Vito So you are the lucky new owner! The car has always run like a champ. And, the way it is tuned, if you run 100 octane as you have, it gives you nearly optimal performance: you could have it tuned on dyno, that would be valuable next step. E85 is available locally, so why not talk to GST Motorsport in Hayward about E85 conversion components? You can run dual map, or even triple: 91,100,E85.
As I said, the GM sensor automatically detects fuel type and features manual switch too. I do know that Mike lost the maps/memory one day, and I suspect present maps saved are ok but not all it can be! So have E85 installed, dyno tune it on all fuels, and it will be a beast, as it had been thus far. Ivica Sent from my iPhone On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:43 PM, [email protected] wrote: > I am the buyer of his car, he was running water injection as well. > > Regards, > Vito Caputo > > On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:41:19PM -0700, Alpinaturbo wrote: >> Dear friend Mike Shapiro ran 1.6 for years and tens of thousands of miles, >> selling eventually the car/no failure, at 18-20psi running 100 octane and >> advanced timing. >> Many on M.net have done it, data is available, just search. >> No need to take any opinion for guidance, look for owner feedback with data >> points to build a case for forming an informed belief. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Jul 27, 2010, at 7:01 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> i been following this since Christ was a corporal, and a properly tuned >>> 15psi has always been the safe limit that I have heard of. on a 1.6 >>> thats about 220rwhp. >>> >>> these normally durable engines are very unforgiving of detonation under >>> boost. >>> >>> a set of low comp pistons and better rods really pays off if you can >>> sustain the cost of those and a rebuild. >>> >>> >>> -------- Original Message -------- >>> Subject: Re: Stock 1.6l w/FM2 kit, mechanical limits with regard to >>> boost and advance? >>> From: Alpinaturbo <[email protected]> >>> Date: Tue, July 27, 2010 6:49 pm >>> To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> Cc: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> >>> >>> Ian >>> >>> 1.6 does not generate torque and this rod breaking stress like 99 and up 1.8 >>> >>> I am confident into 18psi on stock 1.6 w/t28 maximized on e85 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Jul 27, 2010, at 6:39 PM, Ian McCloghrie >>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> On Jul 27, 2010 [email protected] wrote: >>>>> My question is what are the safe limits of boost and ignition advance >>>>> one can run when there's enough octane to not knock? When do the rods >>>>> and/or pistons give up on the stock 1.6l? >>>> >>>> The general feeling seems to be that once you start exceeding 250 rwhp >>>> (at stock rev limit) you should worry about the life of your rods. >>>> >>>> Not sure about pistons -- most failures of those that I've seen on the >>>> net seem to be head/detonation-related, rather than power. >>>> >>>> --Ian >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Miatapower mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Miatapower mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Miatapower mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > >> _______________________________________________ >> Miatapower mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower > _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
