prizrak
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Awesome thread is that way!
We just finished this build on this 2011 Mustang and decided to dyno it last week to see where we were at.
Quick rundown on the build:
2011 Mustang 5.0
STOCK bottom end
Boss Heads
Boss Intake Manifold
Comp Stage 3 Camshafts
Full Exhaust w/hi-flo cats
Procharger P1SC (pullied for 16psi, only seeing 10psi)
Alky Control Dual Nozzle Meth System
SCT Tune
We made 5 pulls and every one was over 850whp.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwvyCuGhDYg
That's funny my friend and I had the same discussion when we were looking at turbos for his SR.PSI never tells the whole story when you're talking about boosted applications. PSI only tells half the story at best, you need to look at the compressor map to tell how much air it's moving at that PSI.
The 'Boost in, apex seals out' crowd had a good discussion on this: http://www.rx7club.com/showthread.php?t=637225
Or, put another way - 10psi on a stock Eaton M90 such as what is in my XJR isn't close to the same flow of an Eaton M110/112 as was in my XKR.
At about 6000 supercharger shaft RPM and the same PSI, the 110 flows more than 65cfm more.
The problem with the P1-SC (and indeed, any ATI ProCharger) is that ATI refuses to release compressor maps for their products so there's no way for someone to sit down and look at the numbers. It's all guesswork and rule-of-thumb stuff with ATI. However, common experience seems to indicate that more than one variant of the P1-SC is *just* capable of supporting 800+ HP at 10psi with passive charge cooling (intercooler) and a carefully designed intake system. Active charge cooling, like the methanol based system they mention, is good for another 100hp or so. I'd say it's believable, but I'd also say it's running at about as far as that setup can go.
Edit: One other thing - a lot of domestic guys screw up their builds because they don't realize that you have to change the cam or cams out for a boost-friendly item. Then they wonder why they're not getting the power they thought they would and blame the forced induction system they bought and disbelieve anyone who got big numbers with the same system. I've lost count of the number of times I've seen someone who built up his engine to respectable N/A power numbers who decided to go boosted and ended up with some pretty miserable numbers due to their retained long duration, high overlap cams - which is the exact opposite of what you need for forced induction. The MX6 guys had a pretty good presentation on this: http://www.mx6.com/forums/1g-faq-submission-area/135425-turbo-cam-selection-faq.html
Exactly the type of response I was hoping I'd get.
Funny you bring up the cam(s) thing. I was wondering myself what the specs of these cams were that they used, and just how much they helped. The right (or wrong) cam(s) can really set a combo up for success (or failure). [Local kid has a turbo LS1 T/A, STS butt-mounted 67mm, longtubes, Torquer 2 (232/234 110LSA aka not boost friendly @ 6.5* of overlap) at 10psi with meth, and only makes 480rwhp. :lol:] Not too long ago there weren't any cams out for these motors, and now there are cams for boosted applications? That was a big shock to me, the market must be moving quick.
Agreed though, that P1 is on it's outer limits. I'd like to see it with whatever it has left to give + some C16 or the like. Wonder how long the motor will hold together too.
@Blind: Why not splice a 12v cigarette lighter plug onto it with a long wire and have it coming through the door seal? Just tape the wire to the side of the body or along the bonnet crack to hide it.
*edit/further rant on cam choice for FI- as with my example of the local STS trans am kid's setup, it's getting worse in the LSX world when these cars get cheap and people just throw money at a combo and hope for the best. The kid in my example said "well it made good power N/A so it's gotta help for a turbo right? And I still want it to lope at idle real nasty." God that last part kills me. *facepalm*
It's ASTONISHING how many XTerras there are on the road. Every single one ever sold must still be out there. Seriously. I was helping a friend shop for one and I started paying attention. They easily outnumber F-150's in this area.Vehix just named the XTerra as one of their top 5 under-the-radar vehicles:
Weird, I am agreeing with you again. Gonna go take my temperature...