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Title: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 17:47
Damned!!!   :tongue:

A few of you may have noticed that I've been whinging like a little girl over the past month or so, due to some missing ponies under the bonnet!!

Well, I'm pretty sure (fingers crossed) that I may have now sorted it.  The problem was with the vacuum hose that goes on the top part of the Forge DV.  What happened, was that when my new KO3-S went on with the new SFS TIP, the TIP pushed up & stretched the vac. hose which was strangling the flow.  I forgot to take a 'before' picture, but I've pulled the pipe down with my finger so you can see what was happening.  (I also reversed my Forge as per advice from Midland VW):-

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Golf%20GTi%20Turbo/IMG_0065.jpg)

This was the finished article (**EDIT** With the new longer piece of silicon):-

(http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e345/ivormk4/Golf%20GTi%20Turbo/IMG_0064.jpg)

I'm quite chuffed, actually - The old girl seems to be pulling how she should, again!!  :cool:  It's got the :evil: factor again!!   :smiley:

The reverse DV makes a funny little 'ping' now, though!!   :grin:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ant1981 on 26 October 2008, 17:50
What is the purpose of reversing it?
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: richw911 on 26 October 2008, 17:50
Ah cool glad shes all sorted now  :wink:

Top work! :afro:

Was it worth doing the upgrade now then?
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: iMation on 26 October 2008, 17:58
Ivor the ping master
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 18:18
What is the purpose of reversing it?

I can't remember, TBH!!!  I think I'd need a masters in VAG engineering to comprehend what was said!!  There was a lot of head nodding & 'uh-huh' coming from me, LOL  :grin:  Basically, he said it was better suited for my engine to run it the other way around?!
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: richw911 on 26 October 2008, 18:19
What is the purpose of reversing it?

I can't remember, TBH!!!  I think I'd need a masters in VAG engineering to comprehend what was said!!  There was a lot of head nodding & 'uh-huh' coming from me, LOL  :grin:  Basically, he said it was better suited for my engine to run it the other way around?!

Head noddding and uh-huh  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 18:27
Ah cool glad shes all sorted now  :wink:

Top work! :afro:

Was it worth doing the upgrade now then?

I'd say yes, it's a lot better (especially top end)....... BUT.......  It's probably not worth replacing a perfectly good KO3-011, IMO.  Sure, if your KO3 dies, & you haven't got £2-3k for a mahoosive turbo, then do it. :afro:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 18:41
Thing is, though, is it the reverse DV that's sorted it, or is it the vac hose??  Don't want to try the DV the other way around in case I disrupt things!!!
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Rhyso on 26 October 2008, 18:45
Thing is, though, is it the reverse DV that's sorted it, or is it the vac hose??  Don't want to try the DV the other way around in case I disrupt things!!!

only one way to find out though really  :undecided:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: iMation on 26 October 2008, 18:50
only one way to find out though really  :undecided:

true.

wheres bob, get him to give it a go :D:D :evil:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: bobbarley on 26 October 2008, 18:57
I'm not touching it!
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: iMation on 26 October 2008, 18:58
I'm not touching it!

hehe
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: bobbarley on 26 October 2008, 18:59
That'd just be asking for trouble!  I've enough to get fixed on the car as it is, without ruining my dv/turbo  :shocked:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 19:00
Thing is, though, is it the reverse DV that's sorted it, or is it the vac hose??  Don't want to try the DV the other way around in case I disrupt things!!!

only one way to find out though really  :undecided:

Yeah, think I may give it a few weeks first.

I need a few CTR's on the way to/way back from work to smoke compare against!! :grin:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: iMation on 26 October 2008, 19:01
Yeah, think I may give it a few weeks first.

I need a few CTR's on the way to/way back from work to smoke compare against!! :grin:

lol
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 19:02
I'm not touching it!

What about the car??!!   :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: richw911 on 26 October 2008, 19:09
I'm not touching it!

What about the car??!!   :lipsrsealed:

 :grin: :laugh:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: topher on 26 October 2008, 19:16
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Rhyso on 26 October 2008, 19:18
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: richw911 on 26 October 2008, 19:27
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:

You mean there is help about DV's on here?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Rhyso on 26 October 2008, 19:32
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:

You mean there is help about DV's on here?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

allegedly though i can't seem to find it  :huh:














 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 19:50
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:

You mean there is help about DV's on here?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

Rumour has it.......................  :laugh:
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: T_J_G on 26 October 2008, 20:01
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:

You mean there is help about DV's on here?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

allegedly though i can't seem to find it  :huh:














 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Bit like your BHP! :P
Title: Re: Well, I'll be...............................
Post by: Ivor Mk4 Turbo on 26 October 2008, 20:12
If the vac hose was kinked like that, i'd say the new pipe solved the problem and not the dv reversal.. but that won't do it any harm either way. I think i need to get busy with photoshop to draw some diagrams to help explain how the dv works and what reversing it does :lipsrsealed: .. could take some time.

add that info to the 'invisable sticky' on DV's  :lipsrsealed:

You mean there is help about DV's on here?  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:

allegedly though i can't seem to find it  :huh:














 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Bit like your BHP! :P

:grin: