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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 02:25
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Sweeet ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif) ! I bet you're pleased with that ![](/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif) . Phil
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 02:26
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 03:12
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Don't know about torque until I speak with them again tomorrow. However, on previous mapping sessions, I've had to get Rob to hold the torque back to about 330ft-lb. He's seen over 350, but I'm on standard rods, so I thought it best not to push too hard. Rob (who is careful with his praise) just said its "fccukin mental" ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 03:40
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Great result Nigel.. whats your mods
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 04:44
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Quote:
whats your mods
would be quicker to list what I haven't got...
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forged rods
thats it ![](/forum/images/graemlins/grin.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 04:48
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Oh Right.. By the way how the hell do you keep it on the road..400bhp must be mental..i know 300 is almost useless until 3rd
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 06:45
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It has been a pleasure Nigel, your car presses on with such little effort... and that is on boost setting one!! With 3 others to choose from it should be an interesting drive home ![](/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif) Cheers Rob
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 07:12
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 08:50
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At last. Congratulations Nigel.
Enjoying Coop ownership, second time round . Also enjoying RWD action in a thundering V8 E90 M3.
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 12:31
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First off, congratulations Nigel - hopefully this brings the whole saga to an end. And don't tell me that you're not bloody delighted in breaking the big four-oh-oh ![](/forum/images/graemlins/wink.gif) Quote:
By the way how the hell do you keep it on the road..400bhp must be mental..i know 300 is almost useless until 3rd
Whenever people say this, my first thought is that there is something wrong with their car. I imagine that I'm running close to, if not, 300 bhp, and it will only just break traction in 1st if I'm being a prat, and I am sure the car is not down on power - it will do the 60-100 run in 3rd in less than 6 seconds, etc.
Perhaps check your tyres / wishbones / etc ?
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 19:32
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Congrats long struggle by the look of your posts but well worth it in the end. What's next ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 19:33
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Congrats - been reading the post updates over the last few days at work.
Enjoy!
Coupe now sold!
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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06/01/2007 19:35
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well done mate, if you dont mind me asking what turbo is that on?
I'm making the upgrade onto forged pistons now myself, what kind of boost levels can be used on the pistons without the rods?
Iain
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 03:01
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Congradulations mate!
Been watching this for a while.
I'm sure the first drive will make it all worth while..
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 05:17
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Oh YES! Rob couldn't resist another quick play today and ran it on the rollers again. result was 405.9bhp and 341ft-lb I got to Hoddesdon at about 4 o'clock - went out for a quick drive with Claudio to make sure everything was OK, then set off for the blast home. Its never been quicker - its absolutely manic when its hard on boost. it pulls hard all the way to the new 7,500rpm rev limiter My request to Perfect touch was a seriously tall order. - my car is a 25,000 - 30,000 mile a year everyday commuting and business car as well as a hobby and competition car. So - I told Claudio I wanted two things: 1) When its on boost, I want 400bhp with a straight line power curve - no dips or lumps, no wavering, just a long seamless power delivery, with a flattening at the very top end and no big tail-off in power 2) Next, I want it to tick over perfectly, cruise smoothly, trickle in traffic without lumpiness, hesitation, fluffy throttle response, no dodgy hot or cold starting and normal fuel consumption when not ragging it In other words, I wanted it to behave like a completely stock car when I wanted it to, and like a mad racer when I wanted it to. This was a massively tall order, but through skill and persistency, Perfect Touch have managed it. After six months of fannying around with a wrongly wired Unichip, it feels like the car it was always meant to be. So - an official BIG thanks to Claudio and Rob at Perfect Touch - thanks for sticking with it when other tuning shops would have given up. Thanks for putting up with my countless questions and nagging. Thanks for doing what you said you would do. ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 05:32
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Superb Nigel - well pleased for you! Now, how about a passenger ride? ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 11:27
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great nigle, i knew that you will not give up until you have it back on roads ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif) im very happy for you maty ![](/forum/images/graemlins/smile.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 15:33
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Hey Nigel
What about the 7500 limiter, I thought from past posts you were not considering raising the limiter with unbalanced internals? Is it really safe then? I have considered raising mine also from 7 to 7.3 or so... At what RPM does the max power come?
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 16:22
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Max power is at about 7,000rpm. The internals are balanced - Iceberg spent loooong hours with the piston and rod assemblies - he got them to within about half a gram of each other - Fiat tolerance is +/- 10grams Power graphs to follow later ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 16:48
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Ok i didnt knew the internals were balanced...i better stay with my 7k limiter plus mechanic said is no point beyond as the max power occurs at a bit before...
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 16:59
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Quote:
Max power is at about 7,000rpm.
The internals are balanced - Iceberg spent loooong hours with the piston and rod assemblies - he got them to within about half a gram of each other - Fiat tolerance is +/- 10grams
Power graphs to follow later
So if your interals are balanced then you can look at increasing the rev limiter?
Interesting as i have balanced internals, and this may be an option for me! ![](/forum/images/graemlins/laugh.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 18:27
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Excellent result Nigel ![](/forum/images/graemlins/cool.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 18:40
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balanced internals ( not your guts ! ) means that the rpm limit can be raised, as there is less chance of inertia related damage occuring, BUT It still will not prevent the rods from bending under stress ! ![](/forum/images/graemlins/crazy.gif)
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Re: Perfect Touch result!
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07/01/2007 22:02
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Hope the journey home wasnt dampened (no pun intended) by the rain mate.
IIRC the wheel figure was around 370hp for the 401.9 run.
Cant recall the 405.9 wheel figure but i'll post it up tomorrow when i go back in.
Thanks again Nigel.
Rob
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