PowerFC Tuning (calgary)....
10-11-08 | 01:35 AM
#126
i had an amazing experience at lightspeed today with cam tuning my car, the guy is very knowledgable and has many toys, i especially liked the knock box he used....
final result was 343whp and 288lbtq @ 12psi on a BNR3 and large street port running a conservative 10.8:1 AFR....
great experience, was reasonably priced and the results left me quite happy....
final result was 343whp and 288lbtq @ 12psi on a BNR3 and large street port running a conservative 10.8:1 AFR....
great experience, was reasonably priced and the results left me quite happy....
thewird
10-11-08 | 08:26 AM
#127
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10-11-08 | 08:28 AM
#128
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Why only 12 psi on BNR's? They're best at 14+ PSi. Depending on the fuel available you can go to 15-17 PSi if your fuel system supports it (and the rest of your car). 550/1300cc would be enough to max pump fuel. At 12 PSi, I think 10.8 AFR is too rich. You won't blow up though that's for sure (assuming nothing else goes wrong).
thewird
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the only concern i have is that coasting on the highway the timing is around 37degree's advanced, but the second any throttle is given more then light flat-line cruising it drops to 20~, and further depending on throttle....
10-11-08 | 12:53 PM
#130
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i had an amazing experience at lightspeed today with cam tuning my car, the guy is very knowledgable and has many toys, i especially liked the knock box he used....
final result was 343whp and 288lbtq @ 12psi on a BNR3 and large street port running a conservative 10.8:1 AFR....
great experience, was reasonably priced and the results left me quite happy....
final result was 343whp and 288lbtq @ 12psi on a BNR3 and large street port running a conservative 10.8:1 AFR....
great experience, was reasonably priced and the results left me quite happy....
10-11-08 | 12:59 PM
#131
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No offense, but why are you thinking of turbo now? If I recall some have advised you to ditch the supercharger and go turbo for a long time as it would make more power and be much cheaper. Your response always was that you were a supercharger kind of guy, didn't want lag, yadda, yadda, yadda. So why are you changing your tune only now? Surely one car recently making 300+ rwhp isn't all it took. Are you finally admitting that the supercharger route on a rotary was the wrong way to go?
10-11-08 | 02:36 PM
#133
he said at 12psi it would be more then enough, and it would be very reliable, and i agreed, it's a fun car to say the least and the power come's on very smooth....
the only concern i have is that coasting on the highway the timing is around 37degree's advanced, but the second any throttle is given more then light flat-line cruising it drops to 20~, and further depending on throttle....
the only concern i have is that coasting on the highway the timing is around 37degree's advanced, but the second any throttle is given more then light flat-line cruising it drops to 20~, and further depending on throttle....
thewird
10-11-08 | 07:51 PM
#134
No offense, but why are you thinking of turbo now? If I recall some have advised you to ditch the supercharger and go turbo for a long time as it would make more power and be much cheaper. Your response always was that you were a supercharger kind of guy, didn't want lag, yadda, yadda, yadda. So why are you changing your tune only now? Surely one car recently making 300+ rwhp isn't all it took. Are you finally admitting that the supercharger route on a rotary was the wrong way to go?
10-11-08 | 07:54 PM
#135
I must add, would I recommend the camden for a daily driver, i said "yes", but only if you can pick one up for a deal. If paying full price, I'd recommend a good standalone and a basic turbo (which could be upgraded later) and start learning to tune......
10-12-08 | 12:59 PM
#136
I tend to agree that the Camden setup is a wonderful daily driver setup in a first gen. It doesn't have the 'thrust' or 'pull' my car has, but its a hell of alot smoother to drive. The instant tourque and boost is only something I could wish for.
10-14-08 | 12:51 AM
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i neglected this thread for a few days now, i've been having some issues with the car itself.... i'm expecting the worse at the moment unfortunately....
https://www.rx7club.com/power-fc-forum-47/power-fc-timing-maps-792577/page2/
there's a link to the thread if anyone is interested in a read....
i initially built the car to be an auto cross car and take it on the track, it was what i wanted and intended the car to do, but a couple issues have arised and i'm un sure what's going on with it now, so until i sort those things out, i'm not sure what's going to happen....
https://www.rx7club.com/power-fc-forum-47/power-fc-timing-maps-792577/page2/
there's a link to the thread if anyone is interested in a read....
i initially built the car to be an auto cross car and take it on the track, it was what i wanted and intended the car to do, but a couple issues have arised and i'm un sure what's going on with it now, so until i sort those things out, i'm not sure what's going to happen....
10-18-08 | 08:44 AM
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Update Time....
checked the voltage on the rear coils with the volt meter with the key on the "on" postion and it read 11.75~v, checked the leading, 0.00....
so i unhooked the MSD from the system, hooked the leading coil back up with the leads, key to on, 11.76~v from the leading....
car runs like a top now, but you can notice the difference now without the MSD....
thanks to everyone who helped diagnose the problem!...
checked the voltage on the rear coils with the volt meter with the key on the "on" postion and it read 11.75~v, checked the leading, 0.00....
so i unhooked the MSD from the system, hooked the leading coil back up with the leads, key to on, 11.76~v from the leading....
car runs like a top now, but you can notice the difference now without the MSD....
thanks to everyone who helped diagnose the problem!...
10-19-08 | 10:02 AM
#139
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That's great!!!
Good job at diagnosising the issue and solving it. Use this as a lesson though. You said the car boosted past what you had it do on the dyno. Doesnt matter if the tuner threw extra fuel up there or not. If he didnt take it up to that on the dyno it's not tuned for it. Just be carefull.
Good job at diagnosising the issue and solving it. Use this as a lesson though. You said the car boosted past what you had it do on the dyno. Doesnt matter if the tuner threw extra fuel up there or not. If he didnt take it up to that on the dyno it's not tuned for it. Just be carefull.
10-20-08 | 06:42 PM
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That's great!!!
Good job at diagnosising the issue and solving it. Use this as a lesson though. You said the car boosted past what you had it do on the dyno. Doesnt matter if the tuner threw extra fuel up there or not. If he didnt take it up to that on the dyno it's not tuned for it. Just be carefull.
Good job at diagnosising the issue and solving it. Use this as a lesson though. You said the car boosted past what you had it do on the dyno. Doesnt matter if the tuner threw extra fuel up there or not. If he didnt take it up to that on the dyno it's not tuned for it. Just be carefull.
it's tuned for 12-13psi, he dumped fuel into it just incase i spiked so it should be fine....
atleast i'm not ignorant to stay into it if it ever gets too high, thankfully!...
05-09-20 | 02:37 PM
#141
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From: CALGARY ALBERTA CANADA
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Soloracer relax, u always gotta come one here and start calling everybody down, this forum is to help one another out, not discourage people from posting when they have a problem. this **** isnt worth starting an argument over.
since i know u are and educated rotorhead, why is it that i would see higher knock readings and higher afrs in the denser more humid air, are u saying a car tuned here should run safely anywhere? i was even hitting fuel cut in mb when running @ 15lbs,i had to turn the boost down to 12lbs. that never happens here in Calgary?
Its Cam @ Lightspeed (not Ken as i posted before) and he didnt tune my car specifically. i got the map from him that was tuned to a car identical to mine. The car ran great out here with that map for a year. I took it to mb and beat on it, running leaner and seeing higher knock reading on the pfc. it held up through all the punishment i gave it in the east, but let go in Med Hat. As for Lightspeed i am not trying to be a spokesman for the work they do there, i have heard of some mishaps coming out of that shop aswell. Bottom line is how limited we are around here to find some one to tune are cars.
since i know u are and educated rotorhead, why is it that i would see higher knock readings and higher afrs in the denser more humid air, are u saying a car tuned here should run safely anywhere? i was even hitting fuel cut in mb when running @ 15lbs,i had to turn the boost down to 12lbs. that never happens here in Calgary?
Its Cam @ Lightspeed (not Ken as i posted before) and he didnt tune my car specifically. i got the map from him that was tuned to a car identical to mine. The car ran great out here with that map for a year. I took it to mb and beat on it, running leaner and seeing higher knock reading on the pfc. it held up through all the punishment i gave it in the east, but let go in Med Hat. As for Lightspeed i am not trying to be a spokesman for the work they do there, i have heard of some mishaps coming out of that shop aswell. Bottom line is how limited we are around here to find some one to tune are cars.
Yes you can build a near problem free car, BUT you need to put lots of dyno and road testing specifically on to your car for tune setup. The amount of performance difference from same components is astounding. No tune meant for one car will work 100% for another.
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