SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
6/7/09 7:32 p.m.

What kinds of things can cause a "dip" in the MAP readings in a specific narrow range of RPM (6000-7000), such as shown below? Map at this altitude is 94.5kPa-ish. The engine runs fine, and I don't think I "feel" this dip, but it's odd.

erohslc
erohslc New Reader
6/7/09 7:50 p.m.

Was this on a dyno, or at speed? I'd suspect something somewhere in the intake path is flexing or collapsing at max airflow. Or other aero forces at work (if at speed).

Carter

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
6/7/09 10:05 p.m.

At speed, but it does not depend on road speed, strictly rpm.

Intake is GSXR600 ITB's on a steel intake manifold with brand new K&N filters on a 4AGE locost.

Raze
Raze Reader
6/8/09 7:40 a.m.

First, is this a custom intake? If so where is the MAP sensor? Is it on or near a corner or turning section in the intake or in a 'dead spot' for flow? If so you could be in a recirculation zone or separation zone during high flow which simply means the MAP sensor location isn't optimum.

Second, erohslc may be onto something, you could have an issue w/your intake not feeding enough air at higher rpms leading to a venturi effect which would require redesign or the intake track, or some sort of induction to help offset the upstream pressure loss. By your numbers you're looking at a 7% pressure loss in only the highest RPM range. Dyno time would tell you if you're really loosing alot of power up top.

If it's not causing you any major problems though, I wouldn't worry about it...

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
6/8/09 10:04 a.m.

I'm using the existing ports in the GSXR ITB's for the MAP sensor.

The ITBs taper down slightly - the trumpets continue the same taper. The runners are straight, 1-3/4" exhaust tube - the same area as the original big port blue top 4AGE two runners combined.

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/23/10 11:09 p.m.

I tried trumpets that were 1-1/2" shorter, just to see, but It's still there.

I've tried with the MAP disconnected, and the engine running Alpha-N, and when I get MegaLogViewer to calculate horsepower, it calculates a drop right there, that follows the drop in MAP.

Maybe I have more intake than the engine can actually draw in? Maybe the moving column of air is bouncing off the closed intake valve and heading back out the runner?

It's a stock bluetop 4AGE, stock cams and compression.

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/23/10 11:13 p.m.

Yet, it climbs back up to atmospheric at 7500rpm

warpedredneck
warpedredneck New Reader
4/24/10 9:27 a.m.

can you put a vacuum gauge on and tell me what the reading is, right before the dip, at the dip and after the dip?

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Reader
4/25/10 12:26 p.m.

Could be a resonance pulse fighting you. Whats the distance from the back of the valve to the end of the trumpet?

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/25/10 9:56 p.m.

Warpedredneck: I haven't done a vacuum test yet.

Paul_VR6: About 13"

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
4/25/10 9:59 p.m.
Paul_VR6 wrote: Could be a resonance pulse fighting you.

That's my gut feeling.

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/25/10 10:50 p.m.

I'm leaning that way too, the more I think aboot it. Eh.

Knurled
Knurled GRM+ Memberand Reader
4/25/10 11:16 p.m.

I experienced something similar with a Turbo II RX-7 intake manifold. Except, instead of a dip, it was a steady increase in vacuum.

The same exact throttle body on a different intake manifold nets atmospheric pressure all the way out to "Cripes, it was time to shift three minutes ago" so it can't be a restrictive throttle body. My theory is that on the old intake, the manifold pressure source was in a runner, while on the new one the source is on a plenum, so maybe there was some high speed airflow vacuum generation thing happening.

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Reader
4/26/10 7:42 a.m.

You can thank B&G for more then just MS now..

Bowling's Intake Runner Computator Computation Results:

Input length is 13 inches

For 2nd harmonic, RPM range is from 9037 to 10966 with a pulse strength of 10 percent

For 3rd harmonic, RPM range is from 6790 to 7760 with a pulse strength of 7 percent

For 4th harmonic, RPM range is from 5294 to 5920 with a pulse strength of 4 percent

Your 6400rpm dip is almost exactly between the 3rd and 4th harmonic pulses.

If you tune to constant AFR do you get a VE dip there too? If you tune to a constant VE across there does it go a little rich? If either of those are true, it's most likely resonance.

If not, move the vac port to a dead spot on the manifold, make sure there's little flow across the inside of the port that could pull vacuum on the open end.

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/26/10 8:08 p.m.

Thank you so much for all your help on this. I appreciate it very much.

I used the B&G calculator as well as a few others on line to calculate my runner lengths. I looked for consistency between the calculation results.

I have it tuned for a constant AFR throughout the entire WOT rpm range. The VE table increases as the MAP dips (which I guess tells me the engine wants to go lean). Based on this, I am sure if I set the VE tables all the same, it will go lean through the MAP dip (based on what's happening already).

Should I try that? Think that might be it? Maybe the runners are too large a diameter...... I matched the runner area with the two runners of the TVIS intake, I thought it would have been reasonable....

If I disconnect the MAP sensor (I'm tuning Alpha-N), and have MegaLogViewer calculate horsepower (based strictly on fuel consumption, my guess), there is also a horsepower dip where the MAP shows a dip. Bah.

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Reader
4/27/10 11:20 a.m.

If your tuned VE for constant afr doesn't follow the same curve as the MAP dip, it's more likely an effect caused by where you're pulling vacuum. I would try moving the vac source for the MAP sensor to somewhere else and checking again for that phenomena.

Raze
Raze HalfDork
4/27/10 11:35 a.m.

I was wondering if it's a voltage issue to the sensor, just a 'left field' sort of thought...

Dr. Hess
Dr. Hess SuperDork
4/27/10 12:45 p.m.

Not sure if it will help you or not, but here's what my 20 valve does:

It goes to atmo at about half throttle and stays there. Makes tuning with MAP a biatch. Here's the motor:

The "cow bells" are still inside the air box. Perhaps you could do something similar, that is, add a velocity stack to the end of the throttle bodies. That's what the cow bells are, near as I can tell. Something to change the effective length of the intake.

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Reader
4/27/10 1:21 p.m.

The plenum in your setup will dampen some of the big resonance pulses.

SkinnyG
SkinnyG Reader
4/27/10 7:04 p.m.
Paul_VR6 wrote: If your tuned VE for constant afr doesn't follow the same curve as the MAP dip, it's more likely an effect caused by where you're pulling vacuum. I would try moving the vac source for the MAP sensor to somewhere else and checking again for that phenomena.

Just so I'm following you, if the VE tables are NOT following the MAP sensor (basically, my MAP is decreasing, but the VE tables are increasing), then the issue could be a fictitious measurement one (move the MAP port(s) and see what happens).

Cool. I may try that. Thank you.

(.... waiting for my Wilwood master to come in so I can drive it.)

Paul_VR6
Paul_VR6 Reader
4/28/10 3:31 p.m.

Yes, exactly.

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