HP, how much can a LIL 2.5L take? How do they Blow?

[pinzgo]

Hi Gary and guys, I had to work on myself to go ahead with putting intercooler in trunk. I am just going to do it. First, I had to remove soft top to clear the space on top of engine cover. Pipe will join the one coming out from supercharger, pass thru the cover and carpet with an elbow that will run straight thru the wall (Yes, over the engine cover) get into intercooler and come back the same way to catch the trottle body.It is about 3 more feet of (insulated with fire resistant) pipe. Intercooler is a two parts one that I plug together. Pipe is all 2.5 inches diameter. With actual supercharger intake tubing, there is no way to pass under the cover. It also means that soft top will not fit any more. I will add hump when I will remove hard top. If it rains away from my hard top, we will bring shampoo and sure get anough water to take a shower. But running with hard top is another feeling I like better than lowered top. It is like running a torpedo. NOS will be sprayed outside intercooler only. The mechanic that has the right !!! to touch my car was member of ROLEX porsche racing team. He is my advisor. He recommends not to inject nitro into that type of highly engineered engine. Water methanol is more adequate to lower temperature, higher boost and save engine. That way, the trunk wall has a good access away from ECU and car tubing and wires. NOS and W/methanol will all be in trunk. Do not ask why I do so much on a boxster. I love the car, the shape, it's personnality and so on. It is my toy. Upgrading to 911 or so on does not tell me anything. If we look a boxster coming on the road, It looks like a smile !!!

Good night everybody, take care
Jacques

[pinzgo]

Just for a test. I followed instructions

[pk2]

Update: Pieces are starting to come together. Got new SMT6 AIC (anyone tuned one). Waiting on a water/meth. Tank. Got all the tuning gear, EGT, wide band with laptop interface and data logging etc. Found a deal I think on pulleys, think I’m going to up 2 more psi or 30-35hp.

Not sure how I’m going to handle tunning while juggling timing, w/i injection & and a/f at once.

Regards, PK

[Gary in BR]

I assumed you had been busy with the car, we haven't heard anything in a few days.

I uploaded a picture of my temporary gauge cluster the other day on out intercooler thread. http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14282&page=3&pp=20

My next phase...
Cat delete!!
I am deleteing my only pair of cats and install a set of electronic cutouts for the exhaust. I will be able to run almost complete straight pipes or quiet it down for long trips or that cell phone rings.

The only question I still have is weather or not I will run the cutouts via boost or a switch.

With this mod Turbowerx feels I will getter faster spool and possibly a little more boost.
The exhaust mods may be 45 - 60 days away it all depends on my mechanics schedule.

[pk2]

Originally Posted by Gary in BR

I assumed you had been busy with the car, we haven't heard anything in a few days.

I uploaded a picture of my temporary gauge cluster the other day on out intercooler thread. http://986forum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14282&page=3&pp=20

My next phase...
Cat delete!!
I am deleteing my only pair of cats and install a set of electronic cutouts for the exhaust. I will be able to run almost complete straight pipes or quiet it down for long trips or that cell phone rings.

The only question I still have is weather or not I will run the cutouts via boost or a switch.

With this mod Turbowerx feels I will getter faster spool and possibly a little more boost.
The exhaust mods may be 45 - 60 days away it all depends on my mechanics schedule.

Hey Gary,

Cats eh? Is that a significant bottle neck in the system? It seems like there isn’t much in the exhaust system to change that buys you much except peace of sound. I’ve been looking for electric bypasses for quite awhile myself. I was only going to do it for sound (ala Pedro sport exhaust) if it was cheap and easy. It’s easy but not terribly cheap.

Have to be really careful out here screwing with emissions, every 2 years It’s a real nail biter. When my time comes up again I’ll be posting looking for clueless smog stations in So. Cal.

Right now I’m trying to sort out this AIC. Nice. versatile piece of work, but for the versatility you’ve got figure what you have. I.E. theirs 8 different ways a car can send an rpm signal x dozens of variations on each of those. Then comes the tunning…

Regards, Peter

[efahl]

Originally Posted by pk2

When my time comes up again I’ll be posting looking for clueless smog stations in So. Cal.

Hey, new neighbor, I'll let you know what I find out... I just moved to San Clemente last week (from southeast Michigan), so I need to get my car smogged and tagged. I've got a good connection, I'll let you know how it works out.

Eric

[pk2]

Originally Posted by efahl

Hey, new neighbor, I'll let you know what I find out... I just moved to San Clemente last week (from southeast Michigan), so I need to get my car smogged and tagged. I've got a good connection, I'll let you know how it works out.

Eric

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Great,

San Clemente eh, used to surf just south of there at trestles and San Anofre (sic) (AKA Sano/oldmans) all the time. I’m up here in Tustin.

There was a source posted on PPBB a while back about a place in Laguna Hills. Had Porches, Ferraris, etc lined up around the block to get smogged. Gotta figure yhoough, someone going to catch on (or has).

Out here you’ve got pass the sniff test and the like plus a visual.
Please do let me know what you come up with.

Regards, Peter