jfp@unccvax.UUCP (James Price) (03/03/86)
> > From: cuda@ihuxf.UUCP (Mike Nelson) > > Well, turbos have "dump servos" or "waste gates" that bypass a > proportion of the exhaust past the turbine that depends on the > compressor's output pressure. Couldn't the setpoint of the waste gate > be changed much more easily than changing the gear of a supercharger? > Seems to me that it could be changed while the car was running, > continuously variable, by a choke-knob-like adjuster! > The Mustang SVO provides not only the setpoint of the wastegate through EEC-IV, but it also provides selectable maximum boost from inside the car. Why anyone would want a choke-knob on the dash to force the wastegate shut is beyond me..... James Price DataSpan, Inc