So I popped over to see Will @ RDT on Saturday for a pre-dyno inspection and to pick up my S300 v2 that he supplied and socketed for me. Then decided to do a baseline dyno run as well so we have something to compare to when it goes back for a retune on Hondata and to make sure there were no serious issues in the meantime...
What can I say about Will and the RDT business setup? Fantastic service and great value for money. After a chat he went through various checks on the Integra including a pin-hole style camera to view the condition of the bores which did show some minor detonation has occurred since the turbo has been installed. Compression test was ran just before this and the results came back as:
210
200
200
210
Which is better than I was expecting, nothing wildly out.
All spark plugs were burning really well. Pressurising the water system highlighted a leak from one of the turbo water lines that goes into the back of the block.
A few other little things to sort as well from the inspection, but there more a bunch of niggles than anything else so I should be sorted to have my tune booked in and done by the end of the month.
My head could literally explode with the amount of information Will has provided me with though. He knows what he's talking about and can explain things on the right level as he is a genuinely knowledgeable person. Also, his business morals are on such an honest level as well – you rarely get this these days.
He gave me the time of day to discuss all of my aims and has also taken the time with me to come to the best solution short-term which is really good.
Anyway, enough bumming – he's not mapped my car yet.
Right so the below graphs are based on a road-tuned Crome Pro map, with the only change since the map being that the ignition timing is running ever so slightly retarded (just a touch, due to the old crank pulley having a chip in it where the timing marks were so had to run a couple of mm retarded from when it was tuned)
So here's my AFR and boost pressure from the baseline test we ran.. take note that max boost is 6.2 psi, but IIRC the average peak boost from all the runs was around 6 psi. Make of the AFR what you will haha..
It's not *very* good...
Once or twice Will thought he could physically hear what sounded like detonation around 7000rpm the first time and 7800rpm the next time. Not good. And here's the power and torque at the hubs: (NOTE: this is not WHP so don't get confused!)
The power delivery it showed was what I expected and felt the car to be in real life. The torque curve is nowhere near as great as I'd like it to be.
SO overall, much more to come
I'm full of knowledge and a list of what I need to do/fit before the tuning session.
Oh and just for you Ford boys, here's a quick picture of one of the three Fiesta he's working on at the minute too - not sure if this is the one he's designed the 700bhp Mk6 ST sidewinder manifold for or not, but it was very, very clean.
Ry
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Great tuner, great craftsmanship, and great business sense in the respect that they didn't sell the cooling modifications needed so they skipped that page of the book with me.
