Monkey mans power adder

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:51 am

rich48848 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:10 am This blog talks a lot of sense on rear turbos. The car sound pretty good too!
http://www.stavtech.co.uk/home/rear-mou ... e-right-if

Yes Rich this was read and it's great at discribing why and how to do it.

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:00 pm

Machine monkey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:51 am
rich48848 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:10 am This blog talks a lot of sense on rear turbos. The car sound pretty good too!
http://www.stavtech.co.uk/home/rear-mou ... e-right-if
Yes Rich this was read and it's great at discribing why and how to do it.

That is an amusing blog.

This is the never ending myth that comes up almost every time someone asks about fitting big intercoolers on forums and so on. You can be assured a knowitall, who no doubt has zero experience of it or he'd not say it in the first place, will tell you long boost pipes and/or massive intercoolers will make your car laggy, especially if you have a small turbo.

Well, let me say, that's TOTAL BOLLOCKS.

rich48848 · Post by **rich48848** » Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:01 pm

MrPT wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 12:00 pm
Machine monkey wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:51 am
rich48848 wrote: ↑Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:10 am This blog talks a lot of sense on rear turbos. The car sound pretty good too!
http://www.stavtech.co.uk/home/rear-mou ... e-right-if
Yes Rich this was read and it's great at discribing why and how to do it.
That is an amusing blog.

This is the never ending myth that comes up almost every time someone asks about fitting big intercoolers on forums and so on. You can be assured a knowitall, who no doubt has zero experience of it or he'd not say it in the first place, will tell you long boost pipes and/or massive intercoolers will make your car laggy, especially if you have a small turbo.

Well, let me say, that's TOTAL BOLLOCKS.

His other posts are quite entertaining too. The stuff about autocross engines is very interesting. I never knew about the Anti Lag Systems they all use.

He likes that turbo you've got too!

The turbo in question is THIS thing, their version of one of the 'Holy Grail' (ie f***ing impossible to get) Holsets, a HX32. A HX32 is, basically, a HX35 sized compressor mated to a HX30 turbine wheel, which makes for a 400-500bhp capable turbo that spools like f**k, and is very highly rated by all of the lucky few that have got to use them.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Mon May 08, 2017 7:30 am

So car plans are on hold for a while. My mate who rented the workshop has moved house. The workshop was part of the deal on the house he rented. He has now brought his own place (It needed work so for the last 3-4 weeks we have been working on his house. Now we have to over the next month or two prep our new workshop. Fit electrics airlines build stud walls and insulate (we are getting to old for working in the cold!!) Then we need to move all our tools and equipment. I hope to have a day here and there on the car but it won’t be done soon

Chris_D · Post by **Chris_D** » Mon May 08, 2017 8:06 am

'Plate full' I'd say Mat.

Marlon · Post by **Marlon** » Mon May 08, 2017 8:33 am

slight setback there Mat

Scooba_Steve · Post by **Scooba_Steve** » Mon May 08, 2017 11:43 am

Sorry to hear that buddy, need any help?

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Mon May 08, 2017 12:04 pm

Yeah it sucks a bit!!

I am hoping to find a day here and there. As the car is so close to being finished. My main problem is my mate Chris not being around. I could really do with his input. Well if i am honest to hold my hand and guide me a little on finishing and then tuning.

bony_13 · Post by **bony_13** » Mon May 08, 2017 9:41 pm

Somehow missed all this - not been on the forum much i guess!

Great thread Matt and hope it all works out

robbansson · Post by **robbansson** » Fri May 12, 2017 11:38 pm

Great work!

jonwilli · Post by **jonwilli** » Mon May 15, 2017 8:09 am

This is a great thread! I have a E81 130i with a Rotrex supercharger fitted and am having issues with the software tuning. Are you tuning the OEM Siemens ECU yourself? Have you had any issues with this side of the build? Cheers

Edit: sorry I see you are using a piggy back ECU, which piggy back ECU are you using? What parameters does it allow you to tune? How easy is it to tune the piggy back ECU?

dhobbs · Post by **dhobbs** » Tue May 16, 2017 7:37 pm

Just seen this thread and thought wow!
Big respect to anyone doing this sort of thing, takes a lot of balls.
Maybe you should change your name to Mad Monkey!

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Tue May 16, 2017 8:20 pm

bony_13 wrote: ↑Mon May 08, 2017 9:41 pm Somehow missed all this - not been on the forum much i guess!

Great thread Matt and hope it all works out

Thanks buddy I hope it dose too!!! I have a day free hopefully over the weekend so fingers crossed I can get it moving forward again.

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Tue May 16, 2017 8:20 pm

robbansson wrote: ↑Fri May 12, 2017 11:38 pm Great work!

Machine monkey · Post by **Machine monkey** » Tue May 16, 2017 8:26 pm

jonwilli wrote: ↑Mon May 15, 2017 8:09 am This is a great thread! I have a E81 130i with a Rotrex supercharger fitted and am having issues with the software tuning. Are you tuning the OEM Siemens ECU yourself? Have you had any issues with this side of the build? Cheers

Edit: sorry I see you are using a piggy back ECU, which piggy back ECU are you using? What parameters does it allow you to tune? How easy is it to tune the piggy back ECU?

Not got to that bit yet!!
But the piggy back will control fuel timing boost (via a boost solenoid) it can control quite a bit I will do a proper review and give an opinion once I have set it up and used it.

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