10-02-2007, 10:07 AM
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Senior Club Cobra Member
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Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: Glendale,
AZ.
Cobra Make, Engine: Cobray-C3, The 60's body lines on todays chassis technology
Posts: 2,302
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A little time has passed since original post and have made several changes already. This is the car as tested in the new issue of Kit Car Shoot Out titled Hot Rod Cobra. We took her to the test with about 20 miles on engine before rolling into the trailer headed to California. Without testing and trying to represent the average customer car or at least one non -turbo'd we turned the pop off down to 0 zip nada. This was a big mistake we only found after turning it back up and completing the tunning.
The system is wet or is a draw through turbo system. The pop off valve when opened returns fuel charge back under the carb but on top of the plate separating feed to the turbo or makes a big loop and kills the performance until the valve closes again. I bet we took 75 horsepower out of a maybe 290 HP engine when not on boost. Live and learn I guess.All the stuff in the intake diverting to turbo makes it run like it has a 1 barrel carb when not on boost !!!!!
The ignition/timing is a homemade system of MSD - 5 pin GM module - knock sensor controller and a pressure switch. We do run 18 degrees initial timing with another 16 degrees mechanical in by 2600 RPM for 34 total. If the Hobbs pressure switch sees 4 pounds of boost it grounds the 5 pin module that retards timing by 10 degrees and the knock sensor retards until no knock is present and turns on a red light so we no it is happening.
When no boost (10 PSI max) is present it runs on a max of 34 degrees and loves it. If boost comes on the knock sensor watches for issues and the Hobbs switch retards 10 degrees instantly so now only 24 degrees and it seems to work well without needing further retard from knock sensor. I am working on an alky injection to come on with boost but have not finished it as we are pretty busy. Great problem to have. jeff c
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