Boost gauge install CRD

[Hodge]

In a side note has any body upgraded the turbo on a CRD to the old school wastegate setup?, I can not find much info in that regard cheers in advance

Yes. Car ran awesome after that! I drove around with a hard on after I fitted the needle and dawes valve to my CRD and fine tuned it. And was kicking my self for not getting it done earlier....
But then, I had the car chipped and the complete needle, dawes and actuator ditched for the wastegate setup (pictured) and the car then ran the best it ever has.
I repeat what I said up in my earlier post. The factory boost setup on the CRD is s#it. It is setup to work in sync work with the EGR / emission parameters.

[Brad2012crd]

So where would i tap in if i dont have an adapter? Can i assume the cold tank is at the front of the car and i just tap into the outket just above where the hose connects on?

[ThefattymattymkII]

Thanks hodge for the advice, I wish my engine bay was that clean!

[ThefattymattymkII]

Where/who did the wastegate set up?

[Hodge]

Thanks hodge for the advice, I wish my engine bay was that clean!

No worries. And it isn't this clean any more believe me ( I don't own the car any longer, but I do see it almost every day (workmate bought it off me)).

Where/who did the wastegate set up?

The whole setup was done at a local diesel tune shop, JPC.
I forgot to mention, the car was tuned with a new chip with needle and dawes valves with unsatisfying results. Then it was tuned to a simple Wastegate setup set to 19PSI and the car has since been a dream to drive. Still doing strong to-date. It's done nearly 80,000 since I sold it and it hasnt skipped a beat.

[threedogs]

No worries. And it isn't this clean any more believe me ( I don't own the car any longer, but I do see it almost every day (workmate bought it off me)).



The whole setup was done at a local diesel tune shop, JPC.
I forgot to mention, the car was tuned with a new chip with needle and dawes valves with unsatisfying results. Then it was tuned to a simple Wastegate setup set to 19PSI and the car has since been a dream to drive. Still doing strong to-date. It's done nearly 80,000 since I sold it and it hasnt skipped a beat.

@Hodge swap out that battery terminal nut for a nyloc what you have will fai. eh
Cable tie the catch can hose and a few others together, they will rub through the way they are now. I just read
your mate brought it, Id be letting him know

[threedogs]

Where/who did the wastegate set up?

Im not 100% on this but I think Guest4wd centre in Grange road Fairfield
convert from vacuum to exhaust turbo. Give Davidm Mick or Pete a call.
They stock a lot of ARE gear

[mudski]

Hodges setup wasnt technically a real waste gate setup. It still was a variable vane turbo. Just running a boost controlled actuator instead of vacuum controlled. You would be insane to run an old school waste gate turbo on these motors. The vnt turbos can produce boost preesure almost at the instant you stand on the pedal. A wastegate turbo can't. So you'd be lagging like a teenager on dial up until you reach a higher rev range. Hence why evey diesel these days uses a variable vane turbo. Just a far more efficient turbo.

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