Boost temperature?
Boost temperature?
I know that the lower the boost temp. is, the better. But is there a set temp. average you should not be running over? That way you would know that your turbo or intercooler is not working at a efficient level. I'm running a smic at 10psi on my s14blktop. I want to turn up the boost to 12psi. I've researched on the smic limitations. I would like to install a boost temp gauge to see just what boost temperatures I'm dumping into the engine.
I'm sure there something out there to do this with. I new a fellow miata owner who did this with his na car. He was measuring air temps at the airfilter and also just before the throttle body. I have a boost temp sensor on my Turbo miata with the Link. It displays air temps on my lab top while conducting Datalogs. I want something made up more simple that can be removed when I'm through with the testing. I recently did some testing with a air temp gauge I bought from Harbor freight for 7 bucks. I was testing the air intake temps around the airfilter with a heatshield in place I made.
Plus you can get some early knock warning if its a hot day and the sidemount cant keep up.That's want I want to do is see how the smic handles 10-12psi of boost. I live in South Florida and it can gets hot here in the summer.Right now it's cool and the cars likes the cool weather. On a cold day,I'm actually seeing 10.5 in first and 11psi in sec and 12psi when the car is in drive during a hard run. I know I'm getting boost creep due to the temperature affecting the cheap boost controller I bought on ebay.I would like to know at what temperature is there need for concern?