Interesting! Although diagram is a bit low in resolution. Will you be at stoneleigh? I like to see your installation of MS and discuss further, ok?
Regards Rolf On 27 apr, 22:11, "Matthew Wastell" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Bill, > > Nice to know there is another MS user on zetec in a quantum, out there :) > I'm on MS 1 with V2 software (or something like that) and external EDIS. > > If you take a look at the power curve when you get on the dyno, you will > probably notice that the bhp will start to drop off just after 6000 rpm. > So my guess was that there was not too much point to go beyond 6krpm > > 6000 is the second from last number on this plot. > > I've now set my shift light at around 5500 and I retard the spark after > 6000. I've got a feeling that I could not get the hard cut to work, only > soft cut (hence the spark retard), I've got a feeling this was due to it > working with EDIS. Are you running a cat? If so be really careful with > spark retard as you'll end up sending some unburnt fuel down the exhaust > pipe. (Since I removed the twin cats on mine, I now get lovely pops and > flames if I hit the soft rev limit - purely by accident of course!!) > > Mine is a small turbo 2.0, so you may find your power goes on longer than > mine. However up that end things move too fast, so an earlier cut out feels > safer for me and allows me time to actually move my feet and hands to change > gear. > > I also recall reading some of the information regarding after market > packages for zetec 2.0/1.8 engines and I think they said they were good for > up to 8krpm, but needed all sorts of expensive bolt on shiny bits. > Depending what you want it for, I'd really not go beyond 6500. > > However. I've no idea if the 1.6 is the same as the 2.0 in all but size, so > please be careful ;-) > > If you get rough idling and strange performance low down, then change your > injector cycles. Since MS first was released there was a 'bad' map floating > around and that has then been used for most Zetecs, which tries to make 4 > injections per engine cycle. It's ok for low power engines on small > injectors, but when you start playing you'll find you cannot get enough > injector open time per cycle, so it's much better to drop to 2 injections > per cycle. Emissions will suffer to a tiny tiny amount but honestly it > won't be noticeable to a normal human. > > What AFR targets are you mapping to? As I'm boosted I'm going to about 11:1 > at full on WOT and boost if memory serves me correctly. For normal cruise > I'm on 14:1, purely so that I don't run too hot, however they seem to be > happy at cruise up to about 17:1 (no long term test evidence though). I get > around 40 UK MPGs tootling around with this setup. I can get it into single > figures when not being good of course ;-) > > Good luck with it all and look forward to hearing more > > Matthew > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of Hamish Freeman > Sent: 20 October 2010 18:59 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Quantum Owners] 1.6 Zetec Redline > > As far as working out a safe operating speed, you can use a piston speed of > > 10 m/s as a guide - remember that the calculation is engine speed times > twice the stroke converted to m/s. > > Hamish > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "canwood" <[email protected]> > > To: "Quantum Owners Group" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 4:52 PM > > Subject: [Quantum Owners] 1.6 Zetec Redline > > I'm a member in Canada, just north of Toronto. > > Two years ago I imported a Plus Two (Q2-064) in only fair condition, > > put it up on blocks, and completely disassembled and rebuilt it > > including changing to LHD and a swap to a 'new old stock' 1.6 Zetec , > > also from the UK. Thanks to Andy Heaton for helping me with hard-to- > > find parts, and Jim Hearne for advice. > > I had it 'certified', and on the road earlier this summer. > > I'm running it with Megasquirt II v 3.56, Innovate LC1 wideband > > processor, Ford EDIS, MS Extra, and Tunerstudio and have it running > > fairly well using VE Analyser, but can't get a 'professional' tune. So > > I have an appointment on Saturday with a Tuner and Dyno. He wants to > > know the Redline for the engine - we didn't get the 1.6 here. Despite > > a few hours Googling I have only come up with conflicting numbers > > between 6300 and 7000. 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