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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 12:17 PM
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FI Air Flow: Compare & Discuss

Well this is by no means to be taken as "Hard" or "exact" data. As there are to many variables @ play.

I just want to spark a discussion here, for data comparison that can give us "ballpark" figures and maybe even help diagnose problems

So on with it.

I would like for every1 to post up the following from there FI setup:

Mine
G/sec: 322.91
PSI: 12.2
Ambient temp: 54F
lbs/min: 42.59
Turbo: Garret T4 60-1

Did a wot run & @ 12.2 psi I'm seeing around 322.91 g/sec. (Ambient temp was 53F) Which if my math is right converts to about 42.59 lbs/min.



What are you all seeing?

Just to help
1 gram = 0.00220462262 lbs
Then take that number & * by 60

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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 03:01 PM
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^ what does your car dyno? I have heard that a rotary is something like 7.5-8.0whp per lb/min , while a piston engine is closer to 10whp per lb/min. So that would put you in the 320-340whp range by that rule.

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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 03:26 PM
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422 g/sec
13 PSI
65*F ambient
~56 lb/min
Garrett GT3076rWG (custom)
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 03:34 PM
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hypothetically, if a motor were to injest 42.59 lb/min @ 12.2psi, as Derex'8 did, you would be somewhere in the 68% efficiency range of the GT3071.

12.2psi boost:

12.2/14.5 = ~.84 bar above atmosphere, so the pressure ratio is around 1.84, which I approximated the best I could here.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:57 PM
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Well I know what my next purchase will be, a Ball Bearing 60-1 CHRA for my turbo. Damn Jeff that is some very impressive #'s you have there. That GT3076rWG is no joke.

What was your actual post compressor temps?

Mine was steady @ 97*F
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 06:59 PM
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arghx7 I have yet to get it dyno'd
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 07:10 PM
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Maf calibration has a huge impact on this so if that is not spot on your number is just a number .
Also you need to measure boost at the turbo - not the UIM to see where you are on the chart ....
I was on stock calibration when I saw 330 g/s but i think in reality I'm around 305-310 g/s

33o g/s (because thats what i saw & it sounds better )
8 psi boost at UIM (12.5 psi at turbo) in 6800-8000rpm range
16 deg Celcius
Greddy / cold side upgrade

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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 07:28 PM
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Yeah because something is definately up with mine after seeing you all's #s. I'm starting to wonder if the turbo I have is truly a 60-1 as I had bought it second hand remanufactured.
The comp housing says .60

I thought 60-1 came in a .68 or .70 comp housing

What all do I need to measure to confirm if my turbo is a 60-1.

I do know my maf cal is way off @ the moment. Fuel trims are pegged @ 25% @ idle.
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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 07:39 PM
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348 g/sec
5psi
50 degrees F
46.03 lb/min
Fluid Motorsports GReddy upgrade 28G

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Old Mar 31, 2009 | 08:14 PM
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380g/s is what I usually see at 9psi around 7500rpm
So 50.3 lbs/min of air.

High boost run:
11.8psi
405 g/s
53.6 lbs/min

Felt like the car was skipping across the ground!


There is also a great conversion website located HERE that converts all kinds of flow measurements. Great for helping to figure out injector sizing, I found.
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Derex'8
Yeah because something is definately up with mine after seeing you all's #s. I'm starting to wonder if the turbo I have is truly a 60-1 as I had bought it second hand remanufactured.
The comp housing says .60

I thought 60-1 came in a .68 or .70 comp housing

What all do I need to measure to confirm if my turbo is a 60-1.

I do know my maf cal is way off @ the moment. Fuel trims are pegged @ 25% @ idle.
a true 60-1 wheel has 7 compressor blades with a 3" diameter (measured if you pull off the compressor housing). I had one. does yours have 7 blades? if it has 6, it is a T04E variant. they are commonly mislabeled/misunderstood. The 60-1 does NOT have to come with a .70 A/R compressor housing. it comes in a bunch of different housings.
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 02:10 PM
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348 g/sec
5psi
50 degrees F
46.03 lb/min
Fluid Motorsports GReddy upgrade 28G
that's a lot of air at only 5psi - your maf must be well off calibration .

I'm heading to dyno very soon and am planning to be logging airflow while on the dyno so that may be interesting .
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
that's a lot of air at only 5psi - your maf must be well off calibration .

I'm heading to dyno very soon and am planning to be logging airflow while on the dyno so that may be interesting .
or my upgrade just pwns yours
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 06:22 PM
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or my upgrade just pwns yours
meet me at the x roads at sundown ..... bitch
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Old Apr 1, 2009 | 06:44 PM
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meet me at the x roads at sundown ..... bitch
rofl!
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 02:08 AM
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did i see in another thread that you can run 10psi all the way to 9000 rpm ?

How did you do that - do you have the stock Greddy wastegate setup ?
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 02:13 AM
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I think the WG is ported on the Fluid and the BNR; maybe they have upgraded actuators too?
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Old Apr 2, 2009 | 04:31 PM
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Or maybe it's a turbo handcrafted by God
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Brettus
did i see in another thread that you can run 10psi all the way to 9000 rpm ?

How did you do that - do you have the stock Greddy wastegate setup ?
my bad, I should have been more clear on that
I'm not sure what thread you are referring to, but if it's the coils one I meant I have my boost set to 10 psi and can run to redline without any misfires with oem coils, not that my boost stays solid all the way to redline

but yes my wastgate is ported and my boost controller can mess with the spring setting

and Dave might be onto something here....turbo handcrafted by God...yes.......that's it. end of story. no more comments. thank you.
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:27 PM
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you had better get that bad boy dynoed before I beat you to it .....

IE >300 whp on a Greddy
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Old Apr 3, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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lol..I need to upgrade my injectors before I dyno...so you might beat me to it anyway. I don't plan on staying at 10 psi until I do upgrade them.
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 05:41 PM
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Ok new numbers

374 g/sec
8psi
45F
49.47 lb/min
Fluid Motorsports GReddy upgrade 28G
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Old Apr 6, 2009 | 09:50 PM
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Today - 388 g/sec at 10 PSI and 6400 RPM
Ambient 80F - Hawaii
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 11:18 PM
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Old Jun 29, 2009 | 11:35 PM
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nice bump . I forgot about this thread .
FWIW I tried to get maf figures at the same time as i dynoed last . Unfortunately I discovered that when you hit the rev limiter (like when you dyno) it messes up the dudelogger and I didn't get the readings I wanted .
However later logs I did very strongly support the theory that peak wheel hp and peak maf numbers are very closely related .
Of course this only applies if your maf is properly calibrated IE target vs actual lambda is equal and LTFT = 0

JCAB - when are you off to the dyno ?
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