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Madness ECU & RRM Intake Dyno

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  • boostaddict
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    • Nov 2013
    • 582

    Madness ECU & RRM Intake Dyno



    155 HP, 168 TQ

    Mods: Madness ECU & RRM Intake.

    Hmm what is stock HQ/TQ?
    Last edited by boostaddict; 12-23-2014, 07:12 AM.
  • doverosx
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    • Jul 2014
    • 1427

    #2
    Originally posted by boostaddict


    155 HP, 168 TQ

    Mods: Madness ECU & RRM Intake.

    Hmm what is stock HQ/TQ?
    Those numbers look like stock numbers; pretty sad on the output there.


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    • Alec
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      • Oct 2013
      • 152

      #3
      What type / brand of dyno? Different brands of dyno read differently and even the same type of dyno could be calibrated differently at 2 different shops. Dyno graphs are only truly accurate to compare on the same dyno machine.

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      • boostaddict
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        • Nov 2013
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        #4
        look's like they use dynojet.
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        • Gharbeson
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          • Jun 2012
          • 605

          #5
          Could you have been getting heat soak after several pulls? I don't see any cool air blowing on your engine. I had extreme heat soak when stock side inter coolers still installed even with fans on each corner. After several upgrades as far as cooling including a hood scoop aided ram air and FMIC no more heat soak. I was getting around 185 constant WHP with the Madness V2 set at 6 and good A/F numbers with a fairly broad rpm range. I no longer have this ECU installed but before it developed a wiring problem it performed very well.
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          • BigDaddySRT
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            • Jul 2012
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            #6
            Originally posted by doverosx
            Those numbers look like stock numbers; pretty sad on the output there.
            Dyno Numbers can be skewed.... very skewed.

            Boostaddict has a good starting point. Although, I would have rant the car bone stock first, and then installed the modifications.
            Then run it again with the modifications.

            It would put a lot of these rumors to rest.
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            • Tweak
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              #7
              Originally posted by BigDaddySRT
              Dyno Numbers can be skewed.... very skewed.

              Boostaddict has a good starting point. Although, I would have rant the car bone stock first, and then installed the modifications.
              Then run it again with the modifications.

              It would put a lot of these rumors to rest.
              He could use the bypass plug and run it to get the before/after comparison.
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              • Sales@roadrace
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                • Jun 2012
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                #8
                Was Sport mode on?
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                • boostaddict
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                  • Nov 2013
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                  #9
                  Not my car but looking at the video more it look's like the ecu isn't plugged in. the bypass plug is. this could be the stock pull.

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                  • MADNESSJoseph
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                    • Jan 2013
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                    #10
                    Originally posted by boostaddict
                    Not my car but looking at the video more it look's like the ecu isn't plugged in. the bypass plug is. this could be the stock pull.
                    Brandon's (the owner) is a great customer of mine so I can always hit him up and ask him. I agree though, from what I'm seeing that looks like the ByPass plug is connected.
                    Last edited by MADNESSJoseph; 12-23-2014, 04:32 PM.
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                    • braveplayer3160
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                      • May 2013
                      • 13

                      #11
                      Originally posted by MADNESSJoseph
                      Brandon's (the owner) is a great customer of mine so I can always hit him up and ask him. I agree though, from what I'm seeing that looks like the ByPass plug is connected.
                      What he said. Bypass plug installed on that run means ECU Module is bypassed. Means no boost (pun intended) in HP from ECU Module.

                      Also, as others have said this car needs SERIOUS airflow over the intercooler(s) (depending if stock or aftermarket FMIC) and sport mode engaged to see maximum HP/TQ numbers.

                      It also looks like part of the RRM intake that funnels air to the filter element is missing...

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                      • shagghie

                        #12
                        A lot of shops offer to run open turbo runs too as a way to gauge what engine can do with a non-restrictive intake installed, and to Rule out intake restrictions when gauging what exhaust mods may have brung to the table in terms of max potential. Depends on the goal of the run and what is being tuned for. I've been to this same dyno and this car is not hitting the 200+ whp limiter that two of the four cars hit on the day we went to the same dyno. Will be looking for a 4-wheel resistance dyno for our next benchmarks.
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