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Hopefully during this lifetime I'll make it to Steve Greenalds rollers. I'm expecting circa 200 BHP out of a K series & am wondering if the Bosch cream coloured injectors are going to flow enough fuel. Anyone else producing this sort of power on these injectors 🤔 If so at what duty cycle & fuel pressure 🤔

 

Many thanks, Dave.

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FWIW, I'm running EU2 creams on PSC - and that's hitting 92% duration for 180+ bhp. Fuel-pressure is as per std. EU3 (yes, 3) 1.6k-series - 3 bar???

 

 

I believe some people have used them for 200bhp engines - but given my duration and output, I guess they must have upped the pressure somewhat.

 

So IMHO, *not* enough margin for another 20+bhp at standard pressure.

 

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Edited by - Myles on 18 Jul 2005 18:36:32

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Grant - I'm guessing that's the explanation - either Dave (W or A) 'must' have upped the pressure - the std. 1.6 EU3s would struggle with 160 otherwise AFAIK - think oily might have posted on this topic around Jan/Feb when I was having problems getting PSC up and running.

 

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I have 197bhp on cream injectors, there was no tweaking of my pressure.

They are running at close to max at full throttle but DW said they would be fine and its true, 2 years later they are still fine 😬

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Cream = buff colour? Buff are fine for for VX power at 200 - 225 bhp on 50 PSI.

Can't see why they would not work on a K of similar power.

 

If cream =/ buff then forget the above...

 

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Edited by - stevefoster on 18 Jul 2005 22:00:02

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I ran 186 bhp on std cream EU2 injectors at 3bar ( std pressure) , I then ran 210 bhp at 4bar - whilst retaining the std fuel pump and all was OK . All power measured at Emerald .

 

To modify the regulator from 3bar to 4 bar you need to squeeze it in a vice whilst measuring the pressure .

 

Or ring Caterham and ask for a 1800 super sport EU2 4 bar fuel regulator - they do the mod for you *smile*

 

The std pump should be OK for 4 bar and 210 bhp *thumbup* , I would suggest you change the fuel filter for a new one just to be sure all is well *smile*

 

 

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I've got a sneaky-suspicion that my fuel-filter was past its best when PSC was first commissioned. It had done something like 18k and for some reason was overlooked.

 

Since I changed it a month or so back, there has been a distinct petrol aroma to the exhaust at idle and the wideband lambda seems to confirm a general richness. There was also evidence of a certain amount of sooting in the exhaust when I took it off to wrap the primaries this w/e.

 

It *might* be my imagination coupled with some wb calibration issues, but I suspect that I should have changed the filter (all of £10ish) a tad earlier...

 

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Thanks for all the replies 😬

 

Looks like the std injectors should be up to the job by increasing the pressure in the fuel rail. The fuel pressure reg I've got is an adjustable one that's a remnant of a QED kit fitted to the car in a previous life. I'll leave well alone until I get the car on SG's rollers, hopefully before the christmas cards start arriving ☹️

 

Point taken about the fuel filter. I've got one sitting & will replace it today.

 

 

Cheers, Dave 😬

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