89' 3.3L 10.6:1 dyno

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I made 194/190 through the auto on 5 cylinders (yes, 1 injector was not firing due to a bad wiring harness, had an o2 also getting no juice). I've since got mine running on all 6, added BBBs, p'n'p intake, UDPs. So Jeremi, you are FTL :p!!!! I'm thinking it's more cam than the exhaust, but who knows :shrug:.
 
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Have you checked your Mr. Fusion? My SHO was running terribly on Tomato Juice and Moldy carrots for a while. I later found that my Mr. Fusion was having troubles with Vegetable oil's and causing the car to lean out. I've sinced fixed it by getting a new Tune from Doc'.

On a serious note, The TQ. Numbers are there. I think with a more thurough tune you should be back on track. I base that statement on absolutely nothing.

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Even with the different scales, I'm pretty sure the steepness of the curve would change vertically, but has no bearing on the horizontal crossover point (rpm). The X axis is consistent, rpm vs rpm. Something's up there.

If the curves used the same vertical scale then they would intersect at 5250 on the graph. Look at the y values of each curve at 5250, they are the same; ~ 185.

The different scales just appear to make the crossover point move to a different rpm because the horse power curve is moved up from where it would be if the same scales were used to plot this graph. And because the HP curve is higher on the plot, it appears that the X-over point is moved left on the rpm scale.


I hate it when dyno operators do this, makes the dyno results appear wacky. I think they like to do it because it makes one of the curves, in this case HP, appear fatter than it really is.
 

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oh yeah not sure if this had anything to do with it but instead of welding a seperate bung in the y-pipe for the a/f pickup sensor on the dyno they simply removed my front O2 and put the pick up in there.
You guys think I need more cam to feed this thing? Shouldn't the stock 3.0L cams be good enough to make north of 210whp with this size engine?
 
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oh yeah not sure if this had anything to do with it but instead of welding a seperate bung in the y-pipe for the a/f pickup sensor on the dyno they simply removed my front O2 and put the pick up in there.
You guys think I need more cam to feed this thing? Shouldn't the stock 3.0L cams be good enough to make north of 210whp with this size engine?


cams and exhaust isnt the problem here,your not even putting down 200whp.
i expect more than that is coming out of my 3.2L. **** i saw a 3.2L MTX running a stock Y that put down numbers right at what yours did. i guess a fuel problem AND OR tuning problem,check your pressure at the rails.

Damn its too bad we can't see the AF ratio. I think 13-14:1 is way too lean. I find I make more TQ in the 12.5 range. .
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oh forgot to mention this also. It has a 155Lph pump in the tank. I'll try checking the fuel pressure this week.
 

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Maybe I've noticed something here .... with 10.6:1 CR , you must run 92-93 octane and even with that it still can knock. Once the knock sensor pulls timing out, unless you have someway to adjust it (TwEECer), it will stay out for "nearly" for a dyno pull. i.e. sees knock event at 3K RPM, pulls 0.5 degree: sees knock event again at 3050 RPM pulls 2 degrees, sees it a third time at 3100 pulls 5 degrees. The minus 5 degrees will stay there for several seconds, and then it only returns a degree or two at a time, by then you are nearly at the end of your run. Just a few degress of timing can make a BIG difference in power.


BTW, A N/A SHO should make the most power in the 12.5:1 to 13.0:1 AFR.
 
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I would rerun it with higher octane fuel... What did your timing look like (are you data logging with a TwEECer)?

How much smoothing is applied to that graph. I can still see some jagged lines, but like Ransom said, it looks like you may have been consistantly backed off timing the entire run. Also, was it lean before 2,500 RPM?

I also shoot for 12.5:1 - 13:1 on an NA SHO... 12:1-12.5:1 on boosted SHO's.
 

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I would rerun it with higher octane fuel... What did your timing look like (are you data logging with a TwEECer)?

How much smoothing is applied to that graph. I can still see some jagged lines, but like Ransom said, it looks like you may have been consistantly backed off timing the entire run. Also, was it lean before 2,500 RPM?

I also shoot for 12.5:1 - 13:1 on an NA SHO... 12:1-12.5:1 on boosted SHO's.

Jason, you're right about your comments. I think he is not using a TwEECer. What I have seen tunning my own SHO is a knock event in the 2900-3100 range that pulls timing back for the entire run, shows a big hit on power. Oddly, enough my knock events are either caused by cam noise or blower noise. No matter what my timing is in that RPM range, it happens sometimes and sometimes it doesn't.
 
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Pretty positive he is not using a TwEECer for any of this. Did you miss the part about Doug Lewis doing the tuning?
 

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Okay smart-ass... Word comprehension here.... I asked if he was using the TwEECer. You said that he probably didn't as Doug from FPS was tuning, then asked me if I missed that [Doug]. I then said I don't keep up with other people specifics.

With your remark you assumed that I knew that Doug doesn't use the TwEECer or the OP didn't already have one. I was replying to the fact that I don't know what who uses anymore.

Just because he said he went to Doug in his first sentence doesn't tell me a flippin' thing about the TwEECer. He said he had it dyno tuned, but still never mentioned anything that said whether or not he used a TwEECer :shakehead
 
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You definitly need 93 octane in that high of a compression engine. I'd stop at a Sonoco and add some 100 octane as well to get the full beneifts of that compression ratio. I only run a minimum of 100 octane in the GTS and it is 10.75:1- most times I pick up jet fuel :naughty:
Higher octane, a redyno and probably a retune will most likely get you where you want to be.
 

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Just because he said he went to Doug in his first sentence doesn't tell me a flippin' thing about the TwEECer. He said he had it dyno tuned, but still never mentioned anything that said whether or not he used a TwEECer :shakehead

No, but the line Custom dyno tuned SCT chip by Doug Lewis 2/3rds the way through his mod list should have been a dead give way ;)
 

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Okay smart-ass... Word comprehension here.... I asked if he was using the TwEECer. You said that he probably didn't as Doug from FPS was tuning, then asked me if I missed that [Doug]. I then said I don't keep up with other people specifics.

With your remark you assumed that I knew that Doug doesn't use the TwEECer or the OP didn't already have one. I was replying to the fact that I don't know what who uses anymore.

Just because he said he went to Doug in his first sentence doesn't tell me a flippin' thing about the TwEECer. He said he had it dyno tuned, but still never mentioned anything that said whether or not he used a TwEECer :shakehead

Boy, they don't give you break what so ever .... :zoinks:
 

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You definitly need 93 octane in that high of a compression engine. I'd stop at a Sonoco and add some 100 octane as well to get the full beneifts of that compression ratio. I only run a minimum of 100 octane in the GTS and it is 10.75:1- most times I pick up jet fuel :naughty:
Higher octane, a redyno and probably a retune will most likely get you where you want to be.

Dude, just shut up. Seriously. :nut:
 

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dident catch the part about the 87 octane. knock could be the issue here.
what are the specifics of the tune your using?
 
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