than it is as standard, even with just a bar.

The only downside is the brakes take a right hammering!
I got brake fade on some b-roads the other night, i guess the solid 236s stopping an astra from about 70+ a couple of times, down to 30, dont cut it. Could smell them burning , and seriously didnt expect to slow enough to take the corner!!!

[burgo]

just need the N/A manifold now adam