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2005-09-14, 10:30 AM | #26 | |
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The ECU + stock EBC seems to do a pretty good job of reaching target boost at altitude, but I believe it's at the cost of turbo efficiency. The difference between a cool 14.5 psi and a hot 16 psi is probably negligable, or worse, faster at lower boost if the ECU has to pull timing to prevent knock on a hot motor. Remember, the stock WRX intercooler is pretty small. And 17.5 psi on a stock WRX turbo! That sounds out of the turbo's efficiency range at any altitude! I hope that's tapering to about 13 psi at red line, or you'll probably end up with a motor like mine: on the floor of a shop somewhere!
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2005-09-14, 10:34 AM | #27 |
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How much for the seal? Speaking of boost, 17-17.5psi at 4500ft is probably pretty safe. I know a person who was pushing 19psi with only exhaust. You probably understand that the more boost you pump into your engine, means the more force you are putting on you pistons and seals. So you are defenitly wearing out the engine faster with higher boost, which is why I am satisfied with 14.5 psi at 4500ft.
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2005-09-14, 10:39 AM | #28 | |
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2005-09-14, 10:44 AM | #29 | |
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Wouldn't you say that a better gauge of how much extra wear and tear the motor sees is your max power output? I mean, I never really thought that the stock turbo could put "excessive" wear and tear on the engine as long as you aren't detonating or running lean. Any upgraded turbo will push more CFM than the stocker which I think translates to more pressure on the internals. Correct me if I'm wrong. I've heard anthing over 15 psi on the stock turbo and your just blowing hot air, but that's just one person's opinion. Blowing hot air just means a less Oxygen...not necessarily more wear on the engine right?
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2005-09-14, 10:48 AM | #30 | |
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2005-09-14, 10:50 AM | #31 | |
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2005-09-14, 10:53 AM | #32 | |
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The hotter the intake charge, the easier it is for the car to pre-detonate when the pistons compress that A/F mixture. That's why we use intercoolers, water/alcohol injection, etc. Gotta get the intake charge as cool as possible, so we can compress as much oxygen as possible to make as much power as possible. If the air is so hot that the car starts pinging, then the ECU has to pull timing to protect the motor, in which case you may be running a ton of boost, but making less power because of the retarded timing.
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2005-09-14, 10:55 AM | #33 |
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For those of you that missed the post, take a look at what Mike Shields had to say about tuning their rally car for the Pike's Peak Hill Climb:
http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthre...ght=pikes+peak There's some interesting info in there about turbo efficiency and altitude.
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2005-09-14, 10:57 AM | #34 | |
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2005-09-14, 11:04 AM | #35 |
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Not sure how you would be tuned for the excessive charge air temps when pushing the turbo that hard though.
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2005-09-14, 11:21 AM | #36 |
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dunno, the car feels strong and shows no sign of detonation. I wish I had a knock indicater, but I don't.
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2005-09-14, 02:31 PM | #37 | |
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A post-turbo exhaust leak only makes noise, it doesn't affect performance much, unless it's a gigantic leak that actually reduces backpressure.
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2005-09-14, 02:36 PM | #38 | |
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2005-09-14, 02:42 PM | #39 |
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So then the question is, am I making les power at 17psi than I would at 15 psi, because my tune has to defend against detonation?
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