Re: Project Crossfire - a Rotrex Supercharged Limited!
I'm very excited about doing some more runs this evening and can't help but think about it beforehand. My experience in the past has been that a given tune runs slightly richer when design for lower compression and then you change to higher compression.
On another note, all in all, I am glad I went the route I did with the AEM. Over a year of experiementing with multiple aspects of the tune put me closer to the engine control electronics on this car (NA), their interactions, and their various idiosyncrasies than anyone I know at the component level. Additionally, I finally mapped out the solution and got it to work. It’s just that once I did, I didn't like the answer as it required turning the AEM inside out to pull it all off. Not a comfortable feeling with a piggyback!
For the record, once upon a time a suggestion was made to consider the SRT-6 ECU but at that time there was no knowledge, experience, data, nor a proven way to go in that department; it was mostly hyperbole as far as I was concerned. In fact, my decision to go with the AEM predates a tried and true solution in that area by weeks if not months. It was a direction I committed to early on and actually helped along by Rudy in that he sold me an AEM along with some starter injectors dirt cheap from his previous attempt at putting a SRT6 blower on an NA.
I'm not sure why certain people are all over my thread hocking another thread. Nor why the primary culprit tends to want to attach himself to my every accomplishment or comment like an authority. But just to note, there is no competition here.. I do but I don't want to sell a “kit” to anyone. I wouldn’t be averse to facilitating an occasional run of the custom parts required and knowledge sharing for true “do it yourselfers” but I have no time to consider a “production” kit at this time.
The truth is however, the Rotrex will prove itself out in the end as the “ultimate” way to go for some people. I’ve owned, built and sold turbo setups and the two just don’t compare unless you want to build a car for drag racing, or are limited to installing or living with something that is inexpensive as it is bolt-on and/or supported by a full time shop with staff. The Rotrex was made for those that crave instant throttle response, trips to the dragon, local road courses, smooth, predictable, and streetable power etc. And with its lower IAT’s and Air/Water intercooler it can make that power all day long unlike most turbo setups.
That said, and on with the positive. The cool thing is how all of this finally came together! First there was Kanzus, then Lantana got his V-8 to work, then Rudy took it all from there to the extreme with transplanting a SC'd V-8 into a crossfire and then some. Fortunately for me, by the time I had explored the extreme ends of the AEM everything had fallen into place for me to circle back to the SRT-6 and consider it seriously as a contender for my go forward plan. Once I took a second look at the SRT-6 ECU and wiring diagrams, it put an almost instant smile on my face to think it could be so simple. It is pretty awesome the amount of research, testing, knuckle busting, and the shear number of people that went into this evolution.
Special thanks to Rudy for supplying me with an almost plug-n-play ECU from an ionstallation standpoint. I expect that if he setup some type of deposit system that he could provide a truly plug-n-play experience by loaning an SDS for the final step of the installation.
Now, on with the testing!
Last edited by Web 3.0; Feb 18, 2012 at 07:00 AM.