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01-19-2012, 08:15 PM | #221 |
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I am of the belief that since an over rev that is the result of a mis-shift, increases the engine speed so fast that it is possible that even the extremely smart MSS60 DME in the M3 might not keep up.
If, the engine was indeed mechanically over revved, the 8705 RPM is irrelevant. The violence of the sudden increase in speed during the clutch engagement (the mechanical over rev itself), then the sudden decrease in speed after the clutch disengagement (after the driver realizes he f---ed up). Is what does the damage. Bringing load onto an object slowly is much different than a sudden jolt. This coupled with the entire mass of the vehicle spinning the engine. Think about this analogy and you will realize how big a deal mass makes in the equation. If a person on a bicycle runs into the back of your car at 20 MPH it gives a pretty good jolt, right!? Is the jolt much bigger if a motorcycle hits you at the same velocity? How about a car hits you at the same velocity? How about a pick-up truck? A Semi? Hopefully this drives the point home how mass increases force delivered even if speed is constant. Think about this, it takes the S65's full output (in stock form) to move our M3's over the distance of a quarter mile in 12.8 - 13.2. At the end of the quarter mile the car is doing between 108-115 MPH, it takes a lot of energy to do that! The speed at the end of the quarter mile is not to far off of the alleged mis-shift, imagine all of the energy that was expelled to get the car to that speed (obviously subtracting frictional, inertial and heat losses) and start delivering it back into the engine in a millisecond and expect it to deal with it without breaking. Does this help to drive home the notion of how much damage a mis-shift can cause???!!! |
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01-19-2012, 08:23 PM | #222 |
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Exactly! It doesn't have to be rpm (though that does contribute due to lowering of factor of safety) - it is the acceleration. Throw on some Dr's, hit redline in 4th, clutch in until engine is at idle, clutch out - boom - instant 7000+ rpm acceleration (not likely to do valve damage either)...
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01-19-2012, 08:28 PM | #223 |
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I just spent some time reading this, and on bimmerforums. OP, unless we can see some provable data showing AA at fault and support of your claims (I'd like to see the RO from BMW showing a top speed hit of 186MPH), all I can read is you whining thus far. Being in sales for years, I have learned that empty barrels make the most noise. This thread is empty without evidence from the OP.
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01-19-2012, 08:34 PM | #224 |
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BMRLVR - thanks for the extended explanation. This is what I was trying to get across in the end of my last post.
As far as the M3's DME not being able to "keep up" - I have to disagree here. We're talking about a DME that not only has SERIOUS processing power (200 million+ calculations PER second), but also extremely fast in response times. These are electrical signals at the end of the day, which are a hell of a lot faster than any sort of mechanical linkage. The DME would certainly interact within miliseconds, and faster than it would take for the clutch to engage and force the engine past it's operating limits. It's a moot point in this situation though, as all the DME can do is cut fueling and injection. This isn't going to help reduce the damage that was already done, it will just prevent futher damage from happening after the fact. Nothing can stop the engine from roaring up from a money shift other than the transmission, driveline, or clutch giving out first. 9 times out of 10 the engine will have damage, and if you're in that lucky 1/10, maybe you caught it before the clutch fully engaged.
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I don't think the engine braking effect would stop the rpm from passing 8,700 rpm if a mis-shift took place. Also,it's very hard to confuse 3rd for 5th coming from 4th on an upshift,I've heard of guys moving the shifter too far to.the left passing the gate for the desired gear. Like wanting to go from 5th into 4th and accidentally put it in 2nd by movin the lever too far to the left. I mean you can't move the lever too far to the right from 4th to end up in a lower gear. |
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Nobody knows exactly what caused the failure. |
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Anyway, it don't really matter much, like you said the point is moot, the DME is powerless to do anything at that point besides cut fuel, spark, and create a freeze frame of all the parameters/conditions at the time of the max over rev. I wish this argument between AA and the OP would end! We could all benefit from the information obtained if we could get the correct info on this incident and someone would look at the engine from a failure analysis standpoint. Honestly, I think the OP should try and get an independent materials engineering firm to do a failure analysis report on his old engine........ They could tell him the exact cause of the failure. I don't think the cost would be that much. |
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So the valves are irrrelevant...which you should know. You "feel" that their kit pushed it past the safe limits. You have provided no proof. Let's assume that you didn't money shift, but instead were just driving along as you say. Why do you think AA is responsible for your engine? Was their some warranty that was included with the product? What is it that I am not getting here? |
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01-19-2012, 10:16 PM | #230 |
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We set the rev limiter to 8100 rpm when we installed the supercharger. Like all jobs that come into the shop we note the mileage of the vehicle.
Jordan's vehicle went above 8700 rpm after we installed the kit and the ecu data clearly notes this. There is only one way an engine can get over the set rev limiter and thats mis shifting. The argument at this point is not whether the car can or can not handle the RPMs it's that the car was abused beyond the limits that we set. This is an aftermarket high performance upgrade. The output of the engine is increased by over 40%. Upgrades like this have a stated disclaimer that there is no guarantee that the engine will last as long as BMW intended. Safeguards are put in place to make these kits are reliable as possible. Our methanol kits have become very refined over the years of supercharging vehicles. The rev limiter has been reduced to 8100rpm. The V8 engine is not as inherently balanced as the classic BMW inline six. Fueling and tune adjustments have been proven on many other cars accompanied with dynamometer testing. This incident happened over a year ago. At the time of the failure we bought the kit back from Jordan for full retail price. The problem was thought to have been resolved, but it is resurfacing. Our customer service has been nothing but cooperative and we are under attack over a year later. Pictures were sent to us of the damage and diagnosis was done over the phone. The pistons showed no signs of damage from knock or overheating. If there were signs of failure due to improper tuning we would have been willing to help further than we already did. Last edited by SflBimmer8484; 01-20-2012 at 01:16 AM.. |
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Actually the hybrid design explains the reason that the valvetrain is noisier on the S65 that most other engines with hydraulic valvetrains. The design sounds like it is really the best of both worlds, no adjustments but with the safety of a solid design! I am now very interested in exactly how it is designed internally! |
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As far as to the OP, I definitely feel your pain and understand on why you feel AA should help out here...but its a blower on a high compression, high revving power plant. I mean even Drew with Gintani still had significant out of pocket expenses and ended up buying half the motor anyway. Dave
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BTW this is our VT2 kit on a stock motor with RPM limit of 8600. Being a drift car it spends a great deal of time bouncing off the rev limiter. |
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When I get back into town I will do my best to answer any and all questions posted.
I think I asked a pretty valid question directly to Active though: Have you had ANY other e9x M3's equipped with your supercharger fail at this time? ACTIVE- where does the data say that RPM was recorded after the s/c was installed? Am I missing something? I am not trying to attack Active, I am trying to bring the truth out no matter what you all might think. I have plenty of supporting facts to everything I have said and I will do my best to post them Sunday. I will also be working with Mike to get accurate data from the DME. And just to let you all know, my car is paid for. My engine replacement, regardless of cost is paid for now too. I have nothing to lose or really gain at this point other than exposing a big error in an aftermarket tuners ethics. Point fingers at me, I don't really care. I know what I have said and stated is factual. I will sleep soundly tonight. Thank you. |
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