TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 Wiring in the illumination for the Defi meters Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 Under bonnet detail with TDI chassis plate Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 Defi installation (not quite finished) Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 The engine is being run in now, and will return to be mapped next week. Quote
Digsy Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 great Blog guys, enjoyed it +1 Any vids or soundclips of the finished article? Looking forward to some dynos too! Nice job! Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 great Blog guys, enjoyed it +1 Any vids or soundclips of the finished article? Looking forward to some dynos too! Nice job! We stayed late last night to get the car finished because our client needed it to go holiday so we didn't get a chance to a video. We will do a video in the dyno cell when it returns Quote
Chesterfield Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Is there a "before" dyno to compare to? If not I suppose it can be compared to the factory stats? Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 Is there a "before" dyno to compare to? If not I suppose it can be compared to the factory stats? It has an auto transmission so unfortunately we can't conduct a meaningful power and torque graph. Quote
Chesterfield Posted August 14, 2007 Posted August 14, 2007 Sometimes I impress even myself with my lack of understanding of the technical side. Quote
TDI Posted August 14, 2007 Author Posted August 14, 2007 Sometimes I impress even myself with my lack of understanding of the technical side. Sorry - my fault - I don't think I mentioned that it was auto transmission Just in case anyone is not aware of the reason why it's difficult to run an auto on a chassis dyno to get a power curve, it's this: The power has to be tested in a single gear (normally 4th or 5th - whichever is a direct 1:1 ratio) at full throttle. The power run is taken from as low engine speed as possible - normally around 2000rpm then revved through to just under the red line (or wherever peak power occurs). The trouble with an auto transmission is that it will keep kicking down a gear or two whenever full throttle is applied, which means that it can't be held in the direct 1:1 gear throughout the usable engine speed. There are various techniques to try and get over this issue, but it's aggravation and difficult to maintain repeatability and have accuracy confidence. Quote
TDI Posted August 15, 2007 Author Posted August 15, 2007 A quick update -Tom has called from Ireland to report that the car is running faultlessly Quote
Digsy Posted August 15, 2007 Posted August 15, 2007 A quick update -Tom has called from Ireland to report that the car is running faultlessly It shows some faith in you guys to immediately take the car off to Ireland! Quote
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