Turning up the boost

[LewyCupra1986]

Hi , just out of interest can i turn the boost up on my cupra by turning the two nuts on the thread near the back of my engine? If so how far can i turn it up without frying any pistons/hehehe

 

[deanrankin85]

i adjusted the actuator, and it went a lot better but i mentioned it on here and everyone seems to think it might nacker the turbo so i took everyones advice, and i didnt want to risk running lean and melting a piston, so i adjusted it back!

the best and safest way to run more boost is to have it remapped!

 

[__B3NNY__]

if your going to adjust the actuator do it in conjunction with vag-com and monitor wastegate duty cycle. ive wound mine out quite far and it boosts alot better. Im running a higher spec to you, assuming that your running standard?

 

[LewyCupra1986]

Cheers mate. Think al leave it then. Considering selling so dont wanna fry any turbos before then. hehe

 

[__B3NNY__]

i dpubt you`ll 'fry' anything, you could however end up with to much boost sending her into limp mode.

 

[LewyCupra1986]

Super Thanks

 

[freddie]

This weekend read performance tuner with TTS roadsports cupra in and its dyno'd @ 250BHP with K03 and forge actuator?

 

[lofer]

K03s ?

 

[Beaker™]

250bhp on a k03?! Must be the K03s surely? Unless of course it peaks at 250bhp for a nano second then tails off rather rapidly.

 

[deanrankin85]

if so using a k03, it must be running some serious boost! but how without going into limp mode?

 

[Beaker™]

Limp mode depends on the map i think?. Theres some interesting info on vortex about maxxing out the k03, all sounded a bit pointless to me though as chucking a k03s in would be alot simpler and hold boost longer too.

 

[freddie]

It mentions K03 running 1.5BAR peak boost with forge actuator? might pm him to ask as he uses his car as daily runner and has no issues.

 

[Beaker™]

If you could get 250bhp out of a K03 it would almost certainly be pointless as theres no way it would hold boost for any amount of time.

 

[__B3NNY__]

its deffo a k03, it ran a 0-60 og 5secs

 

[Ninja]

how many miles has he done on it ??

Nicks blew his k03s when it was running at slightly over 250!!!

 

[uniseat]

max boost of the ko3 is 1,5 bar
deff not good for the turbo
if ya run longer on 1,5 bar boost it will damage the turbo

 

[Beaker™]

max boost of the ko3 is 1,5 bar
deff not good for the turbo
if ya run longer on 1,5 bar boost it will damage the turbo

Mines been peaking at 1.6bar for around the last 3 years, still kicks like a mule.

 

[pj1985]

Its was defo a k03 and he does drive it regularly. Prob something to do with the forge actuator and the map.

 

[freddie]

If thats the case then forge actuator is going to be far cheaper than k03s install? for simular power? in the write up it mentions the k03 can cope with upto 1.8BAR boost.

 

[pj1985]

Yes but at what cost. Peak power is not everything. Reliability will als be a factor. Maxing out the k03 vs the usual k03s set up may not get better results overall.