are british tuners living in the past
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are british tuners living in the past
Just wondering(sturring) what ye guys on here think about alot of cossie tuners sticking to old methods of tuning.
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
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Just wondering(sturring) what ye guys on here think about alot of cossie tuners sticking to old methods of tuning.
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
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Think you'll find most if not all will use a varient of the GT30, Siemens injectors and prob a larger inlet cam at that power so don't see the difference, and unless your wiring loom is fubar'd don't see point or expense in going beyone L8 at that power level
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Just wondering(sturring) what ye guys on here think about alot of cossie tuners sticking to old methods of tuning.
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
like say ya want a 400bhp engine what do they do lower the compression fit a larger out dated T34/T4 turbo larger injectors and rechip a prehistoric ecu.
compare this to some of the foreign companies running same power what do ya get higher compression new proper inlet standard t3 size more efficent turbo and modern management ad an engine thatil perform much better
any thoughts ???
What tuners you talking about, I have been running diff managments for about 10 years and BB turbo's tubular manifolds and not lower than stock comp also, Not me living in the past.
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the ECU is easily capable to do whatever you want. Low compression means big boost spikes and huge torque, which is what gives cossie's their kick.
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I cant think of any british tuner doing that sort of conversion TBH, sounds more like the sort of thing that people do at home themself and just fit a chip from a tuner to make work.
That said though, Ive got a T34 and a set of greens on my YB and I think its a great conversion despite all the far more "modern" stuff Ive done with tuning other engines.
As for the management, L8 is very well suited to modified engines, it uses the same sort of sensor setup most of us run on aftermarket anyway (ie speed density based not airflow etc)
That said though, Ive got a T34 and a set of greens on my YB and I think its a great conversion despite all the far more "modern" stuff Ive done with tuning other engines.
As for the management, L8 is very well suited to modified engines, it uses the same sort of sensor setup most of us run on aftermarket anyway (ie speed density based not airflow etc)
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Hmm but the Cosworth was here before those cars so really there are just copying something which had already been done, 300HP is nothing for a YB anyway really, plus some of those cars arn't really comparable for example the MR2 is no where near as practical as the Cosworth, the same applies to alot of those cars.
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Seriously, looks at the tuners that you see on this forum a lot like:
SCS / MAD / NMS / MSD / Reyland
Do you see any of those that really fit the description?
Sure they might do some conversion like that still, but its certainly not all they do, not by a fucking mile in any of those cases!
The topic seems to be living more in the past than its accusing YB tuners in the uk of doing?
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Well you could ask why the yanks use big block and chargers for big power cos it works just fine !!! and sometimes you just dont need the latest thing.
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Yb engines the bollocks if u put carbs on it or turbod and management fine remapped [ chipped ] so think thread starter shud go on anotha forum has it aint got passion 4 fords lol
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Which tuners?
Seriously, looks at the tuners that you see on this forum a lot like:
SCS / MAD / NMS / MSD / Reyland
Do you see any of those that really fit the description?
Sure they might do some conversion like that still, but its certainly not all they do, not by a fucking mile in any of those cases!
The topic seems to be living more in the past than its accusing YB tuners in the uk of doing?
Seriously, looks at the tuners that you see on this forum a lot like:
SCS / MAD / NMS / MSD / Reyland
Do you see any of those that really fit the description?
Sure they might do some conversion like that still, but its certainly not all they do, not by a fucking mile in any of those cases!
The topic seems to be living more in the past than its accusing YB tuners in the uk of doing?
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Seems a pretty pointless arguement really. Tuners will do what customers want and lets be honest, for a fast road car a lot of people prefer a T34 anyway.
If people want to change management then most tuners are more than happy to do so and will spec engines to whatever your needs. But then as chip says the L8 is more than up to the job so why change something thats not broken.
Obviously i'm aware that changes can improve development etc, but for 75% of cossie owners the old ways are probably working fine.
If people want to change management then most tuners are more than happy to do so and will spec engines to whatever your needs. But then as chip says the L8 is more than up to the job so why change something thats not broken.
Obviously i'm aware that changes can improve development etc, but for 75% of cossie owners the old ways are probably working fine.
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i dont know im not a tuner im just bored
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
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i dont know im not a tuner im just bored
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
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i dont know im not a tuner im just bored
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
but il have a crack anyway if had money probably start with somethng like cossie derived 2.5 millington engine with roller barrells in head jenvey plenuim 11-1 compression long 4 branch manifold say3ft primeries holset or borg twin scroll turbo custom cooler and omex710 or similer ecu
now go on poke holes in my argument
To give you an idea, I worked for an evo tuning company and we used to build 2.4 stroker engines that revved to 9000rpm with 9.0:1 static compression ratio. With a Turbonetics Y2K turbo one of those engines made 930bhp at the flywheel (calculated) about 7 years ago on methanol. That was running 8 x 1600cc injectors at over 80% duty cycle.