edit, btw I was filling the intercooler with ice, car had no cooling issues at all _________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Mon Dec 29, 2014 12:00 am Post subject:
its just a street car, no cage yet _________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Thu Jan 01, 2015 12:01 am Post subject:
Hi
Another piece of my quest for more power arrived today, its a sensor to tell my ECU the percentage of ethanol in my fuel, I can then run my car on the street on regular 98 RON fuel and then when I'm competing in an event I can fill the car with E85.
When my new cams arrive next year I will be getting the motor retuned a bit more aggressively on E85 fuel
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Sat Jan 31, 2015 12:54 pm Post subject:
Hi
1st part of the quest for more kiloWatts was fitted today, but not without dramas. I've mounted the Zeitronix Ethanol Content Analyser (ECA) gauge to blind spot in the dash, right behind the steering wheel, I made a bracket to bolt it to the fascia that the tacho/speedo sits in, only problem was that when I connected the tacho back up again ECA wouldn't work, after much head scratching I finally worked out that the tacho earth was feeding into the ECA housing, some ECAs I've seen are just mounted in the glove box, but I had a spare space so I thought I would use it.
Interesting the BP 98 I normally use has 2% ethanol content. I can also see fuel temperature by pushing a moment switch on the ECA mounting bracket, but what you can use this reading for is a mystery. The ECA has two outputs that are sent in a 0-5 volt signal to my ECU so that it can alter fuel and ignition maps to suit the ethanol content of my fuel.
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2015 10:14 am Post subject:
Hi
Tomei pon cams arrived today, thanks to jessestreeter.com
So now that I have everything I started looking deeper into hooking up the ECU to see the flex fuel sensor.
The plug n play Autronic SM4 is showing its age and its not easily configurable to run a flex fuel sensor, I need to fit missing pins into the stock ECU plugs.
So Haltech do a plug n play but it needs an upgrades MAP sensor as the one fitted only goes to 22 psi, its $1975 + $129 for a 30 psi MAP sensor.
Adaptronic do a e1280s stand alone unit for $1990 that has some better features than both the Haltech and Autronic but it needs to be wired in.
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2015 12:49 am Post subject:
Hi
I've been rethinking the water line layout for my ice box & intercooler. I only use the ice box for drag racing and tuning on the dyno. I was sending the ice water to the intercooler radiator at the front of the car after it had been through the intercooler which was was picking up more heat. With this new arrangement I can recirculate the chilled water in a closed loop which I think should make it last longer
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:27 am Post subject:
Hi
Some photos from early in the build, I also fitted another tap in my new hose set up so that in operating mode without ice all the flow goes to the cooler radiator
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:25 am Post subject:
Hi
all this go faster stuff is making me think about a brake upgrade.
I have 996 rears on the front with 930 rotors which work really well.
I saw some Boxster fronts on eBay and got them at really good price, just sourcing some rotors now.
Bought some more parts for my brake upgrade, some 944 hubs, thanks to Wayne Penrose for these and I bought some DBA Boxster front rotors from Tyler at 999 Automotive.
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
Joined: 07 Aug 2009 Posts: 208 Location: Sydney, Australia
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2015 9:17 am Post subject:
Hi
I had a bit of a mishap.
I parked my bug in our driveway, just up the hill from my house, I was on my way out, I musnt have pulled the handbrake on hard enough, it rolled down the driveway and hit my sons car and ran into a huge rock at our front door.
Damage was two rear aero fender, one tailight, one wheel, rear apron, bumper bar, exhaust cross pipe, couple of cam gears and their covers, water pump and thermostat housing,
My sons car needs front and rear bumpers, 1 bumper bracket and a drivers side fender, were going to fit Aero fenders to it now and give it a bit of a freshen up.
Feel like an idiot but at least no one was hurt.
Car is fixed now just waiting on getting the motor back with the damage fixed and the new cams installed.
While waiting for the motor Ive fitted the Boxster front brakes.
I'm also going stand alone ECU, an Adaptronic 1280
Steve
_________________ STI powered 1303 now running
G50 box, Boxster/944 brakes, Adaptronic 1280E ecu, PWR intercooler etc
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