Friday, October 19, 2012

Peace of mind?

     In my seemingly never ending search for the piece of information that will make me feel that I've made the correct decision I came across this java page Ray Hall Turbo Size Calculator. Not the greatest as far as instructions, but type in only a few bits of data and it will recommend a turbo. In contrast the calculator here at Squirrel Performance Turbo Calculator is very data intensive, to the point of confusion. Even if you could muddle your way trough the data, you still have to sort through the turbo compressor maps. Really?
     I later remembered the Garrett Boost Adviser which comes in web, android and apple versions. I downloaded the android version to my phone and tablet thinking I had found a great new app to play with anytime I had a thought about the set up. But to my disappointment, the app didn't get past the last screen on either my phone or tablet. So I tried the web version. Again, got all the way to the last screen where you enter your zip code so the program can find your local baro pressure...I let it sit there on that screen for 45 minutes with no change, all I could do was open the help or restart the whole app. So I downloaded the Product Catalog and used that instead, and that shows more than one turbo would work for my set up. At least I'm a little closer.  A month later and the Garret app started working, results didn't help much, but at least the app works.