French Boost Project

[Mr Plums]

Whats happened?

 

[leeds2592]

Uh oh.

 

[leeds_182]

A little.

 

[cat171]

Whoops!

What happened?

 

[Philip.]

Oh gawd! :weary:

 

[Craig]

Not good mate

 

[leeds_182]

Turns out it was the crank sensor. I think the garage must've nudged it when they were modifying the exhaust today.

Still got a massive blow coming from somewhere though which is annoying.

 

[Mr Plums]

Cheap fix then

 

[leeds_182]

Cheap fix then :smile:

AA man fixed it for me so it's all good. Always worth having breakdown cover when driving French cars.

 

[Matthew]

Glad it wasn't something major pal.

 

[leeds_182]

Boooooooost!

 

[Waitey]

You're doing that without any mapping?

These things aren't carb'd you can't just play those games!

 

[leeds_182]

You're doing that without any mapping?

These things aren't carb'd you can't just play those games!

No guts, no glory.

 

[leeds_182]

New shocks today and drives so much nicer.

After much consideration I am going to concede and go back to the original cooler. Although I love the look of the new one, it's far too big for the set up.

 

[Mr Plums]

New shocks today and drives so much nicer.

After much consideration I am going to concede and go back to the original cooler. Although I love the look of the new one, it's far too big for the set up.

 

[Donny_Dog]

You don't have your old cooler.
And who will do it for you anyway.
You're fckd.

 

[leeds_182]

You don't have your old cooler.
And who will do it for you anyway.
You're fckd.

I've got my new pal, Craig,

Blow me.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Cooler doesn't look to big

 

[leeds_182]

Cooler doesn't look to big

Really? It's bigger than the moon!

 

[Ph1 Tom]

Good, it'll have its own gravitational pull to reel cars in as you approach them then.

Seriously though it doesn't look too big, nothing wrong with a big intercooler.

 

[Chrisgti6]

Good, it'll have its own gravitational pull to reel cars in as you approach them then.

Seriously though it doesn't look too big, nothing wrong with a big intercooler.

It's twice the size of the one i'm running on a 300hp 5 pot turbo and mine will still be fine when I eventually hit 400hp - it's entirely unnecesary and will add lag on something with a small turbo.

 

[_Tom]

nothing wrong with a big intercooler.

Well there quite clearly is..lol! Big doesn't mean best.

 

[leeds_182]

It's twice the size of the one i'm running on a 300hp 5 pot turbo and mine will still be fine when I eventually hit 400hp - it's entirely unnecesary and will add lag on something with a small turbo.

Knows it. It was a lot more punchy with the small cooler and that's what I'm going back to.

 

[Chrisgti6]

Knows it. It was a lot more punchy with the small cooler and that's what I'm going back to.

Can't fault you, keep hold of the bigger one for when you hit the bigger numbers - sounds like a great plan to me!

 

[Ph1 Tom]

It's twice the size of the one i'm running on a 300hp 5 pot turbo and mine will still be fine when I eventually hit 400hp - it's entirely unnecesary and will add lag on something with a small turbo.

Well there quite clearly is..lol! Big doesn't mean best.

"The fact is bigger will be better as
long as it can be sited correctly
within the airstream and it doesn’t
significantly affect the engine’s
cooling by blocking the air stream
to other heat exchangers such as
coolant radiators and oil coolers."

http://www.motorsport-developments.co.uk/tech_articles/FAF262_tech.pdf

 

[Matt_90]

Looks like a fun project! let me know if you ever sell it or split it!

 

[_Tom]

"The fact is bigger will be better as
long as it can be sited correctly
within the airstream and it doesn’t
significantly affect the engine’s
cooling by blocking the air stream
to other heat exchangers such as
coolant radiators and oil coolers."

http://www.motorsport-developments.co.uk/tech_articles/FAF262_tech.pdf

You blow up a carrier bag and then blow up a bin liner. Which is going to fill quickest?
He has a baby turbo, bigger intercooler and longer pipe work. It's struggling to fill it quick enough so he is losing pressure and the peak is much higher in the rev range.
He is also only running 8 psi from his baby turbo so not going to be ridiculous intake temps.

 

[leeds2592]

You blow up a carrier bag and then blow up a bin liner. Which is going to fill quickest?

The bin liner probably as most carrier bags have little holes in the bottom.









Sorry

 

[_Tom]

The bin liner probably as most carrier bags have little holes in the bottom.
Sorry :wink:

There's always one..:smiley:

 

[Mr Plums]

The bin liner probably as most carrier bags have little holes in the bottom.









Sorry :wink:

You could always put your little finger in one and you tiggler in the other?

 

[Ph1 Tom]

You blow up a carrier bag and then blow up a bin liner. Which is going to fill quickest?
He has a baby turbo, bigger intercooler and longer pipe work. It's struggling to fill it quick enough so he is losing pressure and the peak is much higher in the rev range.
He is also only running 8 psi from his baby turbo so not going to be ridiculous intake temps.

Don't shoot the messenger.

 

[_Tom]

Don't shoot the messenger.

Don't try and educate the teacher.

 

[leeds2592]

You could always put your little finger in one and you tiggler in the other?

Ooo-er.

 

[Ph1 Tom]

What diameter is the boost piping btw, you'd gain more from going to 3 to 2" piperwork than changing the cooler. remember the volume of the cool is only in the end tanks and a small amount of the bar and plate design.

e.g swapping from a 20" square intercooler with 2" end tanks and 3" thick compared with a 8" height intercooler with otherwise same dimensions same you 250 cu. in.

changing from a 3 to 2" boost pipe setup with a decent amount of pipe would save you 400 cu. in.

 

[Waitey]

^ If you are running 3" change it now.

I ran 2" on my MX-5.

 

[leeds_182]

I think its 2".

I'm going back to the baby cooler anyway.

Also hoping this may solve my exhaust blowing issues!

 

[leeds_182]

Been chasing the blow on he exhaust and have now discovered that the manifold is cracked.

Doh!

 

[_Tom]

At least you've found it. My glanza mani used to crack what seemed to be every other week..

 

[leeds_182]

Yeah, took it to Tony banks in Leeds today and he welded it up for me for free. Will hopefully fit tonight and see where the new blow comes from!

 

[leeds_182]

My courtesy car;