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Title: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Robert Vorley on October 23, 2011, 10:10:09 pm

Very comprehensive and concise advice to plan your build.

http://www.audifreaks.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26

Focuses on the 1.8l, but much is universally applicable.

This link has many compressor maps: http://www.rbracing-rsr.com/turbotech.html

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: kevin derhouson on October 24, 2011, 09:11:57 pm

thank you, some really good info in there :)

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Robert Vorley on March 28, 2013, 08:46:54 pm

Thought I would refresh this post with another link. 

Lots of depth without getting too technical.

Enjoy.

http://www.oxbridgegraduates.com/essays/engineering/the-cylinder-head-and-its-functions.php

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Jordan Kruger on March 29, 2013, 10:02:21 am

Sticky.   Good info.  A lot of questions can be answered based on these write ups.   I did however find a hiccup in the first link.   When they describe the new GTX turbos,  they claim its a 10 blade wheel when its actually an 11 blade design.

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Robert Vorley on March 29, 2013, 11:01:51 am

What do expect?  They're Audi guys!  :D

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Jordan Kruger on March 29, 2013, 09:01:45 pm

Good point.      right Volcz?   :D

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Jordan Kruger on March 30, 2013, 10:34:34 am

Ill be adding a few really good write ups to this.

This particular one outlines the necessary tasks to cover before getting your car tuned. It oulines the importance of each component briefly, but you get the idea of what needs to be done before attempting to make good numbers.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/ecmlink-tuning-log-file-advice/443297-please-read-before-you-ask-ecmlink-dsmlink-log-advice.html (http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/ecmlink-tuning-log-file-advice/443297-please-read-before-you-ask-ecmlink-dsmlink-log-advice.html)


I also came across this one regarding exhaust systems and the misconceptions of how they work.

http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/frequently-answered-dsm-questions/168578-exhaust-straight-scoop-backpressure.html (http://www.dsmtuners.com/forums/frequently-answered-dsm-questions/168578-exhaust-straight-scoop-backpressure.html)

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Robert Vorley on March 30, 2013, 10:44:58 am

Lots of good links at tuners.

I liked the back-pressure link.  Simple and explains the minimal trade-offs when going to a larger exhaust system.  When they used NASCAR drafting as a concept to explain pulses I thought it was strange that they didn't include how to route an exhaust system to lower drag and improve down force for track use?           

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: daniel Dee on March 30, 2013, 04:38:22 pm

Quote from: Robert Vorley on March 30, 2013, 10:44:58 am

Lots of good links at tuners.

I liked the back-pressure link.  Simple and explains the minimal trade-offs when going to a larger exhaust system.  When they used NASCAR drafting as a concept to explain pulses I thought it was strange that they didn't include how to route an exhaust system to lower drag and improve down force for track use?           

A lot of stuff in Nascar is SECRET......eg oval shape even chambered exhaust systems ...manifold and head designs....How their motors can suck air through a restriction plate. And they make high HP with very little fuel..

Title: Re: Planning your upgrades, good broad outline and advice
Post by: Jordan Kruger on March 31, 2013, 11:50:46 pm

They can keep all their Nascar knowledge to themselves.   :)       

Nascar < Rally/Drag/Circuit

And There is a ton of info on the techniques used by almost every other form of race car.

It cool to see the advanced engineering that goes into the race cars to give them an edge.