Originally Posted by smakdown
You are asking people for advice on turbos since you say you never gone down that road before, yet you complain when people tell you not to use an FMU. People are telling you here from EXPERIENCE not to use it where as you are going by what you have read. I highly suggest you listen to them if you don't want to blow up your engine. Remember a stock engine is not designed for boost so you should take every precaution to not damage it, even at a lowly 6-7 psi.
I complain because everyone tells me to use Chrome or Uberdata, etc., and I don't need to. I guess I'll just stop asking questions because I get the same response from everyone, USE UBERDATA. My bro is a DSM guy (has VR4, had 2 talons), he knows all about datalogging and such, but I'm not looking to go down that road. I'd rather have my car work relaibly than blow it up cause everyone wants me to run 10psi and 300whp. Like I said car was fast as hell anyway w/out turbo. If the $4000 Revhard kits etc. don't come with UBERDATA, and they seem to work just fine for their intended applications, why does everyone suggest these tuning programs, which are known to have bugs, just so I can "run 10psi safely"? I don't wanna run 10psi, just what is intended to be run with the FMU, which is 7psi max. I'm an Engineer, so I know that stock Honda engines, with open deck cooling chambers and all aluminum construction cannot with stand high boost levels, or high running temperatures. I also understand that the original FMU was designed by Vortech, and is only designed to be used up to 7psi absolute max, because at this level the fuel pressure is [(7*12)+40)psi = 124psi which is very high, any higher and the injectors may not fire reliably, hence ruined engine. The FMU provides a LINEAR rate of increasing fuel pressure, so I know it's limitations. So, I guess my only option is to follow what the Revhard/DRAG kits have supplied, and that is an FMU and a high-flow fuel pump, and have more fuel rather than less. I'm not going to boost more than 6psi anyway. The car has almost 200 miles on it and it works perfectly, VTEC also works, although when I go up high I keep boost low to about 3psi. I appreciate all the help U guys give me, could do without the uninformative replies, but thanks. I'll keep you posted on my progress.
Later,
Mike B