patty AT forge
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I believe the sound comes from the concave shape of the piston face. I've asked for a prototype "smooth" faced piston and one that is convex to see how it alters the sound. If at all.
On the off chance that it raises the net intake temp 20 degrees, it would be like the difference between driving in 60 degree weather and 80 degree weather for a split second. It wouldn't be across the powerband...
exactly. I don't see how it could possibly make a huge difference... but then again, I haven't tried it.
i can't say for sure cuase I don't remeber but i think the turbo raises the intake temp to 200 plus degrees and then the intercool marginally cools it down, if this is true then its more than 20 degrees...
yes, but the vented air is combining with atmospheric air. it's not shooting straight into the turbo by itself. also, the heating effect on the hot air is diminished, because it is already hot. it's like microwaving cold food vs hot food. they both get hotter, but the heat in the cold food is increased far more greatly, because it started off cold.
you just proved what i am saying. if ytou take a pot of cold water and pour 12 ounces of boiling water into it the water will raise to a certain temp, take a pot of hot water and pour 12 ounces of boiling water into it. Wich one will be hotter? The over all temp is much colder with vta vs the over all temp of recir =horeseees & torqueees..lol
I call shenanigans.
vta won't make enough of a temperature difference to matter, the volume of air being recirculated is much smaller than the volume of air making its way from the atmosphere, so it would have to be VERY VERY VERY hot to make more than a couple of degree difference in the intake temp. Couple of degrees = 1-2 hp MAYBE, too small to tell with el dyno de butt. The ambient temperature will make more of a difference than vta vs recirc.
Not to mention that this isn't a PERSISTENT temperature increase of the intake temperature, as soon as the valve shuts, its ALL atmospheric air entering the intake tract and no metered air. The turbo will process the metered air from the bypass extremely quickly. So even if VTA DID make a difference temperature wise, it wouldn't be for more than a second or two.
pot of cold water is a bad example b/c its just sitting in a pot, not flowing through a system... like an engine takes air in and then pushes it out when its done. Its not the same thing at all.
also, show me proof the temperature of the air on the cold pipe is 200 degrees. I can touch it bare handed after driving hard.
with the forge VTA, do you hear that horrendous "ping" noise?
You must me scared to come outside if you consider a ping noise to be "horrendous".