hey guys-

I was talking with scott from http://www.tripledigitmotorsports.com tonight about our cars . . . balh blah . . we got to talking about axles for launching and so forth. I amde the statement that I'm not too woriied about them, as I'm going to have about 50 hp when i launch due to crazy lag of the t4 60-1 I will be running. He mentioned that he was reading up on the hondata boost timing retard and that by using this feature, a honda will actually create positive boost with no engine load.

I disagreed. My understanding of all this is that with a MAP-based car, it is impossible to build positive boost (ok, maybe 1 psi) with no load. On a MAF-based car however, it is possible, as it is based of of flow, and not load.

This isn't a pissing match of who is right/wrong, just trying to get some facts on this so we can both better our cars/setups. Any advice would be appreciated.

-Brian


[Modified by delvtecsol, 2:48 AM 2/17/2003]

 

first of all, you are a tool if u think a MAF car can spool a turbo better than a MAP based car. That said, you can build boost with drasticly retarded timing, because u are pretty much ignitign the fuel mixture as its leaving the ports. Lots of heat and expantion to feed the urbo energy

 

I'm going to be coming out of the hole with 14psi of boost.