~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 My car has been running fine of late with the exception of some hesitation in 4th and 5th gear on WOT. It was bugging me so I fired The Patriot up to Wallace Performance for some diagnostic checks. Besides I wanted to know what she ws supposedly producing as claims of 350/350 seemed quite ambitious. We found no boost leaks in the system and the engine is spot on. We then did some dyno runs and the AFR wasn't looking ideal. Russ then tweaked the map a tad and we still had the odd misfire at the top end. They then changed the spark plugs and adjusted the gaps accordingly. After a few more tweaks we had 312 bhp and 293 ft lbs. Prior to that we had recorded more bhp but less torque ( 320 / 267 ). No more misfires after the plugs were fitted ( thank god as we thought the coilpacks were potentially goosed ) The TD05-16G was making target boost in the mid-range (> 1.5 bar) but not at the top-end. We put this down to the actuator or just turbo fatigue. Either way I am happy that she is now running sweetly and more importantly safely. It would have been nice to see 350 / 350 but I think that was always a pipe dream on a 16G. Regardless she pulls real hard and I have plently of oomph for now. So since I have bought her I have :- - uprated the brakes all round - MOT and Tax'd her - got the engine running safely - got new alloys n' boots No I need to get the suspension track worthy. Also bought a new private regi for her L9 BPM which I picked up for only £100. Toy'd with the idea of L555 BAE but prefer a short plate. Cosmetics can wait but I have a new bumper and fog light covers to fit when I can get time. Bought a Lambda sensor too as there isn't one currently ( mapped out in the PFC) and she was drinking a fair bit of fuel. Should make a difference when cruising on m'ways etc. Here are some pics from the day :- Cheers folks Cal Link to comment
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 Forgot to thank Russ & Simon at Wallace Performance who very extremely helpful. Saw Fee's Skyline when I was up there and some very quick Evo's. Russ was showing me the boost & bhp profiles for the owners Evo - it had over 700bhp ! Link to comment
paul555sti Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 At least you know everything is sweet now. Those figures in a classic will still put a big grin on your face. Link to comment
ANDYJDMSTI Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Nice one Cal...............when is it getting its outing to KH?? Link to comment
cullenmin Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Nice one Cal, now you know its driving right. BHP figures shouldnt really matter, its how it feels to drive thats more important. Rich Link to comment
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted January 25, 2009 Author Share Posted January 25, 2009 (edited) Nice one Cal...............when is it getting its outing to KH?? Should hopefully be attending this although I have pretty non-track friendly tyres on a present. Will need to get them sorted or I'll be all over the shop ! http://www.sidc.co.uk/shop/product_info.ph...1268951f5042957 Forgot to add that she revs cleanly to 7k unlike a regular JDM WRX ( due to the STi7 JDM engine and RA heads). Coupled with a 5 speed box it should be pretty good on the straights CGS Edited January 25, 2009 by ~ ~ Cal ~~ Link to comment
ANDYJDMSTI Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 crappy tyres are for winners!!! Link to comment
the squiggle Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Looking forward to seeing it go round the Hill Link to comment
fai17 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 good to see thats is running fine now...see you at KH Link to comment
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