Wagon + Hexon RR550s + Dyno Pulls + Cool Cars
09-12-2015, 10:27 AM
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Wagon + Hexon RR550s + Dyno Pulls + Cool Cars
So they don't get lost in the post, here are some videos:
Front:
Engine Bay/Inlet:
Exhaust:
After installing my Hexons and working through a few minor setbacks it came time to see how they perform. Thanks to Terry and Steve for their knowledge and support.
I am happy to report that my wagon is running strong and I am not plagued with misfires that are so common when the power is cranked up, all systems seem to be strong although my fuel system (Stg 2 LPFP + TBI) is at capacity and the main limiting factor at this time.
As a complete package I am very pleased with the performance and driveability, the Hexons are a great match for my 4,600lb AWD daily weapon. Power was never the focus but my "would be nice" goal of 500awhp has already been surpassed but I am most excited with how accessible the power is and how smooth it is delivered.
Yesterday I got time on 2 dynos, once was a Mainline and the other a Dynojet. The mainline was a pretty cool setup as it had it's own dyno specific chamber and controlled environment. The owner/operator who is a professional tuner by trade said that this is a top dollar unit costing roughly x3 more than dynojets. Interestingly this dyno has 2 rollers per tire and the rear roller gets fixed at a resistance rate, essentially creating a pivot point for the tire, power is measured by reading how hard the tire is pushing down onto the front roller during the pull. Unfortunately I was unable to be inside the dyno pod while the pulls were made so my videos are terrible and not worth sharing.
SETUP
JB4 Map 6 (22psi)
BMS Hybrid Backend via MHD
91 + E40
Mainline setup
Mounted
Results:
Google tells me that Mainline dynos are heart breakers which made my number of 543awhp a pleasant surprise. We took 4 pulls and all were +/- 10hp/tq. My wagon read 88 degrees outside but the dyno sheet shows it was 80 degrees inside during the pulls.
Mike at Autowave was tuning this bad-ass project car for one of his customers. A custom twin turbo 2002 with a slew of modern upgrades and carbon fiber, tastefully done with awesome details everywhere, I should have taken more photos, real car-porn material.
Front
Back (carbon fiber hood)
Very tasteful fender flares
I loved the BMW Motorsport inspired decals
Brembos
The owner's brother works for a company that makes carbon fiber knee braces so he helped him build the custom carbon fiber manifold
Turbo Hoses silicone, great minds think alike!
I was admiring the front turbo and thinking about how accessible it was compared to my E61 and then the shop owner made a comment about how tight things were in the 2002's engine bay. lol
Clean!
Later in the day I stopped by DSport to get on their AWD Dynojet. Temps had climbed into the low 90s and I think this hurt the dyno numbers as the inside of the warehouse must have been in the mid 90s and the fans were blowing this hot air during the pulls. We took 6 pulls, most were in Map 6 targeting 22psi but I did target 23 psi for one run, unfortunately I forgot to raise the fail-safe from 24 and the JB4 reverted to Map 4 and cut power at 5,600rpm, from what I can tell in the logs things looked good on that pull so it might be something I experiment with in the future.
We also did a 22psi pull with the hood open to note any differences. Oddly that run yielded lower power with a very rough delivery, I thought hood open would equal more airflow and more power but I guess the rough air from the fan was detrimental, interesting.
I have the .drf files on my computer and downloaded the Dynojet software but am having a hard time loading and viewing the graphs, anyone have experience with this? Luckily I snapped a pic on my phone that can hold you guys over until I get the files to load.
Hot warehouse
Prep
Fitment on point with the tie-down squat!
This is all I got for now, not the rough hood-open run, and the 23 target, 24 failsafe run.
Numbers
Interestingly DSport has a full fledged machine shop with the ability to build motors, they do a lot of R35 blocks. Their tech department is ran by an engineer who came onboard after 20+ years at Cosworth, cool!
This is one of their builds, a 1,300hp 8 second R33....
Most everything was built in house.
Front:
After installing my Hexons and working through a few minor setbacks it came time to see how they perform. Thanks to Terry and Steve for their knowledge and support.
I am happy to report that my wagon is running strong and I am not plagued with misfires that are so common when the power is cranked up, all systems seem to be strong although my fuel system (Stg 2 LPFP + TBI) is at capacity and the main limiting factor at this time.
As a complete package I am very pleased with the performance and driveability, the Hexons are a great match for my 4,600lb AWD daily weapon. Power was never the focus but my "would be nice" goal of 500awhp has already been surpassed but I am most excited with how accessible the power is and how smooth it is delivered.
Yesterday I got time on 2 dynos, once was a Mainline and the other a Dynojet. The mainline was a pretty cool setup as it had it's own dyno specific chamber and controlled environment. The owner/operator who is a professional tuner by trade said that this is a top dollar unit costing roughly x3 more than dynojets. Interestingly this dyno has 2 rollers per tire and the rear roller gets fixed at a resistance rate, essentially creating a pivot point for the tire, power is measured by reading how hard the tire is pushing down onto the front roller during the pull. Unfortunately I was unable to be inside the dyno pod while the pulls were made so my videos are terrible and not worth sharing.
SETUP
JB4 Map 6 (22psi)
BMS Hybrid Backend via MHD
91 + E40
Mainline setup
Mounted
Results:
Google tells me that Mainline dynos are heart breakers which made my number of 543awhp a pleasant surprise. We took 4 pulls and all were +/- 10hp/tq. My wagon read 88 degrees outside but the dyno sheet shows it was 80 degrees inside during the pulls.
Mike at Autowave was tuning this bad-ass project car for one of his customers. A custom twin turbo 2002 with a slew of modern upgrades and carbon fiber, tastefully done with awesome details everywhere, I should have taken more photos, real car-porn material.
Front
Back (carbon fiber hood)
Very tasteful fender flares
I loved the BMW Motorsport inspired decals
Brembos
The owner's brother works for a company that makes carbon fiber knee braces so he helped him build the custom carbon fiber manifold
Turbo Hoses silicone, great minds think alike!
I was admiring the front turbo and thinking about how accessible it was compared to my E61 and then the shop owner made a comment about how tight things were in the 2002's engine bay. lol
Clean!
Later in the day I stopped by DSport to get on their AWD Dynojet. Temps had climbed into the low 90s and I think this hurt the dyno numbers as the inside of the warehouse must have been in the mid 90s and the fans were blowing this hot air during the pulls. We took 6 pulls, most were in Map 6 targeting 22psi but I did target 23 psi for one run, unfortunately I forgot to raise the fail-safe from 24 and the JB4 reverted to Map 4 and cut power at 5,600rpm, from what I can tell in the logs things looked good on that pull so it might be something I experiment with in the future.
We also did a 22psi pull with the hood open to note any differences. Oddly that run yielded lower power with a very rough delivery, I thought hood open would equal more airflow and more power but I guess the rough air from the fan was detrimental, interesting.
I have the .drf files on my computer and downloaded the Dynojet software but am having a hard time loading and viewing the graphs, anyone have experience with this? Luckily I snapped a pic on my phone that can hold you guys over until I get the files to load.
Hot warehouse
Prep
Fitment on point with the tie-down squat!
This is all I got for now, not the rough hood-open run, and the 23 target, 24 failsafe run.
Numbers
Interestingly DSport has a full fledged machine shop with the ability to build motors, they do a lot of R35 blocks. Their tech department is ran by an engineer who came onboard after 20+ years at Cosworth, cool!
This is one of their builds, a 1,300hp 8 second R33....
Most everything was built in house.
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