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944 UK League for 2007 update
http://www.cannell.co.uk/944%20UK%20League.htm
At this time, I won't be making any segregation between different engine capacities. Fen has pretty much summed up my thoughts about the UK 944 league table in another thread, but I'll expand on this a bit here.
I have therefore started a dedicated thread for 2007. I will also post this on titanic/944.
I devised my 944 UK League as a level playing field as all results come from the same Dynamometer, the lowest reading that we have yet found, the most consistent and most advanced. This dyno cell has the highest level accreditation from major fuel, motorsport companies and specialist car magazines.
The fact that this particular cell is capable of 1,200 WHP at each axle also means that we won't (!!) run out of capacity for any envisaged 944 modifications, up to and including huge turbocharged V8 conversions (or e-bay resistor mods!).
The dyno cell is at
Weltmeister
Units 41/42
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
Northampton
NN12 8TN
The consistency of this dyno is such that, as I have constantly repeated, I will accept graphs / data taken at any time, in any weather conditions when produced on the dyno cell at Weltmeister. I have an agreed format for the graphs that Chris Davies (Weltmeister technical director & dyno operator) is aware of. Chris is able to reprint these graphs for me at any time for scanning in high resolution, then the league table can be updated and the graphs posted under the individual car's registration number on my website.
This should allow, over time, an accurate picture to be built up of how modifications perform over time and before / after on the same car. I know that I have found this extremely useful in the development of WUF.
The graphs are as, if not more important than the headline (league table) figures as they accurately depict how that power / torque is developed and provide a good guide to drivability. They also allow detailed analysis and scrutiny of boost and AFR to determine how good the fuel mapping is and to sort out the rogue high-boost single runs (to obtain one-off peak figures) from sustainable everyday safe power delivery.
A proportion of owners won't necessarily understand some of the finer points of the graphs, but ready interpretations will be available from a number of those on the forums who are more experienced to attempt to explain them individually and provide an analysis as to possible inherent faults and suggestions for improvement.
The data table may evolve to contain more information eventually, as different areas of modication are addressed. For now, whenever I publish a graph, I will need as comprehensive a set of specifications / modifications as possible, at least enough to fill in the current table format.
As Fen has rightly stated, this is a level playing field and not designed to favour one vehicle / modification type / tuner over another. All 944's from standard LUX to full track car spec are included. The 944 LUX, S and S2 are no less important to this table than the turbo cars.
It is an attempt to provide a clear understanding of what modifications produce what results, individually and in combination. Good or bad. If something works well it is just as important to know as if something does not work well. Both types of modification exist!
All information is updated in good faith and results are unbiased, documented and tracable.
So that this remains a level playing field and an accurate comparison, I will ONLY accept graphs from Dyno Dynamics cell. I am aware that there are now a number of these in the UK and I am now starting to get results from DD cells in the USA so that we can start to provide graphs and specifications from around the world, even though the table is for a UK LEAGUE ONLY at this stage. I'm hoping that some of the USA based tuners will be contributing customers cars results from DD cells this year so we can compare properly. The preferred cell remains the Weltmeister cell at Silverstone.
I hope this clarifies the position.
Please don't take this thread off topic - It will make a good (sticky?) thread to follow results throughout what is promising to be a very interesting year!
Rick.
http://www.cannell.co.uk/944%20UK%20League.htm
At this time, I won't be making any segregation between different engine capacities. Fen has pretty much summed up my thoughts about the UK 944 league table in another thread, but I'll expand on this a bit here.
I have therefore started a dedicated thread for 2007. I will also post this on titanic/944.
I devised my 944 UK League as a level playing field as all results come from the same Dynamometer, the lowest reading that we have yet found, the most consistent and most advanced. This dyno cell has the highest level accreditation from major fuel, motorsport companies and specialist car magazines.
The fact that this particular cell is capable of 1,200 WHP at each axle also means that we won't (!!) run out of capacity for any envisaged 944 modifications, up to and including huge turbocharged V8 conversions (or e-bay resistor mods!).
The dyno cell is at
Weltmeister
Units 41/42
Silverstone Grand Prix Circuit
Northampton
NN12 8TN
The consistency of this dyno is such that, as I have constantly repeated, I will accept graphs / data taken at any time, in any weather conditions when produced on the dyno cell at Weltmeister. I have an agreed format for the graphs that Chris Davies (Weltmeister technical director & dyno operator) is aware of. Chris is able to reprint these graphs for me at any time for scanning in high resolution, then the league table can be updated and the graphs posted under the individual car's registration number on my website.
This should allow, over time, an accurate picture to be built up of how modifications perform over time and before / after on the same car. I know that I have found this extremely useful in the development of WUF.
The graphs are as, if not more important than the headline (league table) figures as they accurately depict how that power / torque is developed and provide a good guide to drivability. They also allow detailed analysis and scrutiny of boost and AFR to determine how good the fuel mapping is and to sort out the rogue high-boost single runs (to obtain one-off peak figures) from sustainable everyday safe power delivery.
A proportion of owners won't necessarily understand some of the finer points of the graphs, but ready interpretations will be available from a number of those on the forums who are more experienced to attempt to explain them individually and provide an analysis as to possible inherent faults and suggestions for improvement.
The data table may evolve to contain more information eventually, as different areas of modication are addressed. For now, whenever I publish a graph, I will need as comprehensive a set of specifications / modifications as possible, at least enough to fill in the current table format.
As Fen has rightly stated, this is a level playing field and not designed to favour one vehicle / modification type / tuner over another. All 944's from standard LUX to full track car spec are included. The 944 LUX, S and S2 are no less important to this table than the turbo cars.
It is an attempt to provide a clear understanding of what modifications produce what results, individually and in combination. Good or bad. If something works well it is just as important to know as if something does not work well. Both types of modification exist!
All information is updated in good faith and results are unbiased, documented and tracable.
So that this remains a level playing field and an accurate comparison, I will ONLY accept graphs from Dyno Dynamics cell. I am aware that there are now a number of these in the UK and I am now starting to get results from DD cells in the USA so that we can start to provide graphs and specifications from around the world, even though the table is for a UK LEAGUE ONLY at this stage. I'm hoping that some of the USA based tuners will be contributing customers cars results from DD cells this year so we can compare properly. The preferred cell remains the Weltmeister cell at Silverstone.
I hope this clarifies the position.
Please don't take this thread off topic - It will make a good (sticky?) thread to follow results throughout what is promising to be a very interesting year!
Rick.
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