So I today turned up the fuel to full 1/2 turn of the fuel screw and went for a test drive. I noticed more power again, slightly better turbo response time. However my peak temps seem to climb to the 1400F mark pretty fast and fighting bad head wind 40-50kmh at 110kmh(70mph) my egt was sitting at 1200F so I let off and went home. Now I adjusted boost to 8psi on the 1/2 turn. and saw my peak temp drop to 1300f which is my safe limit imo. But now it holds the same head winds 40-50kmh and drops my temp back to 1000F. where only 30 min earlier on 5psi I was holding 1200f and easily climbing to 1400f with any throttle.
I also notice now I can blow a little black smoke
and hey what do you know those 35's squeal pretty loud on pavement hahaas a heads up to anyone running NA and adjusting fuel. seeing multiple 100's of degrees F adding in for slight fuel adjustment you could likely get into a wicked high EGT range with loads. Thus resulting in engine life reduction most likely. Only proving an EGT gauge is an absolute must for anyone fiddling or hauling heavy loads. Even an engine is poor working order could result in some kind of EGT change.
the question I am asking myself now. If i say jump to 10psi boost and add more fuel am I better off allowing my temps spiking to 1400f area for short periods? or do I dial fuel back and take the safe way always knowing I'll never get to hot and not need to watch the gauge.
and where did I read that you could crank the fuel screw 2 turns? thats a load of S&^% atleast for this VE IP. 2 turns of the screw and you would be WAY into meltdown temps. I'm not saying you can't do it. I'm just guessing it would take like 18-20psi to keep the temps in check for more then a 20 second uphill pull. maybe elboss has more info on the metal headgasket? I know he was at like 2 bar boost which is about 28psi before he went to that custom lower compression gasket to get up to 3bar which is 42psi ish.
