Prawny Baby Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I don't really understand the complaint though mate, you're saying you need to get full throttle to get full power? and if you don't use all the throttle you don't get all the power....? Surely you see why that sounds odd? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 (edited) No, I never said that. It requires more throttle than it did to boost; the power is in no way linear as linear throttle mapping would suggest. The car behaves strangely on part throttle, and seems to hit a wall at 5psi and 30% throttle. If you depress the throttle further in proportion to the additional acceleration you want the car does not give the appropriate boost to allow the vehicle to accelerate in a linear fashion. I am needing to make above 60% throttle application to force the car above 5psi; then once it has got to 60% throttle it springs up to 10psi and goes far faster than you want it to. If you back off when it is like this it drops down to 5psi and it all starts again. It is nothing like it was when I left Niki's. Edited February 27, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Take it back to your mappers then, it might have something to do with that new head you have installed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Just sell the car. It's shit, and quite clearly cursed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Jardo, see what happens with the VVT put back on. I'm not sure which it is, but I would have assumed that linear throttle mapping would just make the throttle plate's position directly proportional to the throttle pedals, rather than the power being proportional to it. Just posted this in the Mini thread, but thought I'd stick it here too for the guys who don't check it: Does anyone want a nice little project? We've got a Mini in work that's being sold off as an incomplete project, basically a rolling shell with a bunch of other parts. Basic rundown of the spec: 80's shell, straight and completely rust free, it was fairly good to start with, we've repaired anything that wasn't tip-top, it's in high-build primer inside and out. Tubbed and turreted out back on coilovers, fibreglass boot floor with space for an alloy tank. Rear beam axle, not sure of make or anything but it's made from box section and looks like it'll work fine. Bulkhead's boxed for webers, and boxed for a turbo, so you could run either. Carbon roof, old one's cut out, new one's ready to bond on after paint. Safety-devices roll cage welded in with a harness bar added. Fiberglass doors. Polycarb windows with sliders in the fronts Fiberglass bootlid. Fiberglass 2 piece dash (dash, centre-consul, gauge pod). Carbon flip-front (gelcoat finish ready for paint). Fibreglass bonnet. Hydraulic hand brake fitted and original moved back to clear it. Also comes with a turbo engine (no idea of spec/condition, just that it's a genuine metro turbo one) solid but tatty looking assembled front subframe and maybe more parts. We've only got the rolling shell at work, so I don't know exactly what other parts he's got for it, but it's all up for sale due to somewhat unfortunate circumstances. The chap's after £2750, which I think's fair considering the spec and how much any Mini that's genuinely rust free's going for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Leon is a write off So lucky to walk out of that. More info and pictures later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Leon is a write off So lucky to walk out of that. More info and pictures later. Shhiiiitttttt.... Glad you're ok though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 As I have said many times; it is NOTHING to do with the head or the mapping. It "changed" about three weeks after the mapping and a week before the head. It is a boost leak/faulty sensor/sticky actuator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Ouch that's gutting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Jesus. There's an idea for a weekend runaround after I get bored with the S2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Yeah Tic; was nice to speak to you. Glad you are ok. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Reminds me of this: http://vimeo.com/45062985 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Yeah I think the idea is the same, although in all fairness that M3 sounds a bit too rough with the flaps open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Further information and photos as promised... I was on the way to the woods to do some digging at our trails, national speed limit road, cruising at around 60mph when I saw something come out from the right across the road in front of me. Realised it was a mini bus so hit the brakes hard, I think I started to turn to try and avoid it as well but basically just accepted I was going to hit it. Airbags went off, I spun 180 and ended up facing back the way I had come from and the mini bus got spun 90 and finished facing the opposite way to me. For some strange reason I casually turned off the ignition, put the hand brake and hazard lights on before forcing the door open to get out. The mini bus was coming out of a work site and going straight across the road into another part of the site in a different field where they are installing a large solar panel system. According to the 2 witnesses that stopped they heard a load of shouting in foreign and a few people ran away from the mini bus back into the field. Everyone in the mini bus was apparently OK. It turned out it was a load of Portuguese workers in a Portuguese hire vehicle that were just about to leave work to go back to their accommodation, the guy that was driving had a licence that ran out in 2005 so he got arrested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 UPDATE. The police just rang and have found out that although his paperwork/licence was out of date he is still legally allowed to drive so to just claim using his insurance details. Wish me luck! LCR Next? I do have 7 years protected no claims so hopefully my insurance doesn't go up too much. Annoyingly in the last week I have spent out on a fresh MOT, new front tyres and had just put £50 of V-Power in the tank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's such horrific luck, but glad you're well. I'm now even more scared of B roads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Shit man that doesn't look pleasant. Glad you're okay I had a very brown moment driving today. Made me think how close we could all be to snuffing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 That really sucks man, I know exactly how you feel dude. I was involved in something similar a coupe of years ago but unfortunately me the person that pulled out on my f**ked off and left me in a ditch/tree/fence for dead and the police couldn't trace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 I think we should all join together hand in hand and chant "LCR. LCR. LCR. LCR." Glad he was legal Ticcy, that makes things much easier. X Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Not an A3 wonderbus? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 LCR>A3 in every possible way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Shit that looks bad. Sounds like it was 100% their fault - which is even scarier. Glad you're ok, sorry about the Leon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 LCR>A3 in every possible way. Why no sell the Audi then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 That's awful tic, glad your ok thou man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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