>> I am not sure what the turbo control unit does - is it connected to
wires?
It has a premade loom to the engine, another to the two pressure sensors
which mount firewall forward, another to the wastegate control servo and
then free wires for power, turbo disable switch and the two turbo
indicator lights. The loom to the pressure sensors is very short and
this limits the position of the TCU.
>> If so, can it be mounted anywhere on the firewall above the bottom of
the panel?
Just about but you do need to cater for the fact that the pressure
sensors are mounted fairly high up on the firewall to allow for a water
trap in one of the air lines to the sensors.
>> Right now, I have an ILS display in the section above the gear lever.
That goes all the way to the face of the firewall.
You'll get away with that by moving the TCO to starboard providing you
don't have any long instruments in the radio bay which would conflict
with it.
>> The box on the top of the tunnel looks like it has a cable - needing
to be in a specific place.
It does have a cable ... the wastegate cable. I'd keep the Wastegate
servo in the position given by Europa.
>>This would be much easier if I could just get my hands on an engine!
I picked up a 914 installation manual at Sun-n-fun a couple of years
back which helps the firewall fitout process considerably.
Tony
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