Rolling Road

[Lemon]

ORIGINAL: Diver944

When we get the dates together we should split into two seperate threads - Dyno Day north and Dyno Day south so we can keep track of who is going where.

I'll probably go to both anyway as they are great fun and any excuse to get some miles on the old girl []

Hope your passport is upto date Paul []

We don't let just any old person onto "The Leisure Peninsular" []

 

[Guest]

ORIGINAL: Lemon

ORIGINAL: shaunp

i called them today i have left my number so ill see if i get a call back tomorrow

Shaun if you have rung them I will let you see what reply you get.

If no reply by beginning of next week let me know and I will pop down and see them.

Keep us informed

ok will do l
i left a message saying between 10 and 15 cars

 

[Masher]

I have been looking into getting the Motec unit on mine remapped and have had discussions with 'Road and Track' http://www.tracknroad.com though my car has not actually been there. It was EMC in Birmingham who suggested them stating the'd heard good things of them before. They are located close to the Dartford crossing.

When I finally get my car back I'll be booking it in.

Cheers
Mick

 

[lacedr]

Thanks
I will give them a call

 

[Indi9xx]

Does Emerald still offer that as a service?

 

[Masher]

ORIGINAL: Indi9xx

Does Emerald still offer that as a service?

Sorry if I am about to cross wires... Is Emerald something to do Road and Track? If so, Road and Track have confirmed they can do a rolling road remap of my car which round Motec management.

Sorry if I've got the wrong end of the stick,
Mick

 

[Indi9xx]

Emerald, the Makers of the Emerald M3D engine management system.

If I had a car which was running an Emerald engine management system, I would probably get them to remap it, at least then its being mapped by someone who intimately knows the software and electronics inside and out.

Emerald Rolling Road

For Motec, most generic rolling road tuning outfits should be able to deal with it, like most could deal with the Emerald, but to be honest, if Motec had a UK centre where the actual boffins are located, and had a rolling road there, I would get them to tune any Motec conversions as well.

Just out of interest, why did you guys go for an aftermarket ECU rather than having the original DME remapped or customised?

 

[lacedr]

I will give emerald a ring.
My car came with the emerald ecu, otherwise I would have stuck with the original.

 

[Masher]

ORIGINAL: Indi9xx

Emerald, the Makers of the Emerald M3D engine management system.

If I had a car which was running an Emerald engine management system, I would probably get them to remap it, at least then its being mapped by someone who intimately knows the software and electronics inside and out.

Emerald Rolling Road

For Motec, most generic rolling road tuning outfits should be able to deal with it, like most could deal with the Emerald, but to be honest, if Motec had a UK centre where the actual boffins are located, and had a rolling road there, I would get them to tune any Motec conversions as well.

Just out of interest, why did you guys go for an aftermarket ECU rather than having the original DME remapped or customised?

The car came with Motec so it is unlikely to be changed now!
Regards
Mike

 

[944 man]

ORIGINAL: lacedr

I will give emerald a ring.
My car came with the emerald ecu, otherwise I would have stuck with the original.

Id try Dave Walker first.

 

[ChasR]

Another shout for Dave Walker, the main man behind Emerald .

 

[lacedr]

Booked in for the 9th Dec with Dave walker
Looking forward to it.

 

[T3rra]

Hi soil I can't. Would also like to get mine on some. Good to hear your back on the road however I did miss what was your final results with the hg. My van rad split yesterday resulting in engine turning off and a toe home just days b4 tax and mot are due. :/

 

[Hilux]

Not London I`m afraid but I can highly recommend Northampton motorsport - definitely worth the drive - they tune serious cars (properly)

You will get a truly professional session.

They also do corner weighting and geometry.

 

[PSH]

Hi Soli

My car was first dyno'd at Power Engineering in Uxbridge but the most important thing is depending on what you want and who does the tuning d.. for me there is only one guy to go too if your talking about major modifications to the car and that's Wayne Scofield at 'Chip Wizards' but he's based in Rochdale. When he first did my car (he's tuned it a number of times now) he came down to me and hired testing time at Power Engineering. It just happened that at the time I had mine done he had a 911 race car to deliver to Brands Hatch for that weekend's Porsche cup meet but I doubt he does this type of thing today. I rate him highly and once my car is back on the road I will be driving up to see him again, I have to say it may be a long way but boy is it a great drive on the return journey once he's played with the car.
Now having said all that it also depends on what you want, if the car is standard and you just want a tune up with a few extra horses to play around with then most rolling roads should be able to do that for you, if however you plan major mods and you don't want to blow the engine go and see Wayne.

Pete

 

[soli]

hg obviously was blown but so was the cylinder head. cracked in pressure test. got that all sorted. also had to replace the power steering pressure hose as it all of a sudden dropped all the oil but that was minor. fixed the horn on my own. got an electrician to run a new wire for the sun roof which works nicely now. going to Centre of Gravity in September to set the suspension properly and align the wheels. still have a slight delay when i press the gas down and i think the car eats too much petrol so i thought a rolling road test can help me figure this out. i am not gearing up for a high performance modified car. just want it tuned properly.

 

[ChasR]

Surrey Rolling Road may be worth a shout. They work more on Boxsters but they seemed to be a decent bunch of guys to deal with when the 944 crew met up. Failing that a specialist may be able to see the issue quickly with why you have a 'delay'. I'd agree that Northampton Motorsport are worth a shout, but I would still go to Centre Gravity for a road car who can get the car setup just how you want it going by what others have said..

Bear in mind my car when you drove it was more responsive due to the upgrades it had (chip, exhaust lacking silencers (possibly also the smaller bore banjo bolt which imitates a boost enhancer to a degree etc.). If that is the response you want then it could be the start of a slippery slope (and one I am trying to avoid myself!). A friend of mine (on another forum) with a stock 220 like yours fitted some chips with a boost enhancer and commented on just how different the car felt. To quote:

Wow that £100 piece of pipe with a spring and poppette have just made my car quite a lot more exciting! I know exactly why Porsche made the boost build so progressively... there is now distinct danger of spinning her on a roundabout if I don't moderate my style a bit!

Fun times.

How much petrol is too much petrol and for what sort of driving?

 

[aporschefan]

Depending on timing, I may want to get my car on the rolling road also. Not sure how many others based in/around london would be up for making a day of this.

I have no idea what my car is running but would be good to meet others....

I'm not in any hurry though as I'm weighing up changing the turbo at some stage. Hopefully this summer.

 

[MartinRS2K]

Wayne Schofield is now working out of NineMeister in Warrington.

He did my 944 Silver Rose earlier this yeR and I can honestly say I've never met anyone who knows how to live map a car on a rolling road any better than Wayne []

His attention to detail is awesome

 

[T3rra]

What sort off mpg you getting now?

I used to get 31 others didn't get as much. Now I can wacth the needle move and get around 20/25

25 is driving the same way I use to get 31. Or so I think.

Be quite hard to have someone pin point an issue like your rich. There probley a little rich from factory like most cars. Which is why they gain so well from increasing the boost with a enchaner.

You could do a long ish drive stay at 80 don't drive in and out off boost but don't hold back that's how I use to see 31 where's most seem to get 28. Spool up wise it will be later in the lower gears then 5th. Will be around 3k for a stock set up on 26/6 turbo. Even a cone filter can improve spool. But a maf/map will by around 400 rpm which is around 10mph in 5th

Also these cars get talked up. Wheel spin and kick out and hard boost. there must be something wrong with mine as iv never felt it like that. However if you put the full power down on the return from the corner then off course your gona get a shock.

Not every dyno is the same and it may read 210 but another read 225