First dyno experience = me very unhappy

[ZigsGSX97]

Ok, so i got my car dynoed and tuned today by AMS (home of the world's fastest evo). They did a great job, however my car did not do so hot. List of mods:
EVO III b16g
SAFC 2
550 cc inj
FMIC
k&n intake
walbro 190 fp
(see the rest in my profile)

RESULT = 240 awhp

What the CRAP!?

 

[jongreene]

^ not quite what I was looking for, i know theyre colder. I guess what I'm trying to findout is say If I slapped some in my car right now would I notice anything different from the 6's?

 

[ZigsGSX97]

Alright update on my car.......I finally got a chance to open things up to what's going on and I might have bad timing. I don't things are lined up correctly. Also, I saw in the receipt that AMS put the bpr7es plugs in so that's taken care of. I'm doing the boost leak test next week

 

[4BangR-x]

It seems AMS should have enough knowledge to tell you that your car isnt running correct timing, whether you skiped a tooth or not. The loping cam sound is exactly what 1 tooth off timing sounds like.

 

[Jingx284]

It seems AMS should have enough knowledge to tell you that your car isnt running correct timing, whether you skiped a tooth or not. The loping cam sound is exactly what 1 tooth off timing sounds like.

right. they didn't say anything at all?

 

[cc4ever]

I was thinking about going to AMS, but I've been turned away by hearing they are really expensive. How bad was the price?

 

[ZigsGSX97]

actually i liked AMS. They were working on my car for i'd say over 1.5 hours and i payed 195$ for new plugs and the dyno/tune. They were real nice and seemed to know what they were doing, and they were quick at what they did.

 

[roni-wan]

did u get rid of the problem???

 

[ZigsGSX97]

not yet, i'm still working on it.......pretty sure timing is off

 

[SlowChild3]

booyah

 

[SiNiST3R]

+1 Timing

Had the same prob.

Upgrading to a built head, MLS HG, ARPs WOrth the problem. I had the looping also sounded like cams also and a massive lose of power hella mods with a 57trim and ran a 14.2 that was a problem. so I'd say its your timing mang!

 

[ZigsGSX97]

ok so my timing was a few teeth off, but it's perfectly aligned now and i'm gonna fire it up tomorrow

 

[Dream On]

Best of luck, hopefully it fixes it.

 

[sillyme]

that ams could still tune the car with that much power with the timing off

 

[blackgst256]

You should go back to them and see how much of a difference it made to see what kind of hp gain u can get by just having the right timing

 

[daren_p]

ok so my timing was a few teeth off, but it's perfectly aligned now and i'm gonna fire it up tomorrow

Your timing was off a couple teeth, isn't one tooth like 7 deg? Is this not something that AMS should have picked up on right away

 

[Gamble97]

best of luck. Let us know

 

[ZigsGSX97]

i'm calling them in the morning to see if i can get in for the dyno and tune again asap. yes it was off several teeth (like 2)

 

[ZigsGSX97]

Ok fired her up and she purrs beautifully again. I took it for a spin and it felt great. I have an appointment for my car on the dyno again next friday, so hopefully i should be above 240 awhp

 

[Gamble97]

I hope so and it should just be fine tuning almost from this point right? So maybe you will only be less than 1 hour. That would be nice.

 

[ZigsGSX97]

I'm thinking my settings right now are close to where they should be because my intake cam was off a few teeth. Hopefully i can bump up the boost a few more pounds because i was misfiring at 20 psi with the bad timing

 

[v2ner]

Don't you think your pushing it @20psi with your set-up?

 

[daren_p]

Don't you think your pushing it @20psi with your set-up?

Why? what do you think he's mising? Took a quick look at his profile & looks good to me Only thing I can see is he might run out of room with the 550's . I ran 18 psi last summer with basically the setup I have now except that was on a HRC SMIC. With the FMIC I plan to run 20 psi this summer if I ever get my EBC back from Greddy

 

[v2ner]

Ah ha, he does have an AFPR. IDC should be fairly close though. I can't stand Greddy EBC.

 

[JOEY A]

Ive run over 26psi on 110 hes fine at 20psi on pump....and im on a stock sidemount still.

 

[JOEY A]

Ive run over 26psi on 110 hes fine at 20psi on pump....and im on a stock sidemount still.