TheNewRed;1742901 said:
Chris's car is a great street balance... with an extra kick in the pants. When i rode in it, 20-120-20 was a hell of a ride. Congratulations on the numbers Chris, now get that thing down here and tear up some mountain roads with me!
Alex
Thanks, Alex! I'd LOVE to come drive in some more... well... INTERESTING roads!:biglaugh:
In that I'm not so much a "number hunter", I'm really finding I am MOSTLY satisfied with the car right now... just a LITTLE BIT more power for those, er... "special" occasions would be nice.
CajunKenny;1742931 said:
That was the first thing I noticed on your graph. How it makes power to redline... If it's a "secret", I understand; but, what has been done to the head? Typical port and polish? Also, what turbo are you running?
...and of course...nice job!
Thanks, Kenny! No "SECRETS", just an Ian J. HEAD, that's all!
Honestly, the head is WAAAY overbuilt for what I am utilizing now. I KNOW it's good for substantially higher rpm applications, and if I shift my cam pulleys a couple degrees, it gets almost "frantic" through the top until redline... and I just felt I needed to "feel out" my limits and consider building up the bottom end or maybe an ATI SuperDamper before I let it "slam" the top so hard! Afraid to "rattle" it when I first set in the cam gears... and it STILL pulls so hard up there to the limit, I decided to leave it because it spools about 200rpm sooner this way and doesn't load up so much on transition in taller gears.
I'm actually thrilled with the dyno curves on all variables except the slight drop-off I'm seeing in boost. The fact that it is consistent after hitting initial setting for BOTH values (16psi and 18psi pulls) and that I STOPPED gaining dialed-in boost at 18psi peak, I'm suspecting a boost leak at around that level and above... so I might actually be losing some power, which is consistent with the "strong" but slightly "duller" than usual sense I got driving it around after the pulls. May just be the 90+ humid days we're having, too... and that my driving habits favor cooler-to-COLD days to play with the car!:biglaugh:
I'll go back and check my IC plumbing for "show" at the joints. It may also just be part of my loose bottom end ring blow-by calling the shots beyond this point. Either way, I'm pleased with how the car runs overall regardless the numbers alone, and if I could, I'd be VERY happy to maintain my current tune-curves through higher absolute power levels down the road. Not sure the F-con and company will support too much further. It'll be interesting what I can gain with a MUCH larger IC up front and larger plumbing including FFIM on this setup... eventually. At some point I'll also add the meth/water. I'd bet between all that I MIGHT get into mid-upper 400's on this bottom end yet. We'll see...
-crisp