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Well I was talking to my cousin and he told me that in certain circumstances definitely so. But then he said that given a whole new set of conditions the susceptibility drops exponentially, not to a factor of zero like you would think but it is significant measuring at one standard deviation from nominal. And other times all together not at all. So go figure
With respect to 13b-rew the answer is NO. Reason: LSPI is a result of direct injection.
Well I was talking to my cousin and he told me that in certain circumstances definitely so. But then he said that given a whole new set of conditions the susceptibility drops exponentially, not to a factor of zero like you would think but it is significant measuring at one standard deviation from nominal. And other times all together not at all. So go figure
With respect to 13b-rew the answer is NO. Reason: LSPI is a result of direct injection.
So I could floor it in fifth gear at 2k RPM and their should be no issues at all?
With my STI I most certainly cannot floor it in a high gear at low RPM even though the engine is not direct injection.
The root cause is a phenomenon called Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI).
LSPI, which results in Superknock, is auto-ignition before the spark but not early enough to melt the piston. It happens close to the spark event and causes massive knock afterwards. Damaging knock.
So I could floor it in fifth gear at 2k RPM and their should be no issues at all?
A better question is why in the world would you want to do that on a rotary? aka torqueless wonder... I mean where are we at in terms of acceleration at 2k RPM? Given that we are in the vicinity of 40 RWHP & 100 ft-lbs TQ
I can't tell you about your boxer sti engine but here on this forum I've yet to hear of anyone blow a engine at low RPM. However, I am open to the idea that it is not a common phenomenom because we just don't do it as a whole.
However, on that same breath there are plenty of articles supporting that LSPI is a side effect of direct injecton. Which is due to manufacturer's attempting to maintian fuel economy while adding power to a small engine. The rotary 13B-REW is small and powerful... but certainly fuel economy isn't one of it's attributes.
Read up and match to see if the conditions apply to rotaries and/or your sti:
Shedding Light on Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI)
Turbocharged, direct-injected (DI) gasoline engines are rapidly growing in use because of their design to provide improved fuel efficiency when compared with other gasoline engine designs....
...The Emergence of the LSPI Phenomenon
Demand for improved fuel economy and reduced emissions has driven passenger car manufacturers to design downsized, turbocharged engines. While these engines provide higher power density and improved efficiency, they are also prone to Low Speed Pre-Ignition (LSPI).
Another, more complex, issue is low-speed pre-ignition (LSPI). Toyota, in particular, has found that engine oil volatility can *become a factor in producing LSPI in small displacement, turbocharged, GDI engines. In brief, oil volatility concerns the actual temperature at which the oil begins to turn from a liquid into a vapor. Engineers have discovered that a very small droplet of oil passing through the *piston rings and vaporizing at the edge of the combustion chamber in a GDI *engine can spontaneously ignite, which can cause mechanical *damage by upsetting the carefully managed combustion process used in GDI engines.
Well I was talking to my cousin and he told me that in certain circumstances definitely so. But then he said that given a whole new set of conditions the susceptibility drops exponentially, not to a factor of zero like you would think but it is significant measuring at one standard deviation from nominal. And other times all together not at all. So go figure
With respect to 13b-rew the answer is NO. Reason: LSPI is a result of direct injection.
I started almost all my data log pulls and dyno pulls below 2,000rpm WOT for the last 15 years and never had an issue in the low rpm...
I think I have always killed my turbo rotaries over 5,000rpm.
Montego
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A better question is why in the world would you want to do that on a rotary? aka torqueless wonder... I mean where are we at in terms of acceleration at 2k RPM? Given that we are in the vicinity of 40 RWHP & 100 ft-lbs TQ
That is true.
Not a lot of rotary torque at 2,000rpm even with some boost. My EFR 7670 managed a whopping 50hp and 125ft/lbs torque at 2,000rpm with ~5psi boost.
You have to look on the bright side and realize that 125ft/lbs would be peak torque if you were stuck with an NA rotary.
But, I was always interested in the full rpm range power- even if it wasn't great. So I did lots of pulls from below 2,000rpm.
For people wondering at why Im interested in doing a WOT in fifth gear at 2k RPM:
*Was always curious if LSPI would affect rotary engines
*I love being in a higher gear at low rpm then going WOT... Kinda feels like a slingshot when power starts to build
*after making my STI my daily I have become very careful with the throttle when in a higher gear
Only time I heard any detonation is when I crossed the plug wires.
Other times, at high rpm with WG open I didn't hear detonation- only felt the motor cut-out/hesitate and then come back or come back weak when it blew.
Dont worry for your rotary engines. This problem is mainly for modern (10.5:1) High CR (17psi) High boost GDI engines like Peugeot 1.2 pureteh OR Ford ecoboost series.
