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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2018 1:23 pm
by Sean @ GWR
Euro Compulsion intercooler installation in the shop for a customer. MUCH bigger than the factory intercooler and a quality core.
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Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 2:44 am
by LateNights
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Pretty sure I owe you a beer Mr.Goodwin!

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 10:07 am
by Brian
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Helmholtz Chamber experiments....

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2018 6:43 pm
by Brian
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.
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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.



Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2018 11:04 am
by LateNights
Brian wrote:Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Happy 4/20 :mrgreen:

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

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:23 am
by njaremka
Brian wrote:
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Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 5:45 am
by Brian
njaremka wrote:
Brian wrote:
FiatH.jpg
Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?

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.

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 6:16 am
by njaremka
Brian wrote:
njaremka wrote:
Brian wrote:
FiatH.jpg
Helmholtz Chamber experiments....
Any sound difference from one side to the other? Or are you just playing around with the packaging layout?

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.
Now that you mention the size difference, I see it now...

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 3:48 am
by LateNights
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?

Re: PROJECT FIAT 124, Testing, Measurements, Dyno, etc

Posted: Tue May 01, 2018 7:41 am
by Brian
Likely we go with a stuffed turbo. First will see what we can do with E85 on stock turbo....soon.