Barron
ClioSport Club Member
Turbo S,Exige,R5,182
Having a new engine built but im unsure how the engine should start its life. Its not a cheap engine so i need to make sure everything is right when it comes to starting it and running it for the first time. I have a few possibilities in terms of how the engine should be ran initially.
1) Fit the engine to the car and do the standard new engine sequence and after run it around on different roads, giving it different loads/rpm etc. Problem is that the current map is designed for a standard engine with bodies and the new engine is totally different so will run badly. Paul has recommended a wideband sensor to help with this.
2) Similar to 1) but instead of running it on a road, run it on a rolling road and have someone adjust the map to suit. Then drive the car for a few hundred miles then take it back for real mapping.
3) Pay the money and get the engine hooked up to an engine dyno and get someone else to run the engine in, in a controlled environment.
any other suggestions?
thanks
carl
1) Fit the engine to the car and do the standard new engine sequence and after run it around on different roads, giving it different loads/rpm etc. Problem is that the current map is designed for a standard engine with bodies and the new engine is totally different so will run badly. Paul has recommended a wideband sensor to help with this.
2) Similar to 1) but instead of running it on a road, run it on a rolling road and have someone adjust the map to suit. Then drive the car for a few hundred miles then take it back for real mapping.
3) Pay the money and get the engine hooked up to an engine dyno and get someone else to run the engine in, in a controlled environment.
any other suggestions?
thanks
carl