VETDRMS
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- Jun 1, 2006
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Vancouver,
Washington
Almost a year after starting this project, I finally got it dialed in and over to the dyno.
Huge thanks to Aaron @ English Racing. It's been a long haul but I can't say enough good things about the guys at ER.
I went through 100 gallons of E85 last month commuting and trying to get it dialed in on weekends/nights. AFRs match target AFR well and timing is pretty conservative for E85. It has been running great. The current setup has about 6500 miles on it. Recent compression test was perfect so it seems pretty healthy (knock on wood).
A link to my build thread is in my signature, but basic setup is:
First pull at 23psi made 412 awhp, which was much higher than I was expecting. There was some knock noise similar to what I have been seeing on the road, but Aaron said it didn't look like real knock considering the fuel and low timing. We turned the boost up a little to 25psi and power increased to 423 awhp but we were seeing 1-1.4* of knock retard starting at 7000rpm. Aaron was pretty certain it was just noise so we turned the knock sensor off and made another pull at 25psi and made 443.5 awhp.
Pulls were made to 7800rpm. I was really surprised the .55 housing and Evo III intake didn't choke the 2.4 but it pulled really well past 7000rpm and made peak power at ~7500rpm.
We only made 4 pulls but I was very happy with the results and didn't want to get greedy. For a conservative tune at moderate boost through an auto I am stoked. Timing/fuel setting stayed the same as when I drove it in so I was happy my setup was pretty close to on. I have some phone video I will try to post later.
This combo has exceeded my expectations, the car commutes perfectly with no drive-ability issues.
I can't wait to finally get out to the track. I think my goal of having an 11.5 ET "everyday" commuter full-weight 2g is attainable.
Video (Sorry all I have is crappy cell video - click for external link):
Datalog:
Huge thanks to Aaron @ English Racing. It's been a long haul but I can't say enough good things about the guys at ER.
I went through 100 gallons of E85 last month commuting and trying to get it dialed in on weekends/nights. AFRs match target AFR well and timing is pretty conservative for E85. It has been running great. The current setup has about 6500 miles on it. Recent compression test was perfect so it seems pretty healthy (knock on wood).
A link to my build thread is in my signature, but basic setup is:
- 2.4L - 9.8:1- Eagle/Wiseco HD
- GSC S2-R Cams (11.7mm)
- Evo III Intake/TB
- BW S256 ETT - BEP .55 Housing
- 2g Auto - 4500rpm Restalled Converter
- FIC 2150s / Aeromotive 342
First pull at 23psi made 412 awhp, which was much higher than I was expecting. There was some knock noise similar to what I have been seeing on the road, but Aaron said it didn't look like real knock considering the fuel and low timing. We turned the boost up a little to 25psi and power increased to 423 awhp but we were seeing 1-1.4* of knock retard starting at 7000rpm. Aaron was pretty certain it was just noise so we turned the knock sensor off and made another pull at 25psi and made 443.5 awhp.
Pulls were made to 7800rpm. I was really surprised the .55 housing and Evo III intake didn't choke the 2.4 but it pulled really well past 7000rpm and made peak power at ~7500rpm.
We only made 4 pulls but I was very happy with the results and didn't want to get greedy. For a conservative tune at moderate boost through an auto I am stoked. Timing/fuel setting stayed the same as when I drove it in so I was happy my setup was pretty close to on. I have some phone video I will try to post later.
This combo has exceeded my expectations, the car commutes perfectly with no drive-ability issues.
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I can't wait to finally get out to the track. I think my goal of having an 11.5 ET "everyday" commuter full-weight 2g is attainable.
Video (Sorry all I have is crappy cell video - click for external link):
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Datalog:
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