Thought I'd create a new thread, purely because I think it's more useful for other people for Google searches and forum searches than if I were to post this in my project thread. I hope I answer a few questions
Took my car to Performance Torque today, first of all I'd like to say the guy who runs the company and writes all the maps, Will, is extremely knowledgeable and really opens up your eyes in regards to Tuning Boxes vs Generic Maps vs Live Maps. Today I had the fully live map.
In regards to time, I was there over 2 hours. I managed to watch "Clarkson Duel" in the time it took him to write the map, so judging by the fact the DVD is 78 minutes long, it shows how long it takes to write a real, live map. Compare this to the 20 mins or so it takes up upload a generic map You get what you pay for!
Few more runs on the dyno, and the car (120T) came out with the following;
Engine Power : 169.1 Hp
Engine Torque : 243.4 Nm @ 3594 RPM
As for my engine and turbo, they are apparently very healthy, and the turbo pulls really strong right through the rev range. Even at 5,500 RPM the car is pulling at 216 Nm so that's pleasing
Just for interest, the car ran at 144 bhp before the map, well over the 120 factory figure but it was running the below mods..
Mods are as follows;
VL38 Turbo fitted
Longlife cat back exhaust fitted (straight through centre with increased bore)
For those that are interested, Will informed me that the car bottlenecked at the exhaust, not at the turbo. He could increase the boost and thus the power, but the EGT temps would then be beyond the safe limit. To safely increase power I need to fit a 100 cell sports cat . However, power would be a trade off with low end torque, as further de-restricting of the exhaust would result in a loss of back pressure.
I have asked him the question regarding the 120 vs 150, and he has records of two rolling at 175 and 178. In his opinion, if the turbo's were identical, the real world difference between the 120 and 150 is 8-10 bhp. I know this won't please the 150 owners, but I asked the question and I've passed on the answer
Photo time, and you are more than welcome to ask any questions
Thanks for reading.
Took my car to Performance Torque today, first of all I'd like to say the guy who runs the company and writes all the maps, Will, is extremely knowledgeable and really opens up your eyes in regards to Tuning Boxes vs Generic Maps vs Live Maps. Today I had the fully live map.
In regards to time, I was there over 2 hours. I managed to watch "Clarkson Duel" in the time it took him to write the map, so judging by the fact the DVD is 78 minutes long, it shows how long it takes to write a real, live map. Compare this to the 20 mins or so it takes up upload a generic map You get what you pay for!
Few more runs on the dyno, and the car (120T) came out with the following;
Engine Power : 169.1 Hp
Engine Torque : 243.4 Nm @ 3594 RPM
As for my engine and turbo, they are apparently very healthy, and the turbo pulls really strong right through the rev range. Even at 5,500 RPM the car is pulling at 216 Nm so that's pleasing
Just for interest, the car ran at 144 bhp before the map, well over the 120 factory figure but it was running the below mods..
Mods are as follows;
VL38 Turbo fitted
Longlife cat back exhaust fitted (straight through centre with increased bore)
For those that are interested, Will informed me that the car bottlenecked at the exhaust, not at the turbo. He could increase the boost and thus the power, but the EGT temps would then be beyond the safe limit. To safely increase power I need to fit a 100 cell sports cat . However, power would be a trade off with low end torque, as further de-restricting of the exhaust would result in a loss of back pressure.
I have asked him the question regarding the 120 vs 150, and he has records of two rolling at 175 and 178. In his opinion, if the turbo's were identical, the real world difference between the 120 and 150 is 8-10 bhp. I know this won't please the 150 owners, but I asked the question and I've passed on the answer
Photo time, and you are more than welcome to ask any questions
Thanks for reading.