wat is safe limit to turn the boost up in psi i hav standard cooler chipped ecu and uprated actuater and newman fast road cam.it goes up to 10 then back down t about 5psi wat psi can it be turned up safely with out damageing the turbo or engine.
and wat is standard boost for an rs turbo

 

an s2 can boost up to about 9 -10 psi before the ecu will cut in, so if yours is doing that then you may not have a chipped ecu?
You will have to get the fueling checked to see if it is correct and the igition and the cam timing as i have found that so many times that has allways been slightly out!
these can be done by a local garage that has a gas analyser and timing strobe.

Back to a chipped ecu most will be either limited to something like 16psi max boost or unlimited boost chip.
on a standard good intercooler you can run about 14psi and reset the fueling to run slightly richer.
if your not sure what your setup is then maybe a trip to a tuner is required.

 

wat is done in a set up from a garage and how much are they ?? many thanks dale

 

they set the fueling, timing, boost, and check for detonation.
You cannot safely adjust the boost yourself, and it does sound like your ecu is not chipped!
I'd get it setup mate, should cost around Ł150.

But this is specialist work and cannot be done by any old garage!

 

not really specialist setting up the fueling on an mfi unit most mot stations know how to adjust for richness. timing has never been that hard either.
If you want to save some dosh and get a good setup then go see Jano @Oddkiddcreations who can sort that out.

 

ahh, do the mot stations drag there workshop co machine along behind them to check the fuelling under full load then?

do they also have calibrated boost measuring equipment and det monitoring equipment?

and most of all, do they know how to set these cars up?

 

Sorry mate but no. There is more to it than just turning the CO adjuster. And Jano from odd kids is a specialist.!.! so i assume it will be more like the figure karlos quoted any way.

Take it to some one proper mate, a set up is a great way to keep the car reliable and safe. randomly turning up the fuel pressure etc is a great way to screw your car.

Rob,

 

and tbh if its dropping that much pressure at the lower boost and the car is relatively original my money would be on a knackered actuator. Not very hard or expensive to change.

I recently had my car set up at torque of the devil and personally i was very happy. I paid Ł100 +VAT for an hour and a half and about 10 dyno runs, end result was 18psi turbo spooled up nearly 1000RPM earlier and the reassurance (most valuable thing) that the car was not running lean at any point.

Good luck

Rob,

 

the only place i no and is close to me is alan jefferys in plymouth

 

I believe fast ford mag gives quite a comprehensive list of ford specialists. Not sure of any personally near you but a google search or new thread can never hurt.

 

im from newton abbot btw!

 

im in newton 2.were u based

 

blackpool during the week, ipplepen at weekends

 

and wat would u do 2 it ?it is chipped and had a newman cam just had a recon on my turbo i got oil presure gauge but im sure its fuked up iv had it checked out.if there was no oil presure the oil light would come on the dash

 

LOL there you go!

I have a friend who wants to take a trip up to you guys for a v4 etcetc. random thread hijack..... will you supply a safe(ish) base map so the car can be driven upto you?

Rob,

 

how comes ? have u a garage there

 

what chip? and does it match your spec? ,

be carefull driving it, as it may be lean top end and may melt

you need to measure the o/p accurately


check our website for setup details...

 

i live in ipplepen, built 3 houses there 2 years ago my wife stays there full time.

im workshop manager at MSD in blackpool.

 

Would you supply a fair base map if i bought an ecu from you?

Rob,

 

do u have all the equipment with u wen ur down here

 

I doubt he has a van big enough for his rolling road lol

 

not easy to compile a base map on a management we see little of, but mapping it is no drama if he can get a base file as a starting point

we dont really sell ecus, we can if you want something specific but its not something we stock

 

no lol

come up, its 4hrs, and i bet you drive home with a smile

 

all our stuff is done live on the road under real live condtions.

no dyno!

 

Cool, really sorry mate i was confusing you with another firm (M-Tec)!!! thats a shitty thing to say i know but i saw your name a knew i had read your posts before! foot in mouth and i am very sorry.

But regards to getting the car set up, do it dale, now that i have removed my arse from my face and thought for a few moments! motorsport developments has a very good reputation, and a pretty good web site its well worth it. I smiled a lot on the way home when mine was sorted!

Rob,

 

lol no probs

 

4 hours is very far away m8

 

well there is nobody local in that end of the world i would let set up my wheel barrow

 

got post code for the place ? im not sure i would trust my car drivin up there lol

 

all on www.remapping.co.uk

 

Not really specialist!! What are you talking about Morph?? You need a WBO2, some Det cans, and to know how to adjust the fuelling on MFI for a start............. my local Garage would have no idea!!

Exactly fellas!!!

I'm not sure you have a chipped ECU as it sounds like your getting boost cut from your first post, either that or your actuator is weak.

If the oil pressure light works.... yes

 

Jano only charges Ł50 to set up MFI. He basically makes no money on MFI set ups so he can get further buisness off people later down the line for things such as management conversions.

 

I think there's a problem on the car somewhere. The fact that the boost drops to about half of what it was I'd say the amal valve is engaging and switching to low-boost. Either cause it's knackered or because there is a fault in the electrics or some other sensor. Or - as mentioned above, the spring in the actuator has gone weak.

Adjusting fueling is a piece of cake if you have a wideband lambda to check the result. You just take of the pressure actuator (black box on the metering unit). Make sure you don't lose the O-rings and remove the big normal screw on the back of it. Behind it is the adjustment screw (allen type). Clockwise makes it richer, anti-clockwise leaner. However it's very senstive and get's even more so, the further you turn it. A 1/4 of a turn already does quite a lot.

 

Woodford garage mate totnes very good with cossies and rst's

 

how do you check and adjust under full load?

 

Yeah jano's the man to talk to, he knows his shit and is one of the most sound guys about give him a ring for a tune up

 

With a rolling road and a wideband lambda..... thats why a local grease monkey cant do it
You can do it on the road but need somewhere you can get up to around 90mph (or whatever RS's do in 3rd @ 6400rpm), a laptop, a WBO2, and have to pull over to make adjustments every time!

 

yea wb lambdas are far easier to use when setting a car up when its got full management

 

on mfi? isn't that for efi setup where you can adjust the fueling and ignition.
Never had tuners use wideband to setup my rst and not had a problem with any of them.

 

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