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wftb
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MAY 08, 06:44 AM
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congratulations ! iam really interested in how the megasquirt works out .
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AquaHusky
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MAY 09, 11:57 AM
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Like I've said before, I love the EcoTEC in my VUE. Too bad I can't grab the engine and F23 out of it and let them repo the empty shell. haha
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FIEROPHREK
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MAY 09, 05:43 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by wftb:
that was 14.1@98.6 mph ,sorry about the pic. |
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What boost setting are you running? Be carefull posting GTech #'s people get really retarded about things like that for some reason. Nice to see a turbo eco running. Let us know when you get some track times so you can get in the 1/4 mile database.
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REMEBER KIDS 4.9 ARE NOT SBC's
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wftb
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MAY 09, 06:03 PM
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it is set the way it came,watching the boost guage i see about 8-9 psi .i hope to go down to grand bend ont soon so i can post a slip on the list .thanks for the post .
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wftb
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MAY 10, 04:11 PM
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today i went to goderich and back and i watched the boost guage as much as i could (its mounted in the centre consule til i figure out where i really want it located).i did not see it go higher than 8 psi .it also never goes to the vacuum side ,lowest reading is 0 no matter what .so i think the waste gate is a stock subaru item .in my present state of tune ,i cant use any more than 8 psi safely anyway so i wont get a boost controller till next year .i was looking at gm's ecotec build book today and the stock head gasket is good for 350 hp .that was one thing i was worried about ,since i dont plan on opening this engine up and changing things inside .my goal is 300 hp and it looks like that is do able with stock internals .
what i thought was my map sensor that i relocated to the intake pipe was actually the IAT sensor .so my map sensor is still in the stock position .since they are not designed to read boost (or anything other than vacuum as far as i know ) this might be the cause of my rough idle .i am going to try and relocate it to the intake pipe and see how that works .i may just buy another one so i can just swap it back if it doesnt help the rough idle .i can live with the idle the way it is if i have to ,but the goal is to be fast and smooth .
as far as i know this is a list of running ecotec powered fieros on pff . 1.deejayee BC Canada
2.wftb ontario Canada
3.rodo pennsylvania (i think)
4.fosgatecavy 98 michigan
roger thelin has a running car and he is also selling kits .but he hasnt posted directly on pff yet that i know of .his # is 352 375 8259 for anyone interested in the most complete kit available as of this writing .this is for the 2.2 and f23 5 speed .
if anyone else knows of any other running ecotec fieros feel free to post .i want first hand reports though ,not friend of a friend .thanks for reading
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fieroturbo
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MAY 10, 05:34 PM
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Hey wftb, your build is looking awesome bro! You've done what I'm still attempting to do. You rock!!!
A quick question for you regarding the coolant. Do you have any pics of how you ran the lines for the turbo's coolant?
I'm trying to get some ideas rolling for how to do it on my setup. I was thinking of doing a separate subsystem for it that I can patch an air-to-water intercooler into later on if I want to ditch the air-to-air setup, but another idea I had was patching the turbo into the heater hose hookups cause they're right there by the exhaust, and running a heat exchanger in between the turbo and the heater core. What's your opinion?------------------
Petty Officer Michael C Casaceli
Aircraft Electronics Technician Second Class
Patrol Squadron Ten
United States Navy
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wftb
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MAY 11, 04:18 PM
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all i did was t off of each line to the heater core .not perfect but it seems to circulate ok .i tried going through the turbo on the way to the heater but for some reason i did not get flow that way .i have about 500 miles so far and no problems.
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fieroturbo
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MAY 12, 11:10 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by wftb:
all i did was t off of each line to the heater core .not perfect but it seems to circulate ok .i tried going through the turbo on the way to the heater but for some reason i did not get flow that way .i have about 500 miles so far and no problems. |
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Ok, now this jogs my curiosity, cause now you have me thinking that the heater core grabs coolant on the cold side of things rather than the hot... is this the case? I always thought the heater core grabbed coolant on the hot side (thus the "heater core" term), and I'd have to use a secondary heat exchanger to cool the coolant down enough to run it to the turbo.
And I can understand why you didn't get flow with one single coolant loop. It's kinda like trying to lift a box at the middle with one hand under the other vs. lifting with one hand on each side of the box.
Plus it's harder to get air out with one continuous loop, so your method is better for that as well.------------------
Petty Officer Michael C Casaceli
Aircraft Electronics Technician Second Class
AIMD Brunswick (2007-present)
Patrol Squadron Ten (2003-2007)
United States Navy
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Dennis LaGrua
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MAY 12, 05:30 PM
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Just want to offer my sincerest good wishes for a successful new technolgy swap. Those Ecotecs engines do have the potential to make incredible power. I don't believe that it is yet a popular swap but it might be soon. ------------------
87GT 3.4 Turbo- 0-60 5.2 seconds -Best
Engine Controls, ECM goodies, Chip
re-programming & odd electronics stuff
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wftb
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MAY 13, 02:50 PM
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thanks for all the comments everyone .the piping going to the heater core does come out warm but never hotter than operating temps (in my cars case , 90* C ) .so with the good flow i seem to be getting ,this should keep the turbo at close to the same temp as the engine .i think this is what you want anyway so i am happy with it as is .
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