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PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Brian Goodwin
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Another SCCA weekend competition in the Fiat 124, different tires this time, had some understeer and had to dial front Ohlins to full soft to get some control over that but eventually got the balance good enough for fast times.
Still...continue to love the Fiat responsiveness with the reflash, car is fast and consistent in a way that it NEVER was with stock calibration.
Still...continue to love the Fiat responsiveness with the reflash, car is fast and consistent in a way that it NEVER was with stock calibration.
Brian Goodwin
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Happy 4/20Brian wrote:Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Very interested to see how these turn out - I've been back & forth between the 124 / RF - but this may seal it for the Abarth.
((Australian spec - please tell me your distributers "down under" will be able to get a hold of these??))
You bloody legend!
Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?Brian wrote:Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
njaremka wrote:Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?Brian wrote:Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Side makes no difference. It's not obvious but passenger side install is a much bigger unit....sitting higher up under the car and we want the slight weight gain in that corner to best help offset the driver.
Brian Goodwin
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Now that you mention the size difference, I see it now...Brian wrote:njaremka wrote:Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?Brian wrote:Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Side makes no difference. It's not obvious but passenger side install is a much bigger unit....sitting higher up under the car and we want the slight weight gain in that corner to best help offset the driver.
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Is it too soon to ask about turbo replacement ideas?
I'd like your thoughts on larger, more intensive replacements as well as straight plug-n-play (thinking ball bearing options - possibly even smaller "hybrid" turbos)?
Any others want to chime in on whether they'd prefer a smaller optimised drop-in vs going whole hog with a big snail??
One other possibility to consider is the value of a larger turbo vs swapping in the 1.8l from the Alfa 4c etc?
(Pretty sure that's what they've done with the rally cars?)
"Obviously", it's far more practical to swap turbos, but I've read elsewhere the ceiling for the 1.8 is far, far beyond what the 1.4 is capable of - enough so that anyone looking at throwing some serious $'s at these bad-boys might take it into consideration?
I'd like your thoughts on larger, more intensive replacements as well as straight plug-n-play (thinking ball bearing options - possibly even smaller "hybrid" turbos)?
Any others want to chime in on whether they'd prefer a smaller optimised drop-in vs going whole hog with a big snail??
One other possibility to consider is the value of a larger turbo vs swapping in the 1.8l from the Alfa 4c etc?
(Pretty sure that's what they've done with the rally cars?)
"Obviously", it's far more practical to swap turbos, but I've read elsewhere the ceiling for the 1.8 is far, far beyond what the 1.4 is capable of - enough so that anyone looking at throwing some serious $'s at these bad-boys might take it into consideration?
Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc
Likely we go with a stuffed turbo. First will see what we can do with E85 on stock turbo....soon.
Brian Goodwin
Good-Win Racing
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