UPdate Dyno
Just a little update,
I got my new controller from DO, i downgraded to a stage 2 WMI controller, the only difference is that it does not have a build in MAP sensor, so i needed to run a tap from the the cars MAP sensor to the controller, no big deal really and i think it look better, as it has no boost port on the side.
I have been expierimenting over the past fews days with the WMI, and i am seeing super low IAT's.The graph below depicts the IAT's with WMI and without WMI, please bear in mind that for this log i only used water.
I went for some mixed driving today, one journey with just water injection and one without water injection, I used the same route both times btw.For both journeys I made sure the IAT was reading was 39c on idle and I also used my thermal gun to measure the surface temp of the manifold and cold side pipe work, the manifold was 44c and the pipe work 48c, while this does not sound much but I challenge anyone to leave there hand on it for more that 15sec, the outside temp today in clonmel was 22c.
I logged both journeys start to finish, the graph below depicts the temp readings I took, the Pink line is no WMI and the blue is with WMI, you can clearly see with no WMI the IAT start good but as soon as the temp go up while just sitting at the lights it finds it very difficult to recovery and could be classed as heat soaked, a dead duck, the reason turbo aspirated cars are only good for a few runs on the dyno, heat is there worst enemy robbing us of power and in turn fun.
The blue line is with WMI(remember just water for now) While it was slow at the start to get the temps down once it did it consistently keep them low with very healthy IAT readings and the more I drove the lower they got, it gave the car an outstanding chance to recovery from when temps went up and whenever I put the car under load you can see the temps drop on the graph, all in all I am very happy with this. At the start of both run the IATS were 39c, at the end of the run I had a NO WMI Vs WMI temps of 39c VS 23c, that’s a huge difference, the manifold was super cool to touch Vs your skin sticking to it, its all about keeps temps down and this a very encouraging thus far.
After my above fooling around with the system i got it on the Dyno, by the end of the dyno and some 8* of timing later it pulled 278bhp at 5700rpm and 295lb/ft at 4300rpm which is a very nice result on a dyno dynamic RR. The IAT were super low I just need to work on a CAI as these were up in the 40's. I am gonna get it dyno'ed on another roller as they don't call the DD RR the ball buster for nothing.
Graphs and pics below:
New WMI contoller(much Neater IMP)
This is the IAT reading from my on the road logging
Car on the RR and my Mani;
Basically now my K04 just can't flow anymore so its time for a hybrid K04 and hopefully some new high flow mani's will be out soon.
Dyno
Graph
I will upload Youtube vids later so you can hear my BF turbo back!
my manifold glows like that too after some hard runs
, however there is another dyno i am going to next week(Revo) and i know it will perform better, but then which is the accurate result!!
