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Originally Posted by funola
How was the metal surround attached. Why did you peel it away?
Took the car for a short drive and the 1/4 turn CCW on the ALDA adjust did not produce any more smoke when throttle was floored. Boost didn't go up by much either. I'll give it another 1/4 turn and try again.
Overall, getting the switch over valve (I had been calling it the boost safety valve) to work made it feel like a different car. Much less throttle input is needed now to get the car to move.
The last fill up was only 4 gallons w. 64 miles on the odo, not the most accurate but that's 16 mpg! I was doing a lot of idling (estimate 1 to 2 hours) while doing tests on my RIV Xenon timing light so that surely made it worse. How much fuel is burned idling for 2 hours? Hopefully having boost now will get the fuel economy up to normal.
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I can't recall, but I didn't have any issues turning the screw, the lock nut holds it in place.
I agree with 1983…, altering the screw will increase fuel flow, not boost. Once there is sufficient fuel to match the air, you get optimal performance.
BTW, you must be going extremely fast in that video, you're upside down!