The heat and scooobs ?
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The heat and scooobs ?
Yo all ..
Have a WRX MY04 with PPP which I love....
In this hot weather it seems gutless compared with the cooler weather. Is that simply because the intercooler can not do its job as well. Is it a feature of the scoob engine, or do I have to start looking closer to home (e.g. somethings wrong with mine?)
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Mark
Have a WRX MY04 with PPP which I love....
In this hot weather it seems gutless compared with the cooler weather. Is that simply because the intercooler can not do its job as well. Is it a feature of the scoob engine, or do I have to start looking closer to home (e.g. somethings wrong with mine?)
cheers
Mark
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All turbo cars are affected by high ambient temperatures, because the inlet air temp is higher, meaning the air is less dense, the turbo has to work harder to compress this air and produce boost. Because the air is worked harder, it leaves the turbo hotter, so the intercooler has to do more work, yet it has less dense/cool air to exchange this hotter charge air into. So turbo cars suffer a double whammy with regards to performance compared to a NA engine.
What you will also notice is that when you are stationary for a while, the first few hundred yards after you set off the car feels less performant. This is because the PPP engine mapping limits boost until the inlet temperature in the air filter drops below 30 degrees, in standing traffic this can be as high as 70 degrees on a hot day.
It takes a few hundred yards for the ram air to bring the inlet temps down. The reason the engine is mapped this way is to reduce the chances of engine det occuring due to high charge temps.
What you will also notice is that when you are stationary for a while, the first few hundred yards after you set off the car feels less performant. This is because the PPP engine mapping limits boost until the inlet temperature in the air filter drops below 30 degrees, in standing traffic this can be as high as 70 degrees on a hot day.
It takes a few hundred yards for the ram air to bring the inlet temps down. The reason the engine is mapped this way is to reduce the chances of engine det occuring due to high charge temps.
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Daz and John..
Thanks both - understand this now. At least I do not need to go to the garage. Having had the car for a few weeks, and a couple of weeks ago with cooler weather it was ...fab......, can not wait until a cold frosty winter morning ....!!
(not that I am wishing summer away of course !!!
Mark
Thanks both - understand this now. At least I do not need to go to the garage. Having had the car for a few weeks, and a couple of weeks ago with cooler weather it was ...fab......, can not wait until a cold frosty winter morning ....!!
(not that I am wishing summer away of course !!!
Mark
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Went for a blast across the Moors today and noticed the Scoob seemed a little lethargic....always the same though with this sort of heat. Still we shouldn't complain should we
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Inlet temps on mine have been hotter this weekend than at any other time in my ownership....30 degrees minimum, 65 when stood in traffic . Really calms you down when you see them that high!
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So, John, is it entirely safe to use foot-to-the-floor acceleration after sitting in traffic for a while, or should things be taken gently until the intercooler / intake temperatures fall. In other words, is the PPP map a fool-proof defence against detonation in hot weather or does the driver play a part too? Thanks.
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Dont know to be honest, i would expect its been mapped on the safe side. Myself, i use a charge temp guage which is far more usefull than something that measures intake temperature, but the Impreza doesnt have a charge temp sensor fitted that the ECU can read, so thats the best you can do with the stock sensors.
I personally wouldnt nail it from the lights in very hot weather if i didnt have monitoring sesnors, but thats me being careful, most wouldnt think twice so i would expect the PPP is designed around that type of aproach.
I personally wouldnt nail it from the lights in very hot weather if i didnt have monitoring sesnors, but thats me being careful, most wouldnt think twice so i would expect the PPP is designed around that type of aproach.
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No, i sold my Impreza a few months ago, i miss a great deal.
I have taken a year out from work so had to cut back on outgoings, hence the 200SX. That stayed standard for about 5 minutes unfortunately.
I had a good run on track in a WR1 and STi8 last weekend, it was nice to find i can still drive a scoob quickly enough. Bit like riding a bike really.
I have taken a year out from work so had to cut back on outgoings, hence the 200SX. That stayed standard for about 5 minutes unfortunately.
I had a good run on track in a WR1 and STi8 last weekend, it was nice to find i can still drive a scoob quickly enough. Bit like riding a bike really.
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I've removed the blanking plates from under my bonnet vents for the summer to allow the heat to escape more easily. I'll re-fit them when the weather gets worse. It seems to work well as you can feel the heat escaping when the car is idling and even more so when the rad fans kick in.
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how about the under engine tray - does this not help by trapping hot air beneath the engine ?? Would it be worth removing during summer - refitting during winter ?? Just a thought (I wait to be shot down in flames)
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how about the under engine tray - does this not help by trapping hot air beneath the engine ?? Would it be worth removing during summer - refitting during winter ?? Just a thought (I wait to be shot down in flames)
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What about wrapping or sticking some heat reflecting material (foil like) on the air filter box? I changed the filter the other day for an STI panel filter and I had a hard time grabbing the top of the box. It was really hot because of the two hoses which are attached above it. This can't be good for the inlet air temp...Perhaps some insulating material between the box and hoses would help. Any ideas?
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V interesting thread for a newish scoob owner like me . Also explains why I didn't see one Scoob in Gran Canaria over the last two weeks. 42 degrees during the day and 38 degrees at night ..... how much power would you expect to loose in these weather conditions ??
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BigGuy,
Interesting yes. I wonder if you did wrap the inlet pipe and airbox with insulating material what differences it would make to the temps.
Anyone else done anything similar here ?
Interesting yes. I wonder if you did wrap the inlet pipe and airbox with insulating material what differences it would make to the temps.
Anyone else done anything similar here ?
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Originally Posted by marklemac
BigGuy,
Interesting yes. I wonder if you did wrap the inlet pipe and airbox with insulating material what differences it would make to the temps.
Anyone else done anything similar here ?
Interesting yes. I wonder if you did wrap the inlet pipe and airbox with insulating material what differences it would make to the temps.
Anyone else done anything similar here ?
http://forums.sidc.co.uk/messageview...threadid=20846
Everyone see the pics ok?
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So, is the inlet temp sensor, inside the unit which houses the maf ?
Is so, what about putting some heat reflective material around the inlet pipe ? as well as the airbox..
Is so, what about putting some heat reflective material around the inlet pipe ? as well as the airbox..
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