1.8 build GTX2867 Dyno
#23
Hi six,
I wonder where your HP went at 16psi because that sounds pretty average to me, and I dont mean that as an insult but a good opportunity to pick up easy performance. Without making me read your whole build thread again for a refresher, is there anything you think might be contributing? I do a LOT of full turbo conversions drive-in drive-out, and we usually see 260@13psi on a GT2860rs 0.86 on an NB.
I would be willing to bet that your NA8 cylinder head is keeping the turbo way out of it's efficiency range at that boost/power. (I take this back now I have had a fresh look at the comp. map)
What do you think? It has got to be your cylinder head, right?
450hp @30psi is 450whp@approx 45psi absolute. 10hp/psi. If you're on 16, thats 30psi absolute which should be 300whp.
Dann
I wonder where your HP went at 16psi because that sounds pretty average to me, and I dont mean that as an insult but a good opportunity to pick up easy performance. Without making me read your whole build thread again for a refresher, is there anything you think might be contributing? I do a LOT of full turbo conversions drive-in drive-out, and we usually see 260@13psi on a GT2860rs 0.86 on an NB.
I would be willing to bet that your NA8 cylinder head is keeping the turbo way out of it's efficiency range at that boost/power. (I take this back now I have had a fresh look at the comp. map)
What do you think? It has got to be your cylinder head, right?
450hp @30psi is 450whp@approx 45psi absolute. 10hp/psi. If you're on 16, thats 30psi absolute which should be 300whp.
Dann
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the manifold does change a bit too (mostly in hp reigons and not torque areas) a VW customer of mine sent me a text 2 weeks ago "manifold did well, there is no more soft spot in the mid-upper range. thanks." came from a cast manifold to a ramhorn type manifold. no dyno to back it up, unfortunately but most people don't re-dyno for a manifold and downpipe change.
beyond that, yes the cylinder heads do quite a bit better with the nb style casting.
beyond that, yes the cylinder heads do quite a bit better with the nb style casting.
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the manifold does change a bit too (mostly in hp reigons and not torque areas) a VW customer of mine sent me a text 2 weeks ago "manifold did well, there is no more soft spot in the mid-upper range. thanks." came from a cast manifold to a ramhorn type manifold. no dyno to back it up, unfortunately but most people don't re-dyno for a manifold and downpipe change.
beyond that, yes the cylinder heads do quite a bit better with the nb style casting.
beyond that, yes the cylinder heads do quite a bit better with the nb style casting.
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yeah, its not common people go back for a retune with the same turbo after a manifold/downpipe change.
there are a ton of people out there with OEM turbo cars that just slap on a bunch of parts and only tune it to get rid of a CEL or something to that effect.
there are a ton of people out there with OEM turbo cars that just slap on a bunch of parts and only tune it to get rid of a CEL or something to that effect.
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2012 Audi a5(winter beater) here. i got an off the shelf tune when i got a cold air intake. Got a catless downpipe and havnt tuned it again in 2.5 years, gets driven hard and hasn't skipped a beat. is it optimal, probably not could def make more power now but afrs are great. I think every manufacturer is different.
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