Keep in mind, the more timing you can get in there under boost "without knocking", the *longer* it will last as you will be dropping the EGTs. Previous poster's E85 suggestion is a good one, although the link won't let you swap maps so easily.
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad Flyin' Miata 1-800-359-6967 (sales) 970-464-5600 (tech support) www.flyinmiata.com www.fmwestfield.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2010 8:44 PM To: Alpinaturbo Cc: MataPowerList Subject: Re: Stock 1.6l w/FM2 kit,mechanical limits with regard to boost and advance? 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 _______________________________________________ Miatapower mailing list [email protected] http://list.miatapower.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/miatapower
