TexasT
Texas, Where are you from
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- Sep 10, 2002
So, I have been mulling over the boost valve and its doin's.
I have the "bible" of 2004r assembly. I know not all believe but it is what it is and pretty much the only printed thing out there past the atsg manual.
Any way, in there it states not to even consider using over a .500 boost and a .296 rev boost valve. All well and good until i read some more an it appears against the advice given the author has gotten into making a .555 boost valve and I see where tci among others have a .570 boost valve. I have also read of a .521 but have never seem one for sale. we all(I guess all, maybe most) know the .471 and the .423 arent getting it done so the .500 gets the nod in many builds including mine. I based my selection on the budget and under $10 cost of the .500. If i get a poor performance from the directs I will surely be looking to go to a bigger valve but one step to a .521 would seem logical but without a source , I am probably thinking .555.
Then I read that SteveV doesn't go to a larger rev boost valve. This makes me think, maybe I wasted the $30 or so I put into buying one, but it does get the rev, 1 and 2 pressures up when the selector is moved there. Im not even sure I put in the .296 as I didn't measure it. Could have been the .283 piece. Pressures are good so non issue.
Then I read through this old post(don't start a contest over dual feed please as I am avoiding the billet forward at this time) an get the fact that there are those out there getting good longevity out of the stock stuff with higher pressures.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...ified-direct-drum-with-extra-clutches.237080/
Am I wrong to think I can too? I guess I need to know if the .555 will get me there or if I need to jump to the .570 on the next one I assemble?
Thanks for your input.
I have the "bible" of 2004r assembly. I know not all believe but it is what it is and pretty much the only printed thing out there past the atsg manual.
Any way, in there it states not to even consider using over a .500 boost and a .296 rev boost valve. All well and good until i read some more an it appears against the advice given the author has gotten into making a .555 boost valve and I see where tci among others have a .570 boost valve. I have also read of a .521 but have never seem one for sale. we all(I guess all, maybe most) know the .471 and the .423 arent getting it done so the .500 gets the nod in many builds including mine. I based my selection on the budget and under $10 cost of the .500. If i get a poor performance from the directs I will surely be looking to go to a bigger valve but one step to a .521 would seem logical but without a source , I am probably thinking .555.
Then I read that SteveV doesn't go to a larger rev boost valve. This makes me think, maybe I wasted the $30 or so I put into buying one, but it does get the rev, 1 and 2 pressures up when the selector is moved there. Im not even sure I put in the .296 as I didn't measure it. Could have been the .283 piece. Pressures are good so non issue.
Then I read through this old post(don't start a contest over dual feed please as I am avoiding the billet forward at this time) an get the fact that there are those out there getting good longevity out of the stock stuff with higher pressures.
http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/th...ified-direct-drum-with-extra-clutches.237080/
Am I wrong to think I can too? I guess I need to know if the .555 will get me there or if I need to jump to the .570 on the next one I assemble?
Thanks for your input.
