Innovate SC Install, Testing & Tuning

[ftc~brz]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

Good luck on the install, if you can collect basic data before hand that would probably be good. (What your normal temps etc are now)

I will ask my installer if he can otherwise I don't have a way. He's got the cable but if he has any of my old data logs I will see if I can get that and post.

[Opposed]

Originally Posted by PRE-Erich

Got to install one of these Innovate kits today, very complete package, super smooth install (around 4 hours). Tuning tomorrow. Heres a link to my Facebook with a photo album.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8656551&type=3

Man I love this kit!!! It looks great guys. Can't wait to hear your feedback.

[tech4pdx]

Originally Posted by PRE-Erich

Got to install one of these Innovate kits today, very complete package, super smooth install (around 4 hours). Tuning tomorrow. Heres a link to my Facebook with a photo album.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...8656551&type=3

Hey!! That car looks familiar.. Hmm

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by tech4pdx

Hey!! That car looks familiar.. Hmm

As soon as I saw the post on Facebook and that it was an orange car I knew it was you! You should take me for a ride since you live two blocks from me. I was going to head to see Iron Man 3 at Academy theater tonight for $4 at the 7pm showing so you should drive me.


Nevermind I see they still have it and are going to tune it tomorrow. I really want a ride or to drive it around the block as I'm basically on the fence deciding if I'm going to jump or not into the pile of debt I'd be obtaining.

[tech4pdx]

Originally Posted by stockysnail

As soon as I saw the post on Facebook and that it was an orange car I knew it was you! You should take me for a ride since you live two blocks from me. I was going to head to see Iron Man 3 at Academy theater tonight for $4 at the 7pm showing so you should drive me.


Nevermind I see they still have it and are going to tune it tomorrow. I really want a ride or to drive it around the block as I'm basically on the fence deciding if I'm going to jump or not into the pile of debt I'd be obtaining.

I'm in Seattle! I'll be back in Portland tonight. Maybe over the weekend??!

[swift996]

I did an inventory check - this kit is very detailed (props to innovate):


I also removed what I could (strut tower and a few covers - still need to drive to work tomorrow). I think I'll actually get this thing wrapped up tomorrow evening after work. It looks pretty straight forward.

[Dezoris]

Originally Posted by swift996

I did an inventory check - this kit is very detailed (props to innovate):


I also removed what I could (strut tower and a few covers - still need to drive to work tomorrow). I think I'll actually get this thing wrapped up tomorrow evening after work. It looks pretty straight forward.

Good luck and have fun post plenty of pics. Awesome to see they have pics of all the parts!

[swift996]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

Good luck and have fun post plenty of pics. Awesome to see they have pics of all the parts!

It's idiot proof, I too love the fact they have pics of everything and everything is numbered. Not many companies take the time to go the extra mile and document things clearly.

I'll be posting more updates in my build thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=23136&page=11

I drove a vortech supercharged BRZ this evening so that should be a good back-to-back comparison.

If I finish up tomorrow and things are running good. I might drive down to Richmond and hit the dyno I did a few months ago. Performance Autosport is hosting a dyno day ($50 runs).

[stockysnail]

Originally Posted by tech4pdx

I'm in Seattle! I'll be back in Portland tonight. Maybe over the weekend??!

I think some of us are going to Darren's at 2pm on Sunday as a detailer guy will be there and is going to detail our cars for an awesome price. How about you come over then to show off to the few of us?

[Dezoris]

Originally Posted by swift996

It's idiot proof, I too love the fact they have pics of everything and everything is numbered. Not many companies take the time to go the extra mile and document things clearly.

I'll be posting more updates in my build thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=23136&page=11

I drove a vortech supercharged BRZ this evening so that should be a good back-to-back comparison.

If I finish up tomorrow and things are running good. I might drive down to Richmond and hit the dyno I did a few months ago. Performance Autosport is hosting a dyno day ($50 runs).

My immediate guess will be as long as your tuning is good initial impressions will be better with the innovate because if the torque and sound.
In terms of outright power and acceleration should be almost identical.

Curious to see what you think!

[RYU]

In my experience with a PD blower it's always awesome until it heatsoaks. Sporatic pulls while street driving feels great. Most owners for this will think it's great because they either can't tell the difference when it's heatsoaks or simply don't drive it hard enough for any duration of time.

However, do a long canyon drive in boost with thin air and hot ambient temps...Or worse.. take it to the track then after the 2nd lap you're wondering how someone robbed your car of all it's power!

[sw20kosh]

Originally Posted by RYU

In my experience with a PD blower it's always awesome until it heatsoaks.

However, do a long canyon drive in boost with thin air and hot ambient temps...Or worse.. take it to the track then after the 2nd lap you're wondering how someone robbed your car of all it's power!

Which is why I run water/meth. The added power is just a welcome side effect.

I personally wouldn't track any forced induction system without an intercooler or water/meth.

[Dezoris]

Originally Posted by swift996

It's idiot proof, I too love the fact they have pics of everything and everything is numbered. Not many companies take the time to go the extra mile and document things clearly.

I'll be posting more updates in my build thread:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...=23136&page=11

I drove a vortech supercharged BRZ this evening so that should be a good back-to-back comparison.

If I finish up tomorrow and things are running good. I might drive down to Richmond and hit the dyno I did a few months ago. Performance Autosport is hosting a dyno day ($50 runs).

Originally Posted by RYU

In my experience with a PD blower it's always awesome until it heatsoaks. Sporatic pulls while street driving feels great. Most owners for this will think it's great because they either can't tell the difference when it's heatsoaks or simply don't drive it hard enough for any duration of time.

However, do a long canyon drive in boost with thin air and hot ambient temps...Or worse.. take it to the track then after the 2nd lap you're wondering how someone robbed your car of all it's power!

Well to some extent the stock car suffers from symptoms of power loss as heat climbs. Most all forced induction will heat soak, factory or otherwise.

With this kit, I have to agree performance is going to be very sporadic based on work load and temperature it's going to be much worse without inter cooler. Just an open call to new owners to report power differences and logs from cooler temp runs to when the car is fully hot.

[sw20kosh]

Originally Posted by Dezoris

Just an open call to new owners to report power differences and logs from cooler temp runs to when the car is fully hot.

Interested in seeing datalogged temps from my back2back dyno runs? IAT coolant and oil?