Simple-minded turbocharger ruminations ...

["Arun Rao" <rao@frisbee>]

	Well, after looking at all the beautifully kept (and, in
	some cases, modified) cars belonging to the other Bay  Area
	folks at our informal meet on Saturday, I was inspired to
	think some more about this boost thang ...

	If Ned Ritchie's Stage I kit consists  of a stiffer
	wastegate spring and a chip only to prevent fuel-supply
	shutdown, it seems like a cheaper way to go would
	be get just the stiffer spring, and recalibrate the boost
	sensor electronics to increase the shut-down threshold.  I'm
	absolutely sure I'm missing something, because greater minds
	than mine have messed with this problem at length (even if one
	assumes that Ned's just a profiteer :-))

	Looking at the Bentley quite carefully yesterday, I couldn't
	figure out how the engine management computer senses manifold
	pressure (no entry for "boost sensor", for one).  In the wiring
	diagram, the boost gauge has a wire going to the engine
	management computer, but that's about it.  So ... anyone care
	to enlighten me?

	-Arun