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I think The Ronin has one - you could ask him. Jlitman had a 10 PSI one for sure and I think hes getting a 12 PSI made up.
 
I wonder if I could get a good 10psi with a 12.5:1 compression setup. I'm debating whether to SC or not sometime down the road.
 
Ronin and I both had them custom made.

According to my boost gauge, the one I am currently using makes an average of ~11 psi max, but I've logged over 12 on my WI datalogger. I'm planning on going up to ~14 psi with the next pulley.

I definitely wouldn't do this without some form of intercooling.
 
jlitman said:
Ronin and I both had them custom made.

According to my boost gauge, the one I am currently using makes an average of ~11 psi max, but I've logged over 12 on my WI datalogger. I'm planning on going up to ~14 psi with the next pulley.

I definitely wouldn't do this without some form of intercooling.
Are you seriously going to run 1 bar of boost with stock internals? :AF:

Water injection or not, that is a lot of boost for a 2ZZ!
 
Gravel said:
jlitman said:
Ronin and I both had them custom made.

According to my boost gauge, the one I am currently using makes an average of ~11 psi max, but I've logged over 12 on my WI datalogger. I'm planning on going up to ~14 psi with the next pulley.

I definitely wouldn't do this without some form of intercooling.
Are you seriously going to run 1 bar of boost with stock internals? :AF:

Water injection or not, that is a lot of boost for a 2ZZ!
It should be okay -- but it will be close.

Let's go with Boosted's borderline "danger zone" of 275 whp. On an MT, that would mean something like 320 motor (bhp) based on observed drivetrain losses from MT dynos at the shop I use.

I'm putting down 212ish. Add another 35 to run the blower, and that's 247. Add in calculated drivetrain losses based on my own baseline dyno from back in the day and we have ~ 311 motor. Another couple psi should bring me to the brink, but hopefully not beyond it.

MWR made waaaaay more than that before they hurt anything :shrugs:

Of course, I wouldn't be planning on this without the water injection to supress detonation... but please, somebody stop me if it sounds like I'm about to grenade my motor :chuckles:
 
Archer2KGTS said:
Yeah, MWR was running a lot more boost than that. Granted they had a front mount, but it's all in the tuning.
Actually, as I understand it, water-alky injection is more effective than an intercooler in terms of supressing detonation, and some race cars have used W/I for very high boost applications without traditional intercooling.

Of course, if the system ever fails or I neglect to keep the tank filled KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! :AF:
 
jlitman said:
Actually, as I understand it, water-alky injection is more effective than an intercooler in terms of supressing detonation, and some race cars have used W/I for very high boost applications without traditional intercooling.

Of course, if the system ever fails or I neglect to keep the tank filled KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! :AF:
Well, I wish you the best of luck - I don't know that I'd be happy to have a 15lb, pencil sharpner whirring away at 16,000 rpm two feet away from my left testicle - but they are your cohones ;)

You might also need ear plugs - that s/c is going to be working damn hard - you might end up sounding like that DeLorean in Back To The Future :)
 
Gravel said:
jlitman said:
Actually, as I understand it, water-alky injection is more effective than an intercooler in terms of supressing detonation, and some race cars have used W/I for very high boost applications without traditional intercooling.

Of course, if the system ever fails or I neglect to keep the tank filled KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! :AF:
Well, I wish you the best of luck - I don't know that I'd be happy to have a 15lb, pencil sharpner whirring away at 16,000 rpm two feet away from my left testicle - but they are your cohones ;)

You might also need ear plugs - that s/c is going to be working damn hard - you might end up sounding like that DeLorean in Back To The Future :)
Ha ha ha! Well, we know the blower can withstand it based on Ronin, who is using an even smaller pulley than I'm planning on. As to the motor -- admittedly, that's a bit more iffy, but again, I should be right at the brink without going over.

After that, there's always credit cards...

Seriously tho', were talking MAYBE 14 psi at peak for a fraction of a second with direct port water injection to supress any det. Right now, I'm not even pulling any timing -- I have plenty of room to dial this in safely. Also, I can probably tweak the boost up or down with vvti tuning -- especially once I get the vmanage, which can tune vvti and vvl by RPM and load.



EDIT: Wait -- I think my math is off... If I am making ~322 motor, and THEN subtract 35 to run the blower that gives me 287 hp.

287 - 26% estimated drive train loss = just over 212 whp.

Uh oh... am I already at the brink? :eek:

2 more psi would probably give me another 16 or so motor...
 
Hmmm... no replies.

I just took another look at MWR's thread on their (initially) stock motor, and they exceeded 350 (EDIT) whp before breaking ring lands...

Just wondering, but where did Boosted get 250-275 whp from? Seems to me that based on MWR's testing on a decent tune, at least 300 wheel could be deemed "safe". :shrugs:

Again -- on a good, well monitored tune ;)

Thoughts? Rebuttals? Warnings?
 
I was thinking your power calculations were ass-backwards, but I wasn't sure enough to say anything!

Well Jiltman, as you know, the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and your candle is going to requre sunglasses pretty soon!

Do you have a spare car incase this one goes pop - MWR were trying to test to destruction after all. I do admire your 'there's always credit-cards' attitude - it works for me too, but I am also very well aware just how painful a month without a car would be - don't pop it unless you've got a spare!

If you are going to live on the ragged edge, I would guess you're going to need even more monitoring - what's your intake air temp, do you know that your W/I is pumping what it claims etc... It might give you 1s of warning to save your engine, or if you're datalogging, it might tell you what not to do to avoid blowing another engine...

If I had your power level, I would be seriously considering beefing up the internals - but as labour is
 
Gravel said:
I was thinking your power calculations were ass-backwards, but I wasn't sure enough to say anything!

Well Jiltman, as you know, the candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and your candle is going to requre sunglasses pretty soon!

Do you have a spare car incase this one goes pop - MWR were trying to test to destruction after all. I do admire your 'there's always credit-cards' attitude - it works for me too, but I am also very well aware just how painful a month without a car would be - don't pop it unless you've got a spare!

If you are going to live on the ragged edge, I would guess you're going to need even more monitoring - what's your intake air temp, do you know that your W/I is pumping what it claims etc... It might give you 1s of warning to save your engine, or if you're datalogging, it might tell you what not to do to avoid blowing another engine...

If I had your power level, I would be seriously considering beefing up the internals - but as labour is
 
Fair enough - as you said, the time/cost of fixing an engine vs building one in the hope that it doesn't break aren't that far apart, and I suppose an engine failure would provide some interesting data...

Do you really think you'll be happy with an extra 20HP though - I reckon that'd keep you happy for a week at most ;)

Happy Boosting and good luck!
 
Gravel said:
Fair enough - as you said, the time/cost of fixing an engine vs building one in the hope that it doesn't break aren't that far apart, and I suppose an engine failure would provide some interesting data...

Do you really think you'll be happy with an extra 20HP though - I reckon that'd keep you happy for a week at most ;)

Happy Boosting and good luck!
Realistically, it won't even be 20 to the wheels -- it will be 20 to the engine. That means, after losing power to turn the blower and spin the torque converter, it will add maybe another 10-12 whp. Maybe more, maybe not, but it all remains to be seen.

Will I be happy with it? A little happier, yes. 225 whp or bust! :D

After this, all my extra money is being saved for the eventual release of the production version of the FT-HS.
 
jlitman said:
Archer2KGTS said:
Yeah, MWR was running a lot more boost than that. Granted they had a front mount, but it's all in the tuning.
Actually, as I understand it, water-alky injection is more effective than an intercooler in terms of supressing detonation, and some race cars have used W/I for very high boost applications without traditional intercooling.

Of course, if the system ever fails or I neglect to keep the tank filled KABOOOOOOOOOOOOOM! :AF:
yep. The military ran water injection on the P51 mustang during WW2 which was a twincharged (turbo and supercharged) motor.
 
Just invest in a 6 speed swap alreadyyyyyy ;) you know you wanna! I want to see those numbers in a transmission with less drivetrain loss! There isn't much for you to do after that!
 
Boosted2.0 said:
yep. The military ran water injection on the P51 mustang during WW2 which was a twincharged (turbo and supercharged) motor.
So... do you agree that another 20 to the motor / 10-12 wheels should be safe, provided I have a good tune and the W/I is operational? :)

Also, do you think the max "safe" whp should be more like 275-300 whp rather than 250-275, based on MWR? According to them, they discovered engine damage beating the hell out of it on track and dyno at around 350-400 whp :shrugs:

GTsRasta said:
Just invest in a 6 speed swap alreadyyyyyy ;)
jlitman said:
After this, all my extra money is being saved for the eventual release of the production version of the FT-HS.
:nono:

BTW, based on XAT's dyno for MT GT-Ss, if we assume my second round of estimates are about right, with a 6-speed I'd be around 235-241 whp (i.e., +23 to 29 ponies).

For the cost, downtime and aggrvataion of gathering the parts and doing the swap, I'd sooner build the engine, sell the S/C, buy a scary turbo (Smaay? MWR?), and start all over again, which would net me a whole lot more power, and I'd still have a free hand to molest my girl's tits and snatch while driving :D
 
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