[Supras] richness under boost

Jeff Mohler speedtoys.racing at gmail.com
Mon Nov 5 12:33:09 CST 2007


Jim:

C;mon, things like that always worked for Chuckie..remember?  Well, at least
for a thousand miles, give/take.

On 11/5/07, Jim Jobe <jjobe2 at supratech.org> wrote:
>
>
> Bernie, please do not tell us you are using this gadget to determine
> a/f ratio.
>
> http://www.3barracing.com/product_3.htm
>
> You NEED a proper wideband sensor for tuning.
>
> BTW, stock pistons have made 500rwhp reliably daily driven for years.
>
> On Mon, Nov 05, 2007 at 10:51:56AM -0500, Walker, Brian (Rich. Dist)
> wrote:
> >
> > Bernie, those spikes in boost seem a bit odd to me. I have a wideband
> > that measures press. and has peak storage. My peak boost is always ~14.5
> > (within ~.2 psi depending on ambient temps, ball & spring controller)
> > This is also the pressure I normally see under WOT (by autometer gauge
> > and real time Wideband display. To me spikes of 2-3 psi seem off. Have
> > you checked to make sure there is no play in the WG arm? Maybe that
> > variance is normal for other folks but my peak boost has been pretty
> > rock solid. (peak A/F on the other hand does tend to vary a little,
> > normally 9.6:1 -10.3:1 depending on weather)
> > Brian W
> >
> > Date: Sat, 03 Nov 2007 18:59:37 -0500
> > From: "berniek at technicaldevelop.com" <berniek at technicaldevelop.com>
> > Subject: [Supras] richness under boost
> > To: "Supras at supras.com" <Supras at supras.com>
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> > Today, I temporarily wired up a Dawes A/F indicator, and found that as
> > expected, the engine runs richer under boost than needed for best power.
> > There are ways I will be considering to lower combustion temperatures,
> > such as water injection (already have the RV water pump).
> > But for now, the Dawes readout always has the blue LED lit under boost,
> > I guess the way Toyota intended it (about 9:1 A/F ratio).  The car feels
> > good, so I'd rather be safe than sorry, but can use any number of means
> > to get the A/F up to about 11:1 under boost.  I'm particularly concerned
> > about safety since I'm running the stock pistions at 15 PSI, with one
> > second long spikes up to 17-18 PSI.  Has 550cc, Lex, 3" exhaust, 57 trim
> > turbo, Walbro and the usual mods which go along with these parts.
> >
> >
> > As always, any information would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> > Berniek
> >
> >
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