Can you change the FD from a speed density-based system to a MAF-based system???
#126
Originally Posted by RotorMotor
i guess we would need some sort of mass air flow sensor somewhere in the intake piping to be able to tell how much air is actually flowing through each engine ... see i tied it back in with the original purpose of this thread hehe.
#127
I spoke w/ Steve Khan about this for a bit the other day, and while he told me there are obvious benifits, it looks like it's quite some tricky...and he also told me something I didn't like at all...that in virtually all MAFs, you have a 15% hp loss due to restriction...he said that held true even when you get larger MAFs, simply because of the design (the heated rod being in the middle), and hence, that's why Mazda Japan switched back from MAF to the SD system when they made the 3rd gen. Looks like my hot idea in theory isn't so hot in action...
#129
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Originally Posted by FDNewbie
in virtually all MAFs, you have a 15% hp loss due to restriction...
I have a lot of respect for Steve, but not when he says things like that, if he did indeed say it.
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Originally Posted by RotorMotor
yeah i find that hard to believe.... 15% loss from the restriction of a wire? he must have ment with the conical ones.
Most people don't know it, but during the time that my V8 project has been in progress I've owned several other cars, including a BPU+ Supra that I even went so far as buying a Pro Torque converter, RPS T64 single kit, HKS VPC, HKS FMIC, and injectors for before changing my mind, selling everything, and buying the Z06. I came this || close to being one of the 600+ RWHP Supra guys.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
If that's the case, then BPU Supras would see a huge jump in power just by switching to the HKS VPC and eliminating the MAF sensor... but they don't. Any gains they get from that mod come from the single turbo that usually accompanies it or from the rudimentary fuel tuning, since stock twin Supras run very rich as a rule.
Most people don't know it, but during the time that my V8 project has been in progress I've owned several other cars, including a BPU+ Supra that I even went so far as buying a Pro Torque converter, RPS T64 single kit, HKS VPC, HKS FMIC, and injectors for before changing my mind, selling everything, and buying the Z06. I came this || close to being one of the 600+ RWHP Supra guys.
Most people don't know it, but during the time that my V8 project has been in progress I've owned several other cars, including a BPU+ Supra that I even went so far as buying a Pro Torque converter, RPS T64 single kit, HKS VPC, HKS FMIC, and injectors for before changing my mind, selling everything, and buying the Z06. I came this || close to being one of the 600+ RWHP Supra guys.
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Originally Posted by RotorMotor
jim, my grandma has a saying... "**** or get off the pot" i think it applies to you
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I am thinking the map is there as a back up and for barometric pressure. This would truely be a nice set up. The complacated part surely would be programing. God knows if it were easy it would be out there. What does the Rx8 use? Surely its maf.
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The RX-8 uses a MAF, which everyone who wants to go forced induction is bitching about. The thing (at least in the 8) appears to have a lot of variability in output that makes the car difficult to tune, and it has also proven to be susceptible to problems (presumably changes in airflow characteristics) caused by simply changing intakes.
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Originally Posted by bureau_c
The RX-8 uses a MAF, which everyone who wants to go forced induction is bitching about. The thing (at least in the 8) appears to have a lot of variability in output that makes the car difficult to tune, and it has also proven to be susceptible to problems (presumably changes in airflow characteristics) caused by simply changing intakes.
The Lingenfelter twin turbo package for the C5 makes 750+ horsepower (with the aid of 427 CID) through a MAF-based EMS. The Halltech twin turbo package for the Z06 makes 625+ horsepower through the stock MAF-based EMS on a stock engine. MAF sensors are not the limiting factor, obviously.
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Merely answering a question from earlier in the thread and pointing out something I found ironic.
Out of curiosity, the Haltech Z06 setup that uses the stock MAF...do they have to add a MAP sensor as well? I'm curious how they adapt a MAF based on the stock airflow characteristics (I'm assuming they use a decent chunk of the stock output range of the sensor to cover the stock min and max expected airflow) to the drastically increased airflow of a turbo system. This is probably obvious, but its come up time and again in another discussion on the RX-8 board, I'm not sure how its generally dealt with.
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Out of curiosity, the Haltech Z06 setup that uses the stock MAF...do they have to add a MAP sensor as well? I'm curious how they adapt a MAF based on the stock airflow characteristics (I'm assuming they use a decent chunk of the stock output range of the sensor to cover the stock min and max expected airflow) to the drastically increased airflow of a turbo system. This is probably obvious, but its come up time and again in another discussion on the RX-8 board, I'm not sure how its generally dealt with.
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#139
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Originally Posted by bureau_c
Out of curiosity, the Haltech Z06 setup that uses the stock MAF...do they have to add a MAP sensor as well?
#140
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The biggest disadvantage with MAF sensors is that they respond best to smooth, even airflow. The sensor unit needs to be placed in an intake tract area where it is less likely to get large, quick variations in airflow, and/or be used in engine applications where it won't encounter these types of intake airflow situations beyond its capabilities. Which means that at very light throttle cruising rpms where the turbos aren't creating boost, intake fluctuations can give it fits. This is why they're often placed in front of big intake plenums or some sort of intake chamber, so that the sensor is physically isolated from the actual air that's entering the cylinders. Also, the more cylinders you have, the more even the airflow in the intake plenum will be through the cross-section of the intake runner, which is why they apparently work well with the Lingenfelter C5 and Halltech Z06 applications.
However, I'm not sure how a small engine like the 13B-REW would be with regards to intake fluctuations, even with the turbos in the intake tract. Which may be the reason why Mazda decided to go with MAP instead.
However, I'm not sure how a small engine like the 13B-REW would be with regards to intake fluctuations, even with the turbos in the intake tract. Which may be the reason why Mazda decided to go with MAP instead.
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Originally Posted by Kento
However, I'm not sure how a small engine like the 13B-REW would be with regards to intake fluctuations, even with the turbos in the intake tract. Which may be the reason why Mazda decided to go with MAP instead.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
In a forced induction application, the MAF sensor is totally isolated from the engine and intake plenum, because it is mounted on the non-pressurized side of the turbos or supercharger. Fluctuations in pressure level (on/off boost, etc.) would not affect it.
I'm not saying it can't be done. Just offering up a possible explanation why the FD doesn't use a MAF-based system.
#143
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Originally Posted by Kento
Just offering up a possible explanation why the FD doesn't use a MAF-based system.
MAF sensors work just fine on other turbo-equipped cars like the 300ZX and Supra. In my opinion, Mazda did it to save a buck, nothing more. They had a car that was already going to be high priced because of the extremes they went to in order to reduce weight, and they cut corners in places they probably should not have.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
In my opinion, Mazda did it to save a buck, nothing more. They had a car that was already going to be high priced because of the extremes they went to in order to reduce weight, and they cut corners in places they probably should not have.
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Originally Posted by jimlab
No. To my knowledge, all MAF-based systems also have a MAP sensor, even for naturally aspirated applications.
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Originally Posted by bureau_c
The RX-8 uses a MAF, which everyone who wants to go forced induction is bitching about. The thing (at least in the 8) appears to have a lot of variability in output that makes the car difficult to tune, and it has also proven to be susceptible to problems (presumably changes in airflow characteristics) caused by simply changing intakes.
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I believe a lot of the problems from people putting on intakes stems from small vacuum leaks - even a tiny vacuum leak with a MAF will cause driveability problems. But, that is a factor.
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2 things. One the speed density system is not as precise as the MAF system but it instantly responds. Air that passes the MAF sensor takes time to reach the engine by then the throttle plate may have closed but in speed density system the pressure changes almost instantly resulting in less time difference between when the change in airflow occurs and when the ecu figures it out. So the speed density system would actually respond to sudden changes like boost spikes better.
The second thing is the MAF sensor is an obstruction in the airflow, allbeit a small one. For this reason there are conversion kits for Hondas and the like to convert to the speed density system. I've heard of people converting from MAF to speed density but never the other way around. I guess the grass is always greener though right.
The second thing is the MAF sensor is an obstruction in the airflow, allbeit a small one. For this reason there are conversion kits for Hondas and the like to convert to the speed density system. I've heard of people converting from MAF to speed density but never the other way around. I guess the grass is always greener though right.
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Originally Posted by XxJMF02xX
2 things. One the speed density system is not as precise as the MAF system but it instantly responds. Air that passes the MAF sensor takes time to reach the engine by then the throttle plate may have closed but in speed density system the pressure changes almost instantly resulting in less time difference between when the change in airflow occurs and when the ecu figures it out. So the speed density system would actually respond to sudden changes like boost spikes better.