are there any gains to be made by tuning a stock N/A?
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are there any gains to be made by tuning a stock N/A?
Can you gain any noticable amount of power with an aftermarket or piggyback system on a stock motor N/A with maybe a free flowing exhaust and intake? I've heard leaning it out can yield some results but I'm curious as to whether it would even be worth it, or if it would compromise reliability at the same time.
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you can actually gain a significant amount of power by freeing up the intake and exhaust flow without massive portwork. moreso on the S5 than the S4 and also moreso with a standalone that you can adjust the timing with.
cut the split down a few degrees after peak torque(~5500 RPMs) and advance the timing as well as pull fuel out of the stock maps to around 12:1 by redline. i can envision a stock ported motor could probably produce about 180 wheel horsepower with a decent engine management system, intake and exhaust. for example, on a customers car with a mild streetport and exhaust port sleeve diffusers still in the exhaust, stock exhaust manifold, cold air intake and 2 1/2 free flowing exhaust and Rtek 2.1 on an S5 car made 190WHP with a little room to grow still. thats a bit of improvement over the ~140 stock wheel horsepower they normally produce.
you can actually gain a significant amount of power by freeing up the intake and exhaust flow without massive portwork. moreso on the S5 than the S4 and also moreso with a standalone that you can adjust the timing with.
cut the split down a few degrees after peak torque(~5500 RPMs) and advance the timing as well as pull fuel out of the stock maps to around 12:1 by redline. i can envision a stock ported motor could probably produce about 180 wheel horsepower with a decent engine management system, intake and exhaust. for example, on a customers car with a mild streetport and exhaust port sleeve diffusers still in the exhaust, stock exhaust manifold, cold air intake and 2 1/2 free flowing exhaust and Rtek 2.1 on an S5 car made 190WHP with a little room to grow still. thats a bit of improvement over the ~140 stock wheel horsepower they normally produce.
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the S4 runs a decent AFR stock (12.2@4000, 12.8@5500), and it seems timing is very conservative. so an AFC helps a little, but you really don't NEED it, although it is a nice addition
the s5 runs way richer (12.2@4000, tapering down to high 10's at redline), so just keeping the AFR flat @12.5 feels HUGE. AFC is really good on these.
the s5 runs way richer (12.2@4000, tapering down to high 10's at redline), so just keeping the AFR flat @12.5 feels HUGE. AFC is really good on these.
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the only thing ive done to my car is replace the cats with a straight piece of pipe. do you think the stock airbox is OK or can it be improved by removing baffling?
and obviously a header would be nice but for now im stuck with the manibrick.
oh and it is an '86 base model.
and obviously a header would be nice but for now im stuck with the manibrick.
oh and it is an '86 base model.
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the stock intake is a true cold air intake...
you mean one of those ridiculous overpriced tube+cone filter things....i would sooner turn my car into a submarine than get one of those lol
you mean one of those ridiculous overpriced tube+cone filter things....i would sooner turn my car into a submarine than get one of those lol
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i never said the stock airbox wasn't, nor that you can't fabricate a true cold air intake for the car. you can look around at other CAI threads for ideas, since there is no real kit for the FC that is a true cold air intake. but to get better flow the stock airbox is only going to get you so far.
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i am NOT making a hot air intake. stock airbox is fine for a stock engine. i was curious about tuning not increasing airflow by very minimal amounts.
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If you are worried about 2hp then you need to find something else to worry about. 2hp isnt even enough to cut my lawn.
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If your using a stock airbox it won't cut it when the engine needs to breathe like a streetported engine with an exhaust. The stock airbox is for stock cars.
Besides that, your just flat out wrong. Sorry you are I'm not trying to be terrible to you but its a fact.
The two hp I was talking about was say you put a cold intake on an engine and get 10hp and I put one in the engine bay and get 8hp. I don't care about the 2hp for the safety of the engine. I like being able to drive in the rain as well as dry.
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Uhhhmm... ya thats not stock then. Youve increased the flow of the exhaust dramatically. the cats are most of the problem for the rotary. I was just trying to help you out and yes tuning the factory ecu or whatever will yield decent results like the tiger man said. He speaks the truth as well.
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