UPDATE!

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

Ok so now the car is running great minus a few idle problems. The wastegate actuator arm wasn't staying on put now that it's fixed I'm holding boost and getting a full 7PSI boost reading. The car puts me back in my seat quicker than the WRX did. Still a few finishing touches and a tune but I think I'm in the clear

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

That's sweet. I need to drive it someday. Did you get the compression test done?

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

It's not losing compression. It just wasn't holding boost. Hence the reason I felt only a minimal gain in power.

LM · Postby LM » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (RX 8 Ghost @ Mar 10 2008, 09:37 PM) [url=index.php?act=findpost&pid=31481]<{POST_SNAPBACK}>[/url]</div>

It's not losing compression. It just wasn't holding boost. Hence the reason I felt only a minimal gain in power.[/b]

That's good news...glad it's not an Apex seal, that would be nasty...can't wait to see it at a meet...

...congrats.

SpeedRacer · Postby **SpeedRacer** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

WHEEE!!! Can't wait to play with ur car!

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

I can't wait till we run'em. I want to see those dynon numbers.

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

Haha you're gonna get smoked Jimmy

GR-8 · Postby **GR-8** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

I know....By how much though....that is the question.

MS3_Mafia · Postby **MS3_Mafia** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:14

Hurry and get your car Dyno'd at Revolutions Performance so I know if I can retain the "Title Belt" at least a little longer 'til Rich gets his Speed6 Dyno'd... Lol

OpacRX · Postby **OpacRX** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

grats man i want to test it out lol bet you are going to get lots of people wanting to take a test drive.

Jimmy how is your car? find out what happen to it?

goldrocket · Postby **goldrocket** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

Extremely stoked for you that it's working!! Isn't boost cool?!

arctic_blue83 · Postby **arctic_blue83** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

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Hurry and get your car Dyno'd at Revolutions Performance so I know if I can retain the "Title Belt" at least a little longer 'til Rich gets his Speed6 Dyno'd... Lol[/b]

Title belt? I thought you put down 207whp? Noticed 255whp in your sig.... where did that number come from? That's high for RP's dyno, did you dyno at MAC?

rx8ghost · Postby **rx8ghost** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

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Title belt? I thought you put down 207whp? Noticed 255whp in your sig.... where did that number come from? That's high for RP's dyno, did you dyno at MAC?[/b]

That is a good question considering RPs dyno of a stock STI was like 215? I'm gonna get it dynoed probably end of the month so everything is nice and broken in.

Postby **RX-7 Chris** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

When do I get to see the fixed car?

arctic_blue83 · Postby **arctic_blue83** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 9:14

I just noticed his post from the Dyno thread, so I'll paste my own post from over there:

Your numbers were corrected... IIRC, 207whp was with a 1.13 CF, which is just about perfect for a turbo car. Uncorrected, your car put down 183whp, and using a FULL correction factor, 1.27 for that dyno, which would ONLY be applicable for a Naturally Aspirated vehicle, your car would have only put down 233whp.

I think No-Coast-Punk's math was a little off, as multiplying your corrected 207whp by .87 would equal 180whp, but it doesn't work the other way around, as multiplying 180whp by the correction factor 1.13 would equal 203whp. In order to find the number that would be able to be multiplied by the corrected 1.13 CF, and come out to be the corrected 207whp, we would have to multiply 207whp by about .885 which would be about 183.1whp, which I rounded down to 183. So I think a more accurate way to find your uncorrected numbers would be to multiply by about .885 or so for a turbo car.

A correction factor is only calculated to show what your car would make at sea level. On a Dyno Dynamics, at sea level, in 70 degree weather, with no correction factor, it's assumed that your car would have put down 207whp, which is no where near 255whp.

Now, if you wanted to lie to yourself, and give yourself HIGHLY overinflated FULL correction Dynojet numbers, using 1.41 CF based on the 183whp I found, then you would make 258whp or so, but realize, even on a dynojet, at sea level, your car would not make 258whp, since No-Coast's formula appears as though it was generated to match dyno's like MAC's that use a full correction factor on turbo cars that don't need it... if we subtracted about .13 from the formula, to show what your car should make at sea level, with no correction factor on a dynojet, using a 1.28 CF you would probably make about 234whp on a dynojet at sea level, with no correction in 70 degree weather.

You can use 255-258whp if you want, but honestly, it's just like lying to yourself, as your car isn't making that much horsepower. Not trying to be a dick, just point a few things out.

Now as far as the "title belt"... a stock 04-06 STI puts down between 215-225whp on RP's dyno... lol, but we won't count Subies, as it's still a Mazda club.... but even using the overinflated Dynojet correction factor, my Speed6 put down 284whp on MAC's dyno.... Josh's Speed3 put down 305whp on MAC's dyno.... and technically, Mike B's uber-powerful RX-7 is still a member of these boards lol. Not to mention a couple of the turbo Miata's we have on here, which may not make much over the 250whp mark on MAC's dyno, but they have a much better power/weight ratio than a near stock Speed3. I wouldn't be so quick to claim the "title", unless of course, you're just claiming the title for that specific dyno day, in which case, I thought were was a stupid powerful Cobra that showed up? LOL.

Just giving Jack shit, congrats on the numbers, damn good for a Speed3, but I wouldn't claim the "title" just yet

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