BHR Ignition System: Results/Impressions
05-03-2009, 11:34 PM
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We got a break in the unremitting rain here on Saturday and RIWWP was visiting so we installed the BHR Ignition Upgrade in my car. We did the install in about an hour with one stock jack in a driveway so I could pass the plug wires down to him. No drama, no problems, we hooked everything up and drove it around. We didn't swap the plugs yet, so I still have my old (30k miles) plugs with the new wires and coils. The idle was very smooth right away and I noticed an immediate sigificant increase in power/response above 6.5k rpms. In the past unless I was going full WOT I would get loss of power above 6.5k, with the coil upgrade it was buttery smooth all the way to redline with no hesitation.
The next time I started my car I had a funky idle which I think had to do with the fact that my wife had her cars exhaust practically stuffed up my intake pipe. This morning I drove the car again to check for any issues with idle etc and not only did I have no issues with idle, it drove even better than the day before. My butt dyno was feeling an improvement, and according to the AccessPORT I was hitting a new high of 240 g/s which is pretty damn good for NA.
The next time I started my car I had a funky idle which I think had to do with the fact that my wife had her cars exhaust practically stuffed up my intake pipe. This morning I drove the car again to check for any issues with idle etc and not only did I have no issues with idle, it drove even better than the day before. My butt dyno was feeling an improvement, and according to the AccessPORT I was hitting a new high of 240 g/s which is pretty damn good for NA.
05-04-2009, 06:16 AM
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Just got the BHR Iginition kit this Saturday, thanks Charles.... smooth and easy installation ( 1 hour ), installed with new plugs also... took it for a spin and noticed better response when accelerating.
Will agree with most others that when starting gave me a an idle problem, I have done all the decarb cleaning, Recall 4206, reflashed the ECU with the latest update, Red Top Battery, New Alternator, New O2 Sensor, Engine Flush etc.... ( My only concern will be low compresion ) the car has 65,000 miles on it... so I guess it's time for another $70 slap in the face to the dealer and do the Compresion Test if they assume still that they don't have the Device since last year...
My next investment is the the Cobb AP...
Will agree with most others that when starting gave me a an idle problem, I have done all the decarb cleaning, Recall 4206, reflashed the ECU with the latest update, Red Top Battery, New Alternator, New O2 Sensor, Engine Flush etc.... ( My only concern will be low compresion ) the car has 65,000 miles on it... so I guess it's time for another $70 slap in the face to the dealer and do the Compresion Test if they assume still that they don't have the Device since last year...
My next investment is the the Cobb AP...
05-04-2009, 03:08 PM
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Having driven for another day with the Ignition system installed I can say... its awesome. I must have had a dying set of coils to begin with because the car pulls much harder now. I don't know if its because my trims were still adjusting from resetting them the same day I did the install, but the car gets better every day I've been driving it. I have no hesitation in recommending the upgrade. I'm going to be keeping an eye on my fuel economy because I had been experiencing a loss in economy over the last few months, so I'm expecting I'll at least get back to where I was before. BHR guys, you rock.
05-04-2009, 05:22 PM
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My other links didn't work... re-post!!!!
I was gonna post this in the CRH thread - but it closed.
Here is the before and after tunes with my dwell changes (which may be wrong)... 14 WHP gain over stock... fueling changes account for some - but I did not do a whole hell of a lot to the fuel table between these tunes comapred to the dwell changes. Coils were BHR both times - so there was no misfires per se... but it seems these coils like to be worked hard.
PS - Would have given my left one to see the full NO2 pull with a manifold that was not jacked....
PPS - The resonater box makes for a nice frag grenade...
I was gonna post this in the CRH thread - but it closed.
Here is the before and after tunes with my dwell changes (which may be wrong)... 14 WHP gain over stock... fueling changes account for some - but I did not do a whole hell of a lot to the fuel table between these tunes comapred to the dwell changes. Coils were BHR both times - so there was no misfires per se... but it seems these coils like to be worked hard.
PS - Would have given my left one to see the full NO2 pull with a manifold that was not jacked....
PPS - The resonater box makes for a nice frag grenade...
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This is the Dyno with Kane's tune... the red and green lines are the stock tune. The blue and pink are Kane's tune. I have no engine modifications.
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This is the 3rd run with nitrous with a CRACKED upper intake manifold!!!
This is the Dyno with Kane's tune... the red and green lines are the stock tune. The blue and pink are Kane's tune. I have no engine modifications.
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This is the 3rd run with nitrous with a CRACKED upper intake manifold!!!
05-05-2009, 02:30 PM
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I gotta get back on the dyno. I'll show you Kane, I'll SHOW YOUUUUU!!!!! 
Awesome job man, nice to see another 8 performing like a champ on the dyno.
Awesome job man, nice to see another 8 performing like a champ on the dyno.
05-06-2009, 01:22 PM
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^^^ I'll take that bet.
05-12-2009, 10:07 AM
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I'm anxiously awaiting mine..already have the new plugs, so when MM sends me my updated maps, I'll be set. On another note, my youngest brother has driven my car 4 times. He drove it a couple of times after I bought it.. once after I installed my new Catbacks and SShifter and again this past Sunday (since MM's basic tune). He couldn't believe how much improvement the car has had just from those few changes. I must say, I'm pretty impressed as well.
05-12-2009, 10:21 AM
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It was fine. I am not sure when Jeff changed my dwell settings. Once in a while (when it was hot) I noticed, the common shutter at idle (it would bounce back up immediately).
As for my last tune and the one I installed this morning my idle has had no shuttering what so ever and my 8 is running better than ever!
As for my last tune and the one I installed this morning my idle has had no shuttering what so ever and my 8 is running better than ever!
05-12-2009, 11:03 AM
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E-mail Jeff your request for the new dwell map in the EXACT same fashion as you would for any other new map. He will make the tweaks and send it back to you. Then, load the new map ONLY after you have installed the BHR Ignition System. This goes for everybody who has both the BHR Ignition System and the Cobb AP from MM.
05-12-2009, 12:14 PM
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