The Turbokompressor setup comes with a controllable wastegate that allows for variable boost/hp levels.

 

My comments were not meant to be directed at you Bob I understood why you posed the question...I was just ranting (regretably, a little too loud) against the general hostility towards a perfectly good technology. Pardon my manners

 

What, me sensitive....... I did read your write up that you posted...... I had no idea....... I'm looking forward to seeing you and MSFITOY at the Dragon...... does this mean I have to wash the "Spider"?

 

But of course We'll be there from the 4-1 to 5-7. I'm not making the mistake of forgetting my wash kit this time...

 

Doesn't matter if it doesn't allow for a way to quickly and accurately change the tune each time you change the boost level.

Boost controllers are probalby the single biggest cause of turbo engine damage... the nut behind the wheel just can't control himself.

 

I have witnessed this multiple times. Some people have no self control. However it is fun to watch. I was recently riding along in my friends sr20det 240sx and his boost controller some how malfunctioned. The turbo shattered in to many pieces.

 

Same reason how people blow up their motor with Nitrous...

 

Hey now we are almost using the same size shot. You have a 60 and I have a 75... However I have yet to see a venom kit produce the horsepower they are rated at.

 

What color is your jet?

 

Well, my kit was installed by a well known tuner in Montreal. I had a bad experience with NO2, but maybe I should have been more careful and not trust that "special juice".

I learned a lesson with that : Cheap power is not a reliabel way to go.

I'd rather have less power, but constant and reliable, than use the "blue bottle" (NO2).

 

It's brass colored... I am using a nitrous express kit. They differ by the jet numbers.

 

Oh...I thought you had Venom. I'm not sure what you meant by your previous statement about Venom not making the hp then. They don't use hp shot numbers that I know of. I calculated the hp based on the jet's orifice diameter by using other N2O manufacturer's calculator. Accordingly, my green jet is suppose to be equivalent to 60hp with 950psi but it feels more like 80

 

should of used N20 AND NOT N02. FUNNY THE GERMANS USED IT IN AIRPLANES WITH GOOD RESULTS. I THINK YOU SHOULD LOOK AT BUYING A V8 WITH 400HP AND DON'T MESS WITH IT!!! JUST DRIVE IT AND ENJOY. YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER THIS IS A 1.6 LITER MOTOR AND IF YOU WANT BIG POWER YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THE PHYSICS AND AT LEAST UNDERSTAND FUEL/ AIR MONITORING. THIS LITTLE MOTOR PUTS OUT AMAZING POWER TO DISP. EVEN STOCK. NOW YOU WANT MORE, THINK OF A 1 LITER MOTORCYCLE, IT MAKES ABOUT 150HP, ADD ANOTHER 600'cc and you have about 230hp. this is from a race bike that is street legal. one more scenero, a 5.7l v8@400hp is 70hp per 100cc's. a 1.6l inline 4@168hp is 105hp per 100cc's. get this power out of a v8 and you will have 600hp. how much would it cost to buy this car? if you can afford it you should not be messing with a cooper. people here are trying to get the most from a great little car that the average guy can afford, these people are setting the guide lines for what works and is fairly dependable, please only slam what you know are the facts or at least read and find out what may have caused your unfortunate mishap. please don't take this as a bash personally, just trying to give you a different view.

cheers

 

if it's done dependably. It's not the cost, it's the implementation that counts.

Want some fast power? Just disconnect the knock sensor! That'll keep the ignition advanced...
Just don't ask your motor to last too long, and don't floor it on hot days...

Slap on a turbo, and leave the stock injectors in place... I wonder how close to red-line that would get.....

Or slap on some nitrous, without proper engine management.

All of em will make power, some for longer than others, but none of these would be dependable....

Matt

ps, there's a guy in my Mustang club that has twin turbos on a 5.0. Home built kit, guys a good engineer. Not much boost, and he's pushing over 500 hp with the stock computer. EFI really can be nice, if treated right. FYI, the heads need work to hold that, but the 5.0 bottom end is pretty stout. Much above that and you have to beef it up.

 

Run whatcha brung. Who cares, as long as it makes it go fastar. There's nothing wrong with spray. Of course, slapping on a 100 shot on a MCS with no engine management isn't going to give you good results.

 

Ahmen

Cheating huh? I'll show you cheating...watch out when I strap a few of these JATO units to the Mini

 

isn't the jet-dia/hp linked to engine size? so a 75 in a 1.6 liter might only produce 60hp in 2 liter?

 

That's not true. If you look at a NX jet chart a 50 hp for a BMW 1.8L uses the same jets for a 50 hp shot in a BMW 5.4L

http://www.nitrousexpress.com/Instru...ortjetting.pdf

 

Look...I don't know about any other mods but when the Nitrous is armed and the go pedal is flattened, it sure the hell feels like another motor kicked in...cheating or not

 

Hey! You talkin' 'bout me?

 

Oh... thanks for reminding me

 

BTW, there have been progressive controllers like the Nitrous Mastermind for over a decade now to "modulate" nitrous. Fully programmable to soften the "hit" of activation, progressively ramp up flow rate with RPM, retard timing with flow, and kill flow with fuel pressure drop for safety.

Cialis doesn't give you a stiffy for 36 hours, it's like an arming switch but the go button is still between your ears. And corticosteroids are not the same as anabolic steroids. Sheesh.

 

Now I get it...why didn't they just say that in their commercials

 

As I understand it, the FDA prohibits even mentioning what the product is for without also explaining all the warnings and risks that are on the box insert. Same goes for magazine ads, which is why the ones that mention use are half legalese in very small print.

That's why we end up with so many commercials where people are just smiling and running through fields in slo-mo for some unmentioned reason

Cartoon

 

I was just trying to imagine a Mini commercial done that way...