Thread: Finally on the Road

Originally Posted by garrycol

I love the boat - I guess it was obviously cheaper to import from the US rather than buy something here.

A Macgregor 26x is on the list to buy when I come into some $$$$

Garry

Cheaper to import, pain in the gluteus maximus dealing with Australian Customs, it took nine months from the initial talks with Scott in the US to getting the boat home from the Port Botany.

Now that the Rangie is on the road we will have a bit more time to complete the trailer conversion to RTA requirements and have a sail.

Glenn

Good to hear.
But 6.5psi is pretty low. Can you wind that up or is the wastegate arm fixed?

Originally Posted by Dougal

Good to hear.
But 6.5psi is pretty low. Can you wind that up or is the wastegate arm fixed?

Listen to Dougal, close the waste gate and turn the screw LOL

all this isuzu stuff has gone to my head, at 130am i orderd not one but 2 turbos from the US

Originally Posted by clean32

Listen to Dougal, close the waste gate and turn the screw LOL

all this isuzu stuff has gone to my head, at 130am i orderd not one but 2 turbos from the US

Definitely no room for factory aircon, then.

Looking forward to the install.

Simon

Originally Posted by clean32

all this isuzu stuff has gone to my head, at 130am i orderd not one but 2 turbos from the US

We're listening.........

Originally Posted by Dougal

Good to hear.
But 6.5psi is pretty low. Can you wind that up or is the wastegate arm fixed?

I didn't want to play with the fueling till the exhaust was sorted out, coming up from Kangaroo Valley every time I put the boot in she accellerated only so far then came over all constipated, I'm putting it down to not being able to get rid of the extra exhaust gas through the smaller V8 pipes we tacked together to get home. The same thing happened in first and second gear.

If our exhaust guy hasn't extended his holidays then the Rangie shall be dropped off on Monday.

Glenn

Originally Posted by The Mutt

I didn't want to play with the fueling till the exhaust was sorted out, coming up from Kangaroo Valley every time I put the boot in she accellerated only so far then came over all constipated, I'm putting it down to not being able to get rid of the extra exhaust gas through the smaller V8 pipes we tacked together to get home. The same thing happened in first and second gear.

If our exhaust guy hasn't extended his holidays then the Rangie shall be dropped off on Monday.

Glenn

You won't need to alter the fuelling to get more boost, just the wastegate arm. More boost will lower your EGT's too.

Originally Posted by The Mutt

... every time I put the boot in she accellerated only so far then came over all constipated, ...

Sorry I don't know all of the details of your vehicle, sounds like a fuel issue, which could be due to fuel delivery between tank and the injection pump - the lift pump may be having problems pulling enough through (maybe something to do with the original petrol system, also there is a strainer in the inlet fitting of the lift pump which may have partially blocked while standing).

Or it could be the governor is set for too low maximum revs - the governor will reduce the fuel if the revs try to exceed what it is set for (as low as as 2500 rpm is not out of question for max setting for 4BD1, where as rangie V8 could easily double that).