Announcement

Collapse
No announcement yet.

Das Beast: My E30 track / street build

Collapse
X
 
  • Filter
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts

    Here you go, 20 psi inlet pressure. You can see there is pressure in all the runners, just bugger all for flow in #1. It's pretty clear from the S54 intake above that you have to design with flow in mind. The S54 has a throttle body angle and housing that directs flow evenly across the runners, which is captured smoothly by the velocity stacks. Makes a lot of sense when you see it like that.

    "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

    1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
    2002 E39 M5

    Comment


      the reality is all runners arent flowing at the same time. the stock stuff is garbage when you do that as OE does not use pressure revovery except the S54 CSL. the boundary conditions are incorrect with all runners flowing. obviosuly if it does have pretty close to equal flow in case of all runners case then its going to work ok. but its a pretty meanginless analysis IMO as manifolds that fail can actually work pretty well.

      here is stock a quick and dirty model. air wont turn the corner to 3 and 4. when you look at the firing order 3 and 6 are drawing at same time so there is potnetial for 6 to rob from 3 but its much less pronounced than the all runners analysis. the stock one isnt great even with the two runner analysis





      Last edited by digger; 09-14-2019, 07:16 PM.
      89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

      new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

      Comment


        here are all runners drawing



        firing orders



        runners 3 and 6 drawing



        runners 1 and 4



        the difference in mass flow between them is very small. it would run ok atleast a from a distribution perspective

        obviously a transient analysis simulating the pulses is better way to do but this is a cheap and nasty way to get an idea
        Last edited by digger; 09-14-2019, 07:14 PM. Reason: spelling
        89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

        new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

        Comment


          #Facepalm! Of frigging course. You need to open the runners in order of firing sequence. That makes total sense. Thanks Digger.

          Like you said, flow looks a bit uneven in some runners. I think we'll still stick with OEM as it's a known quantity.
          Last edited by dvallis; 09-15-2019, 08:14 AM.
          "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

          1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
          2002 E39 M5

          Comment


            I love science.

            RISING EDGE

            Let's drive fast and have fun.

            Comment


              Obligatory meme

              "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

              1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
              2002 E39 M5

              Comment


                Finally got a transient analysis of the eBay intake manifold working. Video is here. Enjoy.

                Cylinder 1 5 3 6 2 4 intake stroke shown below. It works, as in all runners suck air, but I'm not crazy about the flow. Going stock.






                Last edited by dvallis; 09-18-2019, 12:46 AM.
                "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                2002 E39 M5

                Comment


                  What was the flow in each runner? I think stock will be worse.
                  89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

                  new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

                  Comment


                    750 fps. You can see it in the video, has a legend. What is stock flow?
                    "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                    1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                    2002 E39 M5

                    Comment


                      I cranked the resolution up to stupid and let it run all night. Click here for new high resolution video.

                      The runners are hitting ~800 fps flow rate, which is good. With the higher resolution, you can really see the crazy flow turbulence as it switches between runners, which is not so good. Looking at the S54 manifold above, you can definitely see why it's shaped to keep the flow laminar against the housing and uses velocity stacks to smooth flow into the runner.

                      Say it with me ... "I am NOT going to design a custom E30 intake manifold" (Yeah, right) You know I eventually have to do it. But not until we get Das Beast running

                      Last edited by dvallis; 09-18-2019, 11:59 AM.
                      "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                      1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                      2002 E39 M5

                      Comment


                        Originally posted by dvallis View Post
                        750 fps. You can see it in the video, has a legend. What is stock flow?
                        I mean the mass flow or cfm in each runner to see the distribution
                        89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

                        new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

                        Comment


                          I'm showing 350 CFM per runner.



                          Cam profile is for the Schrick 284/272. Using 20 psi on the inlet and a 5 psi pressure drop on the runner outlet lids for valve full open. Not sure if that's correct.

                          "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                          1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                          2002 E39 M5

                          Comment


                            So it looks pretty balanced. It's always going to be pretty chaotic when you see what's really happening. From a balance point of view I don't think the manifold is bad at all there are some other design issues along lines of really short runners and large plenum.
                            89 E30 325is Lachs Silber - currently M20B31, M20B33 in the works, stroked to the hilt...

                            new build thread http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=317505

                            Comment


                              Yep. Weirdly well balanced for all its eBayness. Can definitely see why the runners should be longer and plenum smaller though. Obvious when you get down to serious simulation. I'll design and build my own intake manifold eventually. For now I think we'll use the stock manifold as a baseline, get dyno'd and go from there.
                              "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                              1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                              2002 E39 M5

                              Comment


                                I found this writeup on intake manifolds. A couple of interesting quoues lead me to think a large volume short runner intake manifold is the better choice for a turbo racing setup.

                                1. "Generally, a plenum volume of approximately 80% of engine capacity for naturally aspirated engines to 150% of engine capacity for turbocharged engines works best"

                                2. "In terms of intake manifold runner length, a longer intake runner produces better torque at low RPM, while a shorter intake runner produces better power at high PRM. Generally, an intake manifold runner that is in the region of 200-300 mm long will sustain power at high RPM but little power at low RPM while an intake manifold runner that is in the region of 300-400 mm long will start building power from low RPM but will run out of power soon after peak power is reached."

                                Anyone with an informed opinion care to comment?
                                "And then we broke the car. Again." Mark Donohue, "The Unfair Advantage"

                                1987 E30 3L Turbo Stroker Das Beast
                                2002 E39 M5

                                Comment

                                Working...
                                X