SubarCharged

The cars weighs in at just light of 4k with a full tank and me in the seat. All the original trims are still in the car and the addition of the SC with brackets and added coolers, fluids and minor parts added a few more pounds. The graph from Log Works was an early on run about 3/4 in to programming. The 0-60 is now under 7. If you do the conversion from the graphs, the WHP is 280 and the torque is 260. Since its AWD all the time with the VTD, crank should be close to 330/300 given HP loss through the drivetrain. But these calculations are on the roadway, not a dyno. When it gets on a dyno, the numbers should be higher. There's a shop here in Austin, I hear, that has E100 and I've been contemplating a run with it to see how the engine reacts. At this point, I am inclined to think it will love it. And 7k rpm is nothing. It just purrs. When it hits repeated fuel shut off 7200, it scares people. One of these times I'll get a video of the reactions. Videos of the 4 gas analyzer:

l have 2 extra VW widebands and an EGT sensor. You forget, alcohol burn ration is prime at 9:1. Gasoline burns better at 12:1, but since we have emission statutes, 14.7:1 is the standard used to control HC emission and not damage an engine. Since the alcohol needs to be richer, thus more volume, I also have a DW300 pump in the tank to insure enough supply is at the engine. I will be adding more fuel to the combustion with the same amount of air as I get now which will put it more to the rich side, get a better alcohol burn ratio and supply more power output. With that, I will also need to change the emission values setting in the ECM for the AF sensors so when the ECM sees its low value of 11:1, the MIL will not come on. If I put gasoline in the tank, I will see 8.5:1 and lose power when I floor it. Ratios. Its all in the mix.

It runs on E85 all the time. The volume of fuel needed is 45% higher over using gasoline. The fuel map on this car is programmed a little different over your normal map. We never found the MAP sensor definitions in the ROM and worked around it. The fuel trims are consistent at 14:1 cruising and go as low as 10:1 full throttle. I have data logs we used for tuning on my laptop and could upload a file from it later. It has not been on a dyno yet. All the numbers were calculated from the data logs. On the dyno, MZM Performance in Austin won't put my car on their 4 wheel; they keep making excuses. He was one of the tuning shops that said tuning this car was impossible and it would never run boosted. I've talked with Pro Tech performance but am waiting until I get the 650cc installed and the ROM loaded for a date to run it. He hasn't gotten back to me concerning the MAP defs though. AWD Tuning in Flower Mound is another dyno possibility. A couple of their guys that have seen the car and like it seem to think the MAP can be found and altered. If we ever find the definitions and get them altered to match upto 15 psi, fuel management would be more precise. As it is I don't get knock and power output is 30% more than I calculated prior to the build. The 4 gas analyzer showed the engine running a very high efficiency rate without the CATs and that's how I know I have room for more fuel. I have 3 videos up on YouTube, cardocm channel, that show the results of the car running without CATs on E85 and then gasoline with a third showing E85 with the CATs in. Look for "E85" in the title. The engine is burning just about everything.

Thanks. Its a nice, smooth, comfortable and fast ride. The only downside is it sucks down E85 like a camel at an oasis after a 100 mile trek. But it burns cleaner than newer cars. As low as 3 ppm HC, 0 CO, 0 O2 and 14.5 CO2 out the tailpipe. The 300+ HP off the crank ain't too bad either.

To make it easy, I'll just post a link to the complete mod list. The only thing missing at this point in time from the list is the single bulb Legacy headlights with projectors I worked up. I haven't had time to swap out the 410cc for the DeatschWerks 650cc either. I already have a ROM ready based on the latency and flow report. http://sl-i.net/FORUM/viewtopic.php?p=329804#p329804 Here's the build: http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/110-gen-2-2000-2004/47896-sleeper-vdc.html

The problem with a lean running engine is lack of fuel for proper combustion. In Brus Brother's case, the fuel trim is positive upwards of 27% on bank 1. I have the log. It's not a fuel injector. It would have to be all 3. A vacuum leak is plausible, but with the amount of addition to the fuel trim map, its more likely the fuel pump has failed. Here's some reading to go with the P0420 Dioagnosis thread already posted above: http://www.subaruoutback.org/forums/66-problems-maintenance/53166-engineers-perspective-p0420-catalytic-efficiency-code.html Never assume, don't throw tricks at it. Find the problem and repair it.