This is the answer that one would expect from glorified "Keyboard Warrior".
Here is the basic gist about TCF from dynapack website:
Basically it states that there is a 15% hp loss on the flywheel and that a correction of 15% aka TCF 1.15% is advised to be applied on the Dyno setup...
We test 29 psi and the pistons look still perfectly good. For custom piston take more time to make as well and not much you can change in piston. You can't change compression ratio, you need make exactly same shape and size because this is direct injection engine.
Pistons can be custom order...
We have another car which is CVT also connecting rod bent. Boost 1.8-1.9 bar (26-27 psi). CVT gearbox will not break but your connecting rod maybe. We don't drive this car often, 1 year now only 43xx miles. More than 3200 miles is on the dyno. It is not a daily drive car. There is no point to...
Nobody can answer which exactly boost at which point it will bent. But from what we have tested we know about what range is safe and what is dangerous.
Why some said they drive very high boost but his connecting rod still ok, simple is everyone driving style is different some drive aggressive...
The settings used on the Dyno is made by the Dyno shop. We do not own the Dyno. We would gladly retest our car using similar
settings used in USA based Dynos for comparissons sake.
We only wish to point out that the MT FC1 can get more horsepower safely once the stock connecting rods has been...
GT TUNE finally get 311.7 HP for 10th Civic 1.5T.
What have been upgrade:
Owen custom made Turbo - sent stock turbo to UK and design new core.
Custom connecting rod from R & R.
The main reason not change to forge piston as we tested stock piston look like still can handle this kind of house...
Actually the CVT is very strong in Civic X, it is same CVT as CRV, you will break your engine first before CVT break down. The CVT civic x we have tested already got more than 25k km (15k miles) runing 27 psi all the time.
The CVT will be over heat once is over 240 km/hr ( 149 mile/hr) for 10 min. The max temperature we saw was 127 degree C ( 260 F). It is a bit dangerous for CVT. We recommend for add CVT cooler.
Here is some picture installed CVT cooler.
Both cars are tuned.
http://www.civicx.com/threads/first-tuning-test-result-213-whp.3872/
http://www.civicx.com/threads/267-8-hp-civic-1-5t-dyno-result.4228/#post-70521
The CVT was not running out-of-spec perse. CVT RPM Limit was not removed in this car and all CVT MAPs are stock. After running 230-240 for about 5 minutes, CVT Fluid/Oil became too hot and PCM promptly lowered engine power output and vehicle speed dropped to about 190ish km/h for the remainder...
Yes 100% safe :) You can see the RPM only 6200 for the CVT. We already test many times go over 23x km/h.
Not safe if you drive this speed in pubic road.
Finally we did it!! 261 km/h (162 mph) with our 1.5T civic MT.
We already completely remove the speed limit for our cars (stock 207 km/h = 128 mph).
For 1.5T MT the maximum speed is 269 km/h (167 mph)
For 1.5T CVT the maximum speed is 240 km/h (149 mph)
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