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APC system on fuel cut off, lots of questions 700 1989

HI all. I've got an 89 740 turbo with garrett, and I just installed a Saab APC system on it. The car is now noticeably quicker, and the prodigous amount of boost it provides now is wonderful. However, the thing is hitting fuel cut off. I cannot press the pedal past 3/4 and watch the gauge pass 5 o'clock without the car cutting fuel. I've hit the fuel cut off wall a few times, and its very annoying. I want to be able to turn the wick up on thsi fuel cut off switch to sidestep this problem, or wire up one of those adjustable saab units. How would I go about removing and adjusting hte volvo switch? I haven't a book at home, but i have yanked the driver's side kick panel down and taken a look at the switch. I also have a saab switch as mentioned earlier to swap out, and what about a check valve? If I were to splice a chekc valve inline with the current vacuum hose, would that be better? I just want to run whatever this thing will allow.

One more thing....How would i test this APC system to see whether its actually sensing knock? I've driven to the edge of fuel cut off without hearing any knock myself, but the whole reason for installing this thing was so that I could have an added measure of safety and not toss a rod or piston from the motor. Just want to know whether its blindly adding boost, or whether its actually checking for knock.








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    APC system on fuel cut off, lots of questions 700 1989

    I think your boost is set too high. There is an overboost switch under the dash which cuts out the ECU over 13 psi. It's a saftey feature. I recommend looking at Gus Mahon's (RIP) site:

    Gus's site and junk the APC in favor of a G-valve from Dawes Devices. Much better and cheaper, excpet you already spent the money.

    Read all the pages on Gus's site. He died in a motorcycle accident recently. Gone but not forgotten.
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    Warren Bain - '99 V70GLT G-Valve > 70K mi, '96 965 >110Kmi Wifemobile near Manassas Va.. Check the 700/900 FAQ via the 'features' pull down menu.








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    APC system on fuel cut off, lots of questions 700 1989

    Here is a link to MPVVolvo site with instructions on how to adjust the over boost switch. Click on SITE MAP and you will get a list on do it yourself projects. The is a link to adjusting the overboost switch.
    http://www.mvpvolvo.com







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