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Old 07-01-2011, 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
don't forget that when you lap the surfaces, you are removing metal. this will bring parts closer together, and it will change the pop pressure.
And that is almost never a bad thing.


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Originally Posted by vstech View Post
test the pressure before you disassemble, then again after lapping and reassemble, I bet it's different.
Been there, done that. A few thousand times.

A typical "old" 135 bar injector will typically pop at 120-125 bar. After cleaning and lapping, you might get a 1-2 bar increase. In most cases, the "delta" is in the right direction, but lacking in magnitude.

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