Ty3366!!
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- Tyler
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So i didnt want to post this for a while but i am curious and feel like why not share my experience. Anyway, to keep this brief i installed (PRL cobra race maf, intercooler/charge pipes, catted dp/fp, flex fuel. 27won W1, T.I.P. Ktuner V2. And a few other non power related mods.) and i uploaded the 27won w1 race maf ethanol tune on ktuner software booted up and put an E25 mix in because apparently i couldn't math for E30 lol, got on the highway and gunned it. Well it pulled pretty fucking hard. Until about the 3rd pull, from a dig in 4th gear at bout 2700rpm and at about 4000 give or take it started to spit a few times pulled really hard for a brief second (more than the other times) than cut all fuel. All the warning lights popped up like when you first flash your car. And put me in limp mode. Threw a few codes. Cant remember them. Went home reflashed thinking maybe it was the tune or something. Wasnt. Kept going so, i took a data log and had 17 degrees of knock retard and cylinder 4 was mis firing hardcore i believe it said 14? Idk so i did a compression test. Wrong of course because im an amateur . Called the shop i was having my protune scheduled at and i went in an they did a leak down and compression test.
compression test:
Cylinder 1-125/125
Cylinder 2-160/155
Cylinder 3-160/160
Cylinder 4-155/155
leak down test went perfect.
So they concluded cylinder 1 was low but “wouldnt consider it a dead cylinder” i am running very rich and to baby it until my dyno day 10/07. This was like a week and a half ago. This problem also only happens in sport mode (map 3). So i drained the tank put just 93 in and have been driving on map 1 fairly easy but i like to hear the turbo whistle. And its fairly loud with the w1/tip compared to stock so sometimes i step on it ??‍ Sue me. Theres white smoke that comes out of the exhaust sometimes mainly when i stop at a red light and pull away like the unburnt fuel has been collecting i suppose. And the oil smells like gas when i pull the dipstick out to check the oil i smell it. The coolant and oil levels don’t fluctuate. The day after i got the compression test/leakdown test the tuner recommended i switch from 0w20 to a 10w30. So i did 5w30 about 700 miles ago and 150 miles after this problem occured if that makes sense. if not I’ll elaborate that. I plan on changing the oil right after the protune if all goes as planed and we should be safe right?
so my questions are. Do you think i killed a or all piston rings? How worn are my bearings. Do you think the engine will last much longer ?
Heres some pics to sweeten the deal!
compression test:
Cylinder 1-125/125
Cylinder 2-160/155
Cylinder 3-160/160
Cylinder 4-155/155
leak down test went perfect.
So they concluded cylinder 1 was low but “wouldnt consider it a dead cylinder” i am running very rich and to baby it until my dyno day 10/07. This was like a week and a half ago. This problem also only happens in sport mode (map 3). So i drained the tank put just 93 in and have been driving on map 1 fairly easy but i like to hear the turbo whistle. And its fairly loud with the w1/tip compared to stock so sometimes i step on it ??‍ Sue me. Theres white smoke that comes out of the exhaust sometimes mainly when i stop at a red light and pull away like the unburnt fuel has been collecting i suppose. And the oil smells like gas when i pull the dipstick out to check the oil i smell it. The coolant and oil levels don’t fluctuate. The day after i got the compression test/leakdown test the tuner recommended i switch from 0w20 to a 10w30. So i did 5w30 about 700 miles ago and 150 miles after this problem occured if that makes sense. if not I’ll elaborate that. I plan on changing the oil right after the protune if all goes as planed and we should be safe right?
so my questions are. Do you think i killed a or all piston rings? How worn are my bearings. Do you think the engine will last much longer ?
Heres some pics to sweeten the deal!