Drivetrain Mynes R53 parts testing results (an upgrade "guide" to your MCS?)
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No need to wait for my answers, i'm not a tuning "god" by any means... I'm here to present my findings. I have answered your questions to the best i can w/o going overboard. If you need further explanation, then you should try Google.
Here's one i found on Google on Pump Gas vs Race Gas:
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...gas/index.html
If you want to take a basic tuning class, we can offer those at our Phx location for $500 a day (lunch included). Let me know if you're interested.
cheers.
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Here's one i found on Google on Pump Gas vs Race Gas:
http://www.popularhotrodding.com/tec...gas/index.html
If you want to take a basic tuning class, we can offer those at our Phx location for $500 a day (lunch included). Let me know if you're interested.
cheers.
mike
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Ok let me try to straighten this out for you. Do you understand how your MINI ECU work? Meaning all the adaptations that goes on within your ECU? Your knock control adaptation and mixture adaptation? First of all I didn't add any ignition timing from using 91 octane to E85... the ECU automatically added ignition timing on it's own. Your ECU has several timing look up tables and maps for various conditions. Including knock, air temp, engine temp, barometric corrections. Your ECU learns the octane that is pre-programmed in your ECU. Reads this map and store it in RAM for future look up as your drive your car. Reads from knock sensor and stores that value into RAM, reads your current air temps and engine temps and sets a error flag in RAM if temps gets too hot. And there is another function reference to these RAM addresses and it does other functions like retard ignition timing for the current octane and engine conditions by the these error flags set in RAM.
So basically your ECU can learn and adapt to these changes ( a way BMW save their butts for warranty) So the delta that Mike has been showing you on this thread all this time are correct. When we added E85, all what was changed was fueling parameters and not timing. The ECU added timing by reading the RAM info, and those error flags are not being set. So it adds timing to the current timing map as a +/- correction. So thus, the car makes more power. So there you have it.
Ask anyone here who has used 91 or 93 octane, and then used 100 octane right behind it. The car improves performance, because the ECU adds timing or does the timing 100% of what is in the main timing map which is very high as it is.
So there is no need to test 91 octane which we have already with our car, and plus Mike has added some customer cars as well for information.
So basically your ECU can learn and adapt to these changes ( a way BMW save their butts for warranty) So the delta that Mike has been showing you on this thread all this time are correct. When we added E85, all what was changed was fueling parameters and not timing. The ECU added timing by reading the RAM info, and those error flags are not being set. So it adds timing to the current timing map as a +/- correction. So thus, the car makes more power. So there you have it.
Ask anyone here who has used 91 or 93 octane, and then used 100 octane right behind it. The car improves performance, because the ECU adds timing or does the timing 100% of what is in the main timing map which is very high as it is.
So there is no need to test 91 octane which we have already with our car, and plus Mike has added some customer cars as well for information.
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Here are some of the results on 91 Octane Shell Gasoline. I will update the graphs after AMVIV - trying to pack things up right now)..
Customer #1)
2004 MCS with 17%; Milltek, 550cc Bosch; Newman Cam, RMW header; 228whp/189wtqe
Customer #2)
2005 MCS with 550cc Bosch, 15%, CAI, Milltek, 222whp/175wtqe
Customer #3)
2004 MCS with 15%, 2% crank, OBX header, Bosch 550cc, Shrick Cam, MegaMini Stage I Head, electric waterpump, aftermarket exhaust (forget what kind) = 244whp/179wtqe
Customer #1)
2004 MCS with 17%; Milltek, 550cc Bosch; Newman Cam, RMW header; 228whp/189wtqe
Customer #2)
2005 MCS with 550cc Bosch, 15%, CAI, Milltek, 222whp/175wtqe
Customer #3)
2004 MCS with 15%, 2% crank, OBX header, Bosch 550cc, Shrick Cam, MegaMini Stage I Head, electric waterpump, aftermarket exhaust (forget what kind) = 244whp/179wtqe
"HP sells cars. Torque wins races." - Wise Engine Builder
Mynes, thanks for all the info. you guys been kind enough to answer all my questions...even the dumb ones. Keep us updated on any new info. !
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Relax guys, I'm just curious as to the difference in available power between E85 fuel and 91 Octane...
The above is the part that I don't get about advanced timing with E85 fuel. Are you saying that the numbers below the delta will all be changed at the same constant if you switch back to 91 Octane? Sorry for the questions but this is confusing me. Or would it be better to assume that when switching between the two fuel maps, the numbers below the delta change with different variables as the timing advances or retards and the increase below the delta is not consistent?
So it adds timing to the current timing map as a +/- correction. So thus, the car makes more power. So there you have it.
Ask anyone here who has used 91 or 93 octane, and then used 100 octane right behind it. The car improves performance, because the ECU adds timing or does the timing 100% of what is in the main timing map which is very high as it is.
Ask anyone here who has used 91 or 93 octane, and then used 100 octane right behind it. The car improves performance, because the ECU adds timing or does the timing 100% of what is in the main timing map which is very high as it is.
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Relax guys, I'm just curious as to the difference in available power between E85 fuel and 91 Octane...
The above is the part that I don't get about advanced timing with E85 fuel. Are you saying that the numbers below the delta will all be changed at the same constant if you switch back to 91 Octane? Sorry for the questions but this is confusing me. Or would it be better to assume that when switching between the two fuel maps, the numbers below the delta change with different variables as the timing advances or retards and the increase below the delta is not consistent?
The above is the part that I don't get about advanced timing with E85 fuel. Are you saying that the numbers below the delta will all be changed at the same constant if you switch back to 91 Octane? Sorry for the questions but this is confusing me. Or would it be better to assume that when switching between the two fuel maps, the numbers below the delta change with different variables as the timing advances or retards and the increase below the delta is not consistent?
We are relax, just typed a novel for you LOL. I think you should use Google and first understand about octane and how an engine reacts to it. Then you would have a better understanding. I didn't think we would have to give an online class on octane and it's effects.
#260
Interesting thread....but still waiting for Mynes flash tool with datalogging to be available.
Have you guys worked out a price yet? Once it becomes available, I wanna order it together with your 550cc injectors. (Hope there's a price package for the Flash tool, injectors and remote tune)
Have you guys worked out a price yet? Once it becomes available, I wanna order it together with your 550cc injectors. (Hope there's a price package for the Flash tool, injectors and remote tune)
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Interesting thread....but still waiting for Mynes flash tool with datalogging to be available.
Have you guys worked out a price yet? Once it becomes available, I wanna order it together with your 550cc injectors. (Hope there's a price package for the Flash tool, injectors and remote tune)
Have you guys worked out a price yet? Once it becomes available, I wanna order it together with your 550cc injectors. (Hope there's a price package for the Flash tool, injectors and remote tune)
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What sparked my curiosity was why you would swap to E85 fuel so early on. Wouldn't it have been more beneficial to show what E85 can do AFTER everything has been bolted and installed onto the car? As with anyone here I would just like some peace of mind that if I get my car tuned it won't crap out on me or throw a rod.
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That doesn't make any sense at all. Didn't everyone else on this board had their cars tuned on regular 91 or 93 gas before the E85 fuel even came up? So how would you throw a rod getting a car tuned on 91 or 93 octane?
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That's the point Mike was trying to make about the delta's for the mods being the same regardless of E85 or 91 (93) octane fuel. The benefit of the E85 is something that was shown in a dyno where the only variable was the fuel change. That shows the delta for the benefit of running E85. You can subtract that delta from the other dynos in order to have a rough idea of what the power would be on 91 (93) octane fuel given the same mods.
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and one more question about the injectors, will your Bosch injectors fit with my larger GRS IC?
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Sometime next month? Ok, what about prices? and any price packages that comes with the flash tools? Maybe a pre-launch sale? No price as of yet, still working on software (GUI) and alot of work.
and one more question about the injectors, will your Bosch injectors fit with my larger GRS IC?
and one more question about the injectors, will your Bosch injectors fit with my larger GRS IC?
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Yes, every car is very different indeed. That's why we used the SAME car on the SAME dyno all these tests to provide the most factual info to those who wants a simple, direct and cost-effective path in modding their cars.
Our specialty is in ECU tuning and calibration, and that's one critical factor that should not be overlooked when adding mods to your car. Performance parts will give you some extra hp/tqe, but good tuning is what gets you the MOST performance out of those parts
cheers... off to AMVIV we go!!!
Our specialty is in ECU tuning and calibration, and that's one critical factor that should not be overlooked when adding mods to your car. Performance parts will give you some extra hp/tqe, but good tuning is what gets you the MOST performance out of those parts
cheers... off to AMVIV we go!!!
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My primary concern comes from a friend who frequents the Evo forums. There was an Evo on there with one of your tunes and he threw a rod. I'd just like to make sure that it wasn't caused by the tune, and that I won't have to worry about that happening to my car if I decide to go with your remote tune.
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My primary concern comes from a friend who frequents the Evo forums. There was an Evo on there with one of your tunes and he threw a rod. I'd just like to make sure that it wasn't caused by the tune, and that I won't have to worry about that happening to my car if I decide to go with your remote tune.
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How built was this evo motor? Did he check or change the oil? I understand a tune can do a lot but when a motor isn't setup for certain level of tune factory spec pistons and rod can't go outside of their engineered tolerances. I would also think that fact the Mynes shop evo has 1000whp they would know exactly what they are doing.....you know.
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My primary concern comes from a friend who frequents the Evo forums. There was an Evo on there with one of your tunes and he threw a rod. I'd just like to make sure that it wasn't caused by the tune, and that I won't have to worry about that happening to my car if I decide to go with your remote tune.
...it couldn't have been the dude beating the hell out of the car or a missed shift, could it?
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indirectly... but if you reread checkmate's post. He is correct. DIRECTLY the tune does not throw a rod. It can be the result of catastrophic failure, however, that would mean... you melted a piston... used up your oil... still kept driving... spun a bearing... kept driving.. and then.. yeah.. you finally locked up the motor in which moment you were obviously on the throttle quite hard.. and oh yeah.. you then threw a rod. Yes this can happen quick if you are completely retar....... well Im just gunnah stop there...
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indirectly... but if you reread checkmate's post. He is correct. DIRECTLY the tune does not throw a rod. It can be the result of catastrophic failure, however, that would mean... you melted a piston... used up your oil... still kept driving... spun a bearing... kept driving.. and then.. yeah.. you finally locked up the motor in which moment you were obviously on the throttle quite hard.. and oh yeah.. you then threw a rod. Yes this can happen quick if you are completely retar....... well Im just gunnah stop there...