18-09-2014, 09:45 AM
Even the stage 1+ files I've done for people where they said "I'm not worried about smoke, give it a bit more poke" don't really smoke that much. I suspect if these 2 guys are indeed running the maps I've done they either a) have a bad boost leak like lots of them seem to or b) asked me to really push the map, on the understanding there would indeed be a bit of smoke on spool up of the turbo.
If they want the fuelling knocking back a tad to reduce the smoke, I'm happy to do that free of charge just to show that a normal stage 1 tune shouldn't really smoke at all, just a light haze when really going for it - and normally that is only in the headlights of a car behind.
"Thebluepearl" that is exactly it. You can get 125hp and torque to go with it with pretty much no smoke at all. If you want to push that up around the 130/135hp mark it can be done, as I've proven at a number of dyno days now, but you have to expect that it will smoke a bit more, and as such the exhaust gas temperatures will get higher.
Even so, when I was initially testing the stage 1+ files on the test car, the EGT's were still well under what you'd see on even a normal stage 2 intercooled car... so I'd assume if they really were leaving "plumes" of smoke behind, there's something up with the car.
You have a choice, no smoke and a decent solid stage 1, or tolerate a bit of smoke and go for a stage 1+.
JP
If they want the fuelling knocking back a tad to reduce the smoke, I'm happy to do that free of charge just to show that a normal stage 1 tune shouldn't really smoke at all, just a light haze when really going for it - and normally that is only in the headlights of a car behind.
"Thebluepearl" that is exactly it. You can get 125hp and torque to go with it with pretty much no smoke at all. If you want to push that up around the 130/135hp mark it can be done, as I've proven at a number of dyno days now, but you have to expect that it will smoke a bit more, and as such the exhaust gas temperatures will get higher.
Even so, when I was initially testing the stage 1+ files on the test car, the EGT's were still well under what you'd see on even a normal stage 2 intercooled car... so I'd assume if they really were leaving "plumes" of smoke behind, there's something up with the car.
You have a choice, no smoke and a decent solid stage 1, or tolerate a bit of smoke and go for a stage 1+.
JP
JP