M42 turbo dyno results

[e30pq]

We had the car back on the dyno this week.

Dyno results listed here:

http://www.hqautosport.com/dyno_results.html

[matias88e30]

Nice! are u running stock internals?

[e30pq]

Custom pistons. That;s about it.

[matias88e30]

Nice! those are good numbers

[getouth]

very nice indeed! nice to see people develop and believe in the little guy(M42) rather than sticking an M50/S50 in there. Good deal.

[gstuning]

Have them turn shootout mode on, they should know better then have you leave with dyno graphs without shootout mode.

[e30pq]

Have them turn shootout mode on, they should know better then have you leave with dyno graphs without shootout mode.

Not sure I understand what "shoot out mode" is? Please explain.

[gstuning]

it´s a mode for the dyno you used so that the dyno operator is unable to fudge the numbers

[e30pq]

it´s a mode for the dyno you used so that the dyno operator is unable to fudge the numbers

I really don't think our guy "fudged" the numbers.

These numbers weren't shocking for us. We've actually tuned to level in the past when we were running an EBC module.

The last couple times we tuned the car we made less power but that was due to our injectors.

[iflytii]

Impressive numbers!

[Massive Lee]

It would be great to compare the torque curves of a stockie vs this turbo. ;-) The turbo motor will probably double the value at mid rpm.

[e30pq]

It's fun to sign up for track events and list the car as an E30 318i.

[Massive Lee]

Considering that Formula one is going back to turboed four bangers, I suspect that we will see a new trend... Even VAC is working on a turbo kit for the venerable S14.

[rThor432]

^^Thats a good trend to return to. I hope the automakers catch on.

[Massive Lee]

Never understood why they never caught on. Turbo motors are more efficient. And you don't need to have a 500hp motor in a daily driver either. The main gain is not necessarely the power, but the torque gain, which is great for a small responsive turbo that kicks in early. Small=no lag.