914-6 finally gets it's dyno runs, The dyno raises more questions Options

[RogerPihlaja]

So, I finally found a chassis dyno that was willing to run my 1970 914-6. The 3.0 liter 911 SC engine had about 1000 break-in miles on it. The attached file has 3 hp & torque curves from 3 dyno pulls superimposed. A 6300 rpm redline was observed. As you can see, the engine is still pulling hard at 6300 rpm and would produce more power if it were spun faster. I have heard 3.0 liter 911 SC engines are safe to rev to 7000 rpm; but, I wanted to get confirmation before I tried it. The engine has a Clewett Engineering engine management system with MAP fuel injection, coil at plug electronic ignition, wide range oxygen sensor closed loop, 1-5/8" ID Billy Boat headers, and a twin outlet sport muffler. The valves, springs, pistons, connecting rods, and crankshaft are stock. There is a mild cam from WEBCAM (Grind #40) in it.

I was somewhat surprised at the shape of the torque vs rpm curve. The dip in the torque curve between about 2600 - 3600 rpm reminds me of the bad old days of emission controls with carburetors. The [Air]/[Fuel] ratio would often go lean just off idle resulting in a flat spot in engine response and driveability around town. Do I need to remap the fuel flow for more fuel in that rpm region? Or, what else might be causing this dip in torque? Also, the flat shape of the torque "curve" surprised me. Isn't there supposed to be more of a peak? This isn't some "tractor" engine?

By the way, the engine sounds great on the dyno! I have a video file with audio; but, it's ~31 mbytes. If someone has a way to deal with a big file on the website, please let me know and I'd be glad to share it.  TooSlo86_Racing_Dyno_Chart.pdf ( 599.22k ) Number of downloads: 97

[mepstein]

If you aren’t running a hot rod 3.0 to 7k, you are leaving a lot on the table.

Edit - Sounds like you need to find someone that can tune the FI/engine management system. The stock file is usually just to get the engine running and set a baseline. It's never going to run to it's potential with a stock tune. You mention a mild cam. Why? One big reason to use modern engine management is to tune for a non stock/hot rod cam. I'm not suggesting 906 style, no power under 6K but something that will make the engine come alive. With COP, one of the goals is managing higher than stock compression without having to go twin plug. So from what you described, I'm wondering what the goal was for this engine. Get rid of cis, get more power, make it look pretty, something else?