Spiffy fuel reg in now .

discopotato03 · Post by **discopotato03** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:42 pm

OMG my car now sports a bling bit .

The black and silver Turbosmart 800 series adjustable fuel pressure regulator and gauge went in this afternoon , its bolted to the near side strut tower directly below where the twin fuel hose guide lives . There is a couple of captive nuts vertically aligned down there and with Coxys patience the supplied bracket was made to fit nicely .

Luckily the fuel hose almost covers the blue anodized threaded barb fittings so if doesn't look too out of place .
I set the pressure to 38 psi static meaning with the diagnostic jumper plugs joined so the fuel pump would cycle without the engine running .

I think it feels a little more willing to drive and must stick the wide band in the dump pipe and take a look at its mixtures . It feels like the ignition timing could be advanced a little and the wuzzy 4.5 psi actuator on the turb could be a bit higher .

Getting there , cheers A .

steptoe · Post by **steptoe** » Sun Jan 31, 2010 8:56 pm

Great that something positive has taken place. Before you play with anything else, maybe wait a tank or two to see if any economy changes have occured as possible result of the regulation.

discopotato03 · Post by **discopotato03** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:11 am

Funny you should say that , I stuck 9 odd litres of Mobil 98 in it before the reg was fitted and I think I've driven about 90 km and the gauge is nearly back to where it was yesterday so rough estimation still ~ 10/100 .

A .

discopotato03 · Post by **discopotato03** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 7:26 pm

The Skyline turbo people all seem to reckon that BP Ultimate is the best of the pump 98 fuels so I'm giving that a go ATM . Feels good so far but will know more by tomorrow , if its hits the spot I'll fill up and see how it goes for the week .

I spose I gonna have to get a boost gauge and push it up to the factory 6 odd pounds of boost to get reasonable results . More timing too .

A .

Post by **Captain Obvious** » Mon Feb 01, 2010 8:29 pm

your threads need more pics disco!!

discopotato03 · Post by **discopotato03** » Wed Feb 03, 2010 9:29 am

Mine is the one lowest down on this page - a black 800 series one with the gauge on the side of it .
http://www.turbosmartonline.com/index.php?id=38

When the jewlery is all in I'll send pics to Gannon and hopefully he can post here .

Cheers A .