Bringing it back from the dead.. Any updates

 

Since this thread was active I got married, went to the Bahamas for my honeymoon, celebrated Christmas and New Years! December was a super busy month for me.

The module is still waiting to be tested. I have someone interested in testing it, I just need to arrange with them to get it tested.

 

Congrats!

Hey, if you need a backup tester, Im willing.

 

I'm interested. My only thing is for base models that have no VDC will there be a different switch needed or something?

 

no need to brake boost if there's "no lag"
you'd already be instantly spooled up the instant you put your foot down at any rpm if there was truely no lag


...sorry I know, back from the dead.
Was reading the viper vs supra thread in the street racing section where the supra was brake boosting and remembered how lots of people believe the Z has no lag whatsoever with turbos

 

Taking .2 seconds to reach full boost isnt what I would consider lag. Starting a race in boost/creating boost before you start the race is just that much nastier, so yes, there is a need to brake boost. You saying there isnt is like saying "why do you need a 2 step off the line...."

 

again.. i made the same post about 50 times.. all 50 times you didn't read what i wrote..

i said... "the myth that SC's have less a Turbo is what it is.. a myth"

never once did i say turbo's have no lag... why the hell would i say that..

 

I 100% agree with you, .2 seconds isn't much lag at all but it contradicts what doug is saying that it's a myth that .2 seconds of lag is a shorter a amount of time than 0 seconds of lag


doug, I know you said that 50 times. I said 50 times you don't understand the meaning of the word lag

you're confusing lag with the amount of boost, which are different things

to make my point, you can take a SC car and stab at the throttle full on then full off real quick 10 times in a couple seconds and get instant reactive boost every time as fast as you can move your feet. If you try it with a turbo car, the turbos are going to try to spool, but probably not spool into positive amounts of boost. If they do, it's going to be a weird sensation of the car feeling drunk not really getting into boost when you stab the throttle.

And it's not going to be consistent between different rpms. If you wanted to use a high rpm example where the turbo is more responsive to quick stabs of the throttle, then it could be said at high rpms on a SC you're getting around 90-95% full boost instantly reactive to quick throttle stabs

 

i have had the vortech and the aps single, boost is WAY more responsive with the aps vs the vortech. i have over a 100 more ftlb of tq than with the vortech at like 3000 rpms. its a completely different feel.

 

I wasn't talking about the amount of power actually being made at 3000 rpms or anywhere in the powerband, just how quick the FI kit reacts or is in sync with on/off throttle

 

yeah i know. still, comparing the vortech vs the single, like you said, rpms and gear selection are major factors, in a high gear with low rpms, the turbo is very slow to respond, whereas the sc reacts better, but in a low gear, at just about any rpm, the turbo wins everytime. i know you arent talking about numbers, but compare power curves, that directly relates to boost response.

 

I know the turbo will win as far as a power curve and boost being made, but I've been refering to the time it takes from hitting the gas to when the turbo spools up (.2 seconds) vs instant positive boost numbers coming from a SC

 

The only problem with that Sentry is that you...we...may be getting 1 maybe 2 psi at 3000rpm and 2 -3 psi at 3500rpm and the TT has just went from 0 to 6-7-8-9psi from 3000 to 3800rpms . Our quicker onset of boost never really gives us any advantage at all .

 

I know, I'm not saying we have an advantage with boost at low rpms compared to turbos

Just saying there's no lag in response from our FI kit to start making whatever boost that's available at that rpm

Doug's whole theory that "SC's have less lag than turbos is a myth" is crap. I can cite a million sources and books that say otherwise. I WILL say though that with the 350Z's turbos, that statement is more true than say a supra. But the statement itself is not true

SC's have no need to brake boost, the response is instant. But at low rpms they're not going to produce as much boost as a turbo which is a disadvantage.

 

Enough of this Turbo vs SC talk. We've heard it all 1000x.

What's up with this brake boosting module that KP was talking about?

 

Werd ! Has anyone tried disconnecting that pin to see if it works ?

 

well your instant response doesn't really mean **** when at 3 PSI less than you i am making more power at ever RPM except after 6000

 

it does when you're cornering at the limit at part throttle and you can't afford to have more boost than you expected come on after a .2 second delay. Can possibly go off track

 

Up from the dead.
Any solutions/updates?

 

I've got the 'test' module sitting on my bench still. It's never been installed or tested in a car.