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Old 03-06-2011, 10:38 PM
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Awritey, I was tinkerin in garage tonight and I'm in middle of convertin my Rs turbo van to Ofab from mfi Noticed there's no plug on Ofab engine loom for the Amal valve,... Do I need an Amal valve on Ofab and if not where do the small hoses from turbo and actuator go to??

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Old 03-06-2011, 10:49 PM
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haven't got one on mine
Old 03-06-2011, 10:56 PM
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Where do the small hoses go to from the turbo and actuator now if not to the Amal valve mate??
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either loop the hose from the comp housing to the actuator, or fit a bleed valve (not my cup of tea) or fit some sort of electrical boost controller (i use a hks one)
failling that you could use your amal valve to give you 2 stage boost + to live and - to a switch and then ground.
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Am not a big fan of bleed valves either to be honest, so loopin the hose from compressor housing to actuator wil be fine yeah?
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bit fiddly to set up the actuator but once sorted youll be fine.

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Any other input on this??
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Any1??
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Have a ofab amal valve for sale
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