amal valve question (mines unplugged)
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amal valve question (mines unplugged)
I've just picked up my new 4x4 cosworth today. It has an uprated actuator, greens, 3bar map sensor, chipped.
It boosts at just over a bar (~1.2).
The amal valve is unplugged, so i plugged it back in but when i took it for a test drive it boosted right past 2bar and was still rising before I lifted off to avoid damage.
Is the amal valve faulty??? Has andoby had similar probs???
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Stew
It boosts at just over a bar (~1.2).
The amal valve is unplugged, so i plugged it back in but when i took it for a test drive it boosted right past 2bar and was still rising before I lifted off to avoid damage.
Is the amal valve faulty??? Has andoby had similar probs???
Any help would be very much appreciated.
Thanks
Stew
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dont throw it in the bin
what actuator is on it?? the amal might have ben jetted for a spike so check for jets in the valve itself and also in the pipes coming off it.
what actuator is on it?? the amal might have ben jetted for a spike so check for jets in the valve itself and also in the pipes coming off it.
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mines like this. its not connected and it has a brass fitting in the pipe as a bleed valve i think. the guy from motorsport develpments kindly told me if its a superchip they dont use the amal valve and it was a primative way of stteing the boost yrs ago if thats any help?
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Someone has disconnected your amal valve and set the boost by increasing the pre load on your actuator which is why you see massive boost when you plug it back in....sound like your chip is still amal valve enabled....
most stage 3 greens conversions run around 22psi of boost.....
The amal valve is primitive compared to something like air to air injectors but it can still be used to control boost reasonably well....
most stage 3 greens conversions run around 22psi of boost.....
The amal valve is primitive compared to something like air to air injectors but it can still be used to control boost reasonably well....
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hi stew plug it back on and extend the rod on the actuator
hows your new car your old 1 is mot and taxed and is even quicker leaving ears wheels on even my girlfriend hates them
hows your new car your old 1 is mot and taxed and is even quicker leaving ears wheels on even my girlfriend hates them
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