MC1 now we have power!!!!
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Good result. 
Why do you think the fuelling needs adjusting - do you have an air/fuel graph of that run?
Realistically, going for a standalone ECU isn't going to bring a lot here; can't remember whether you already did the induction (trumpets/hoses - good for another 15ish hp and lbs/ft) but beyond that on a std 400 the next step really would be either supercharging it or a complete engine rebuild (best bang for buck would be a 4.6 bottom end and porting/3 angle valve grind etc on the TVR heads)...
Why do you think the fuelling needs adjusting - do you have an air/fuel graph of that run?
Realistically, going for a standalone ECU isn't going to bring a lot here; can't remember whether you already did the induction (trumpets/hoses - good for another 15ish hp and lbs/ft) but beyond that on a std 400 the next step really would be either supercharging it or a complete engine rebuild (best bang for buck would be a 4.6 bottom end and porting/3 angle valve grind etc on the TVR heads)...
my tuner told me he could make it a bit smoother by tuning the fueling a bit.i have the ACT 38MM carbon trumpets,k&n filter,ACT smooth elbow and custom exhaust and now the MC1 cam.so i am very close to the 240hp that TVR said it has!!!i was thinking of getting the V8d heads stage 3.what will it give me in torque and hp???
900T-R said:
Good result.
Why do you think the fuelling needs adjusting - do you have an air/fuel graph of that run?
Realistically, going for a standalone ECU isn't going to bring a lot here; can't remember whether you already did the induction (trumpets/hoses - good for another 15ish hp and lbs/ft) but beyond that on a std 400 the next step really would be either supercharging it or a complete engine rebuild (best bang for buck would be a 4.6 bottom end and porting/3 angle valve grind etc on the TVR heads)...
Why do you think the fuelling needs adjusting - do you have an air/fuel graph of that run?
Realistically, going for a standalone ECU isn't going to bring a lot here; can't remember whether you already did the induction (trumpets/hoses - good for another 15ish hp and lbs/ft) but beyond that on a std 400 the next step really would be either supercharging it or a complete engine rebuild (best bang for buck would be a 4.6 bottom end and porting/3 angle valve grind etc on the TVR heads)...
Edited by V8FROG on Friday 30th December 17:31
V8FROG said:
I do like the colour of your car. I'm not sure it would suit my doeskin interior though........... 
Last time my 400 was dyno'd it was pushing out 239 bhp on a standard cam, although MA has had a fiddle with it
Edited by peaktorque on Friday 30th December 19:06
239hp wow what did MA do to it???chip+remap??i am pretty happy that i am very close to the TVR claim.and my mechanic told me my engine is in tiptop condition(tks tufoil)....
peaktorque said:
I do like the colour of your car. I'm not sure it would suit my doeskin interior though...........
Last time my 400 was dyno'd it was pushing out 239 bhp on a standard cam, although MA has had a fiddle with it
Last time my 400 was dyno'd it was pushing out 239 bhp on a standard cam, although MA has had a fiddle with it
Edited by peaktorque on Friday 30th December 19:06
V8FROG said:
239hp wow what did MA do to it???chip+remap??i am pretty happy that i am very close to the TVR claim.and my mechanic told me my engine is in tiptop condition(tks tufoil)....
MA Pah! Thats cheating peaktorque said:
I do like the colour of your car. I'm not sure it would suit my doeskin interior though...........
Last time my 400 was dyno'd it was pushing out 239 bhp on a standard cam, although MA has had a fiddle with it
Last time my 400 was dyno'd it was pushing out 239 bhp on a standard cam, although MA has had a fiddle with it
Edited by peaktorque on Friday 30th December 19:06
- 228.9 on a totally standard engine with zero fiddling and 50k on the clock;
i might have some lost hp somewhere???any idea???maybe my super custom Y piece or exhaust isn't as good as i thought!!!need reply on that.what will a stage 3 heads from v8d will do with the proper chip or new ECU???
peaktorque said:
It spent a few hours with him and it went from 208bhp @ 5550rpm to 239bhp @ 6100rpm.
He worked magic it would seem
He worked magic it would seem
Zippee said:
Thats a fantastic result and money well spent - bet you were over the moon....
it was done by a previous owner (former PH mod), but I have all the printouts for the session.It would be interesting to get it back on a dyno as it's been a few years since the last visit and the cam is now 112,000 miles old! It goes pretty well though
Im sure your map will cope with the MC1 cam ,Blitzracing will explain,other than you can use an adjstable fuel regulator but it`s a bit crude .The other options are a best guess map chip from Mark Adams ,all you need to do is tell him what mods you have done and cam spec ,he will have the data from a car he has tuned with the same engine spec in the past .Or you could go for the Plug&play but you will need some one knows what he is doing ,good thing about the plug@play you can go to wasted spark coil packs in the future .
I went for the malpassi 1:1 adjustable fuel regulator,you don`t want rising rate.
You can tweak the pressure up slightly with the guage and vac pipe removed.You will need some type of hose adapter from the rail.
This one was recommended by V8D
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/fuel-pre...
here is a picture of mine mounted on to the bonnet fastener(bottom left hand corner)
Good luck
I went for the malpassi 1:1 adjustable fuel regulator,you don`t want rising rate.
You can tweak the pressure up slightly with the guage and vac pipe removed.You will need some type of hose adapter from the rail.
This one was recommended by V8D
http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/performance/fuel-pre...
here is a picture of mine mounted on to the bonnet fastener(bottom left hand corner)
Good luck
Edited by SILICONEKID340HP on Friday 30th December 20:28
There is no point considering a new ECU until you have specific data of what the current one is doing air/ fuel wise. You need the gas results from the rolling road to start with to see if there is an issue. As for a "bit smoother" the ECU normally runs in an emission compliant mode that does not suit the TVR engine that well. If you don't have to worry about the emmisions, then you can run a different non catalyst fuel map on the standard ECU thats better (Mark Adams can supply one that just plugs in), but you don't want the physical catalysts fitted if you run this map.
Great result
Either the MC1 or very similar TVR 885 would be my choice of cam. I just love the high torque it gives from very early on in the rev range and stays flat pretty much all the way through. Great for lazy driving and effortless overtaking.
Don't worry about the ECU Denis, spend the money on fuel in the tank instead and enjoy it for what it is.
Either the MC1 or very similar TVR 885 would be my choice of cam. I just love the high torque it gives from very early on in the rev range and stays flat pretty much all the way through. Great for lazy driving and effortless overtaking.
Don't worry about the ECU Denis, spend the money on fuel in the tank instead and enjoy it for what it is.
SILICONEKID340HP said:
Im still trying to work out why the tune resistor is still in my loom even after the meagasquirt install!I wonder if it is actually doing anything..
Its plug and play on the 14CUX loom, so that wire / resistor simply wont be used by the MS. The resistor and plug are worth keeping, as you can modify them to make the maps switchable for 14CUX ownersblitzracing said:
Its plug and play on the 14CUX loom, so that wire / resistor simply wont be used by the MS. The resistor and plug are worth keeping, as you can modify them to make the maps switchable for 14CUX owners
Thanks for that .so its not being used just clogging the area up cheers.Gassing Station | Chimaera | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff