Trough Lolly Member 4,349 Member For: 22y 17d Gender: Male Location: Mildura Posted 04/01/09 11:27 PM Posted 04/01/09 11:27 PM any pics of rods?
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 18y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 04/01/09 11:41 PM Author Posted 04/01/09 11:41 PM Pretty sure they still look like this, but with a little more dish (ignore the valve marks, they came out of an engine that was out of time)Ouch. So there should only be two fly cuts on that piston then.lolIf the piston design in the FG engine is very similar to that, then I would say pistons will not affect air flow too much in the combustion chamber.
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 05/01/09 12:11 AM Posted 05/01/09 12:11 AM any pics of rods?Those pistons are attached to F6 rods Troughy, I've got some photos at home - I think - if you want em
Azzman460 Azzman Member 223 Member For: 18y 2m 3d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 05/01/09 12:50 AM Posted 05/01/09 12:50 AM what kind of gains are we looking at here?I can see how it is an advantage but I cant see it making a difference on these cars. However I'd like to see if it makes a difference on engine power or makes it run smoother or has any effect at all.
howitzer85 Member 241 Member For: 19y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: The marsh... Posted 05/01/09 01:23 AM Posted 05/01/09 01:23 AM First of all, I'd like to apologise to all the people that I may have confused or misguided.I've just realised that in my posts the 'electrode' I have been referring to is the 'ground electrode' and not the 'centre electrode'.I should have made this clear from the start.http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww30/PH...lug_anatomy.jpgNo worries mate was was just being a smart ar*se hahahaI still dont think there is much to be gained with doing this to our engines, even if there is I don't know how you could actually quantify the gains...I'd be happy to be proved wrong though.... so keep us updated
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 18y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 05/01/09 11:53 AM Author Posted 05/01/09 11:53 AM what kind of gains are we looking at here?I'm looking for any kind of gain and none in particular.A gain is better than a loss. We are not speaking about massive amounts here either. If there was any gain to be seen on the dyno, I would honestly only expect a kilowatt or two. You won't feel that in terms of seat of the pants either. But if it makes as much as 0.2L/100km of fuel consumption improvement, then I'll take that as a gain. And for minimal work also. I'll feel that in the back pocket in the long run.As nobody appears to have done it I'm going to try it and see if there is anything to be gained.If I experience any loss of power or economy or engine running smoothness, then the plugs will be going back in as they originally came out. Can't hurt to give it a go though.
PHANTMXR6 It's not a MKI! Member 1,742 Member For: 18y 3m 6d Gender: Male Location: Earth Posted 17/01/09 05:55 AM Author Posted 17/01/09 05:55 AM No more mystery guys.Just had word from Simon at Xtreme.Indexing plugs makes no difference to power or economy.Senna_T you're probably going to be first on the scene here so can you close this thread please. Cheers
howitzer85 Member 241 Member For: 19y 7m 5d Gender: Male Location: The marsh... Posted 17/01/09 06:06 AM Posted 17/01/09 06:06 AM thought that would've been the case...
senna_T Forged Member Legacy Donating Member 15,818 Member For: 19y 7m 18d Gender: Male Location: SW Sydney Posted 17/01/09 06:30 AM Posted 17/01/09 06:30 AM Senna_T you're probably going to be first on the scene here so can you close this thread please. CheersGod, even the newbs know me that well already...
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