Safc Ii In And Tuned

[Lachlan33]

Got my SAFC 2 installed and tuned along with a front mount and new fuel pump.

Tuned by Hitman (Matt) in Penrith.

Car made 217rwkw which was quite suprising, I was expecting more like 190 ish.

Matt seemed to think it was abnormally high as well and that my turbo might be abit of a freak. Either that or a happy dyno Either way, even if its actually making 50rwkw it still feels significantly quicker which is the main thing.

Running 11psi.

My only concern is the knock reading im seeing on the SAFC, Im thinking tomorrow im going to try re-set the SAFC's knock reading or something. Because it read like 250 at one point which just seems crazy high, however at no point did I hear anything even remotely like pinging nor did the car miss a beat.

A/F ratio seems safe enough, averaging 12:1

I would think that if it actually WAS pining that high I would have A: Heard it and B: Be crying over a dead engine right about now.

Reads around 10 or so on idle or just cruising so I dunno. I think ill call matt tomorrow and ask about it.

But yeah, pretty happy, Matt was very good to deal with and like I said, I can definetly notice the extra power, especially in 3rd.

[moonus]

i dont think matt's dyno is happy. i think you might have a highflow. did u try upping the boost and did it make more power

[Lachlan33]

Nah, to be safe matt assumed it was the stock turbo and didn't bump it above 11psi. If it is the stocko theres no sense in risking it. Will be interesting if it is a highflow, previous owner never mentioned it.

More just wondering about that knock reading. I mean given my Air/Fuel ratio's and the fact that I could neither hear nor feel any sign of pinging, the reading of 250 would have to be wrong yeah? It didn't just read that once, read above 200 at one point and like 170 earlier on. Its possible that its just been calibrated wrong? Or a faulty knock sensor? Corect me if im wrong but I should get some sort of warning light on the dash at high knock levels yeah?

[MANWHORE]

217 at 11 psi isn't a standard turbo. It makes that power at 14-15 psi.

most likely its a highflow. 217 at 11 psi sounds spot on for a highflow.

[The Mafia]

217 at 11 psi isn't a standard turbo. It makes that power at 14-15 psi.

most likely its a highflow. 217 at 11 psi sounds spot on for a highflow.

its either a high flow, or the dyno is happy by about 20rwkw.

Edited July 4, 2007 by The Mafia

[siddr20]

So did you find much difference after the safc install and tune? as in does the car pull much harder now?

[Lachlan33]

Does it pull harder? Ummmm yes. Yes it does..

Got a front mount at the same time so that might have made some difference as well

[siddr20]

How does the car feel tho?

Can you notice any flat spots still?

[benl1981]

217 at 11psi even on a highflow is a bit over the top..with only a SAFC controlling things.

Interesting.

Nice result. Take it to a dyno day and see how it stacks up against others..

[BHDave]

I'm more cencerned about the knock readings. As it's happening fairly regularly it's worth having it checked.

[PM-R33]

Nah, to be safe matt assumed it was the stock turbo and didn't bump it above 11psi. If it is the stocko theres no sense in risking it. Will be interesting if it is a highflow, previous owner never mentioned it.

More just wondering about that knock reading. I mean given my Air/Fuel ratio's and the fact that I could neither hear nor feel any sign of pinging, the reading of 250 would have to be wrong yeah? It didn't just read that once, read above 200 at one point and like 170 earlier on. Its possible that its just been calibrated wrong? Or a faulty knock sensor? Corect me if im wrong but I should get some sort of warning light on the dash at high knock levels yeah?

Correct, if you have such a high knock count your engine warning light should come on. As for the knock count itself, hmmm seems interesting as that is a freaking high knock count for there to be no sign of damage. I would just reset the knock count to zero, take the car out for a slash (give it a bit up to redline) and see what the knock count is, if its not that high anymore than i wouldnt worry about it

[Strik3r]

you probably havent calibrated the SAFC knock reading properly. its pretty easy - read the manual.