advice on gauges

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elise
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advice on gauges

Post by elise »

hi nice to see this site is up and running after trying so long to get onto the old site ( thanks jon )
I have a high comp will be low boost remote turbo k series ( rover ) its up and running but will require remapping due to changing induction, exhaust, cam timing ,flywheel, throttle bod , charge cooling and fitting a turbo ( from supercharger ) ect ect
I have a marko dash and this tell me what the ecu sees but should I have any other information, as a safety precaution , I was thinking of the phormula knock device
http://www.phormula.co.uk/KnockDetection-KS-3.aspx
reason being maybe this device could be set up at the same r/road to give an accurate reading ?
is this something I should fit or is it just something else to worry about ?
bob
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Re: advice on gauges

Post by Roverdose »

i think it depends on what your using it for. track toy or general road use?

Drew
elise
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Re: advice on gauges

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thanks drew I think I will just get a safe map on lower octane than I intend to use
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Re: advice on gauges

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think id go safe map on the higher octane if i was mapping once.

Drew
stevieturbo
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Re: advice on gauges

Post by stevieturbo »

Always use the best fuel you can.

Normal UL really is crap. Map it on 97 and then run on -power for a little extra safety if you want.

But if its mapped correctly, then it should be safe regardless
elise
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thanks stevie
thats what I intended 97 but use 99 if available , being in the highlands 99 ron is hard to find it used to be 60 mile away ( round trip 120 ) but tesco have opened up quite near with maybe asda arriving too
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Re: advice on gauges

Post by stevieturbo »

We dont get anything but 95 or 97 here, so it isnt really an issue.

And I'd say if BP pull out, even getting 97 will become difficult !
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