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Turbos/forced induction/fueling solution

Thought some of you guys might be interested in this...

I emailed this guy about forced induction, this K-Star system looks pretty good.  It's cheap (about $500) and uses standard CIS-E components.  If you are looking to go turbo/SC it looks like a good option.

Joe

>From: "John Reay"
>Reply-To:
>To: "Joe Doty"
>Subject: RE: turbo
>Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2001 23:11:47 -0000
>
>Joe,
>
>I use a product called K-Star as my additional ECU (check out
>http://www.auto-amd.com and look for K-Star No5) and also
>http://www.milford.ndirect.co.uk
>
>The K-Star picks up a voltage from the map sensor and depending upon that
>voltage will depend upon which of the 4 maps the engine will require, so say
>light throttle opening, the voltage will be small and it may be on map one
>or two, put your foot down and it will move to a different map. Each cell of
>the map is tuned on a rolling road to ensure there is no detonation and that
>the air/fuel ratio is correct.
>
>The additional fuelling is provided by 4 additional injectors which are
>switched on by the K-Star and they are switched on for set time which has
>been determined by rolling road tuning. These 4 injectors must be capable of
>holding 80psi fuel pressure without leaking. The 4 injectors are situated on
>the inlet manifold very close to where the manifold bolts to the head and
>are fed with fuel from the main fuel supply to the CIS metering head.
>
>For the lowered compression I have modified the small ends of the con rods
>by offset drilling them and re bushing. This lowers the CR to 8.5:1 and is a
>perfectly safe way of doing so as long as mega amounts of boost are not used
>(I have 12-13psi)
>
>The manifold was a cast high nickel content made by a UK company called
>Turbo Technics (can't get them anymore) but it is not too difficult to get a
>manifold fabricated.
>
>You don't want to know how much it cost because in the UK things are very
>expensive (eg $750 for the manifold alone) In teh UK Turbo Technics produced
>this kit back in teh early 90's and there are still many driving around
>today with 100k miles on them. the only difference is the K-Star
>ignition/fuellign control. Build a turbo engine well, control the heat and
>map the ignition/fuel properly and they are fine
>
>Reliability is excellent because the fuelling and ignition are 100% correct
>and I have not gone too silly. Power is 220bhp and 216lbft torque. The car
>is as quick as a 911 Carrera to 120mph, it will do sub 14s quarters in full
>road trim and 0-100 in around 14secs as well.
>
>Also have a look at http://www.stealthracing.co.uk Go to Project cars and
>then 16v turbo. The Stealth fighter car is my own car.
>
>Cheers for now
>
>John

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