Appendix 5: New Features in Version 3.2
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1. C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies Appendix 5 New Features in Version 3 2 Here is a brief listing of some of the features new in Version 3 2 Program is now a 32 bit version fully compatible with newer operating systems starting with Windows 95 then 98 Me XP and 2000 This also allows you to use much longer more descriptive file names for saving vehicles suspensions and engines It is also more compatible with newer printers The program is now designed for 600 x 800 or higher resolution screens Screen colors are also more compatible with Windows XP The graph screen is now larger and generally fills the entire screen There is now a separate Examples folder for example engine files provided by Performance Trends New engines which you save will be saved to a separate folder File commands to save a vehicle file to a floppy disk or open a vehicle file from a floppy disk This allows easy transfer of files from one computer to another You can now choose to list engine files alphabetically as normally done or by saved date with the most recently saved files listed first This should make it easier to find recent files more quickly New Example Engines have been added like Crate Engines The user s manual is now available from inside the program by clicking on Help at the top of the main screen then Display User s Manual The manual is in a high quality PDF format The Performance2. valves at a valve lift from 200 to 550 World Products Dart and TFS heads more Import parts motorcycle parts and z Help Cancel Print kart parts and more alve Lift Tested in e New Printing options for reports including different Font Sizes and omitting the Starting Point C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies SSS Suggestions for cam and runner dimensions in Preferences Starting Point Suggestions are now done much better through the Optimize feature e New Printing options for graphs including Dot Matrix Printer Adjustment Width adjustments and more in Preferences e Version 3 0 let you send a power curve to a vehicle program to be loaded and run in that vehicle Version 3 2 lets you do that also However that process requires several key strokes and time Version 3 2 lets you Auto Link with a vehicle program of your choosing Auto Link runs every power curve you produce through a vehicle program and produces a summary of the results Now you can instantly see how a cam change head swap more nitrous will affect ET or circle track Lap Times At the time of printing this manual Auto Link was only available for the Drag Racing Analyzer v3 2 and Circle Track Analyzer v3 2 Fi A2 New Opti t Main S igure ew Options at Main Screen Sacchi Example Engines are now stored Optimize separately from vehicles you create Feature A Engine Analyzer Plus 3 2 P
3. Trends website is now available from inside the program by clicking on Help at the top of the main screen then Performance Trends on the Web Several features have been added to make the process of picking example components calculating performance making comparison graphs faster Once an example has been selected on an input specification has been changed the lt F5 gt key lets you progress toward calculating performance and making a graph Then the lt Esc gt key backs you up to the same point as where you started This is explained in more detail below The program now remembers the point where you picked an example component so if you choose to pick another it will default to the last component chosen The Flow Efficiency of the ports can now be calculated from up to 3 flow lift points The calculation accuracy has been tweaked Most evident changes are e Low RPM torque is higher for some engine combos C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies SSS e Spark knock simulation is improved for more realistic trade offs between knock octane and power loss from spark retard e The required spark advance for a particular engine has been improved e Revised the BSAC calculation to be more consistent with fuel flow not change so significantly with weather conditions as done in earlier v3 0 e Very Rich gas as fuel option to help to reduce detonation e On program shut down the program now asks if yo
4. age Torque and HP are calculated for the entire RPM range you have set in the Calculate Performance Conditions menu If you want to optimize the Average Torque or HP from just 5000 to 7000 RPM set this range in the Calculate Performance Conditions menu before Optimizing C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies EE EE See Figure A4 lt F5 gt and lt Esc gt Keys for Quicker Calculations and Graphs 2 Press lt F5 gt from es component menu to ee immediately calculate 1 Pick an example part then Gen performance Total Cam Advance 50 Advance press the lt F5 gt key to return to an i ifter profile Type ggr Hyd Roller com ponent menu Lift for Rating Events 050 inches v Valve Train Pushrod w Rockr rm improve Intake Exhaust Centerline deg ATDC Centerline deg BTDC Duration 050 Duration 050 Opening 050 Opening 050 Closing 050 Closing 050 Max Lobe Lift in Max Lobe Lift in Lash at Valve in Lash at Valve in Rocker Arm Ratio Rocker Arm Ratio l Calculated Cam Specs Help SRT eet ee Click on the down arrow button to select to poked ie hy Foo dt Lobe Separation either use your own specs in this menu or to intake Exhaust Pick an Example set of specs If you have picked Example Specs the Example name will z ie a 3 i exis Fat sa E s a i r ear here unle
5. ary Save Engine to Library Calculate Performance Quit Optimize Optimizing Specs 3 Choose what Adjust This To Obtain This you want Original Optimized imi opti m ized W Intake Port Diameter il 1 1632 C Max Peak 74 382 m aea ee tau Averages are Intake Runner Diameter 1 75 1 3808 Max Peak HP eta ia calculated for W Intake Runner Length E 2 5 6000 entire RPM Exhaust Header Diameter Disabled because of current CoP 1 E bad M L F hold Desnan range set InN Exhaust Header Length C Max Avg Tq 348 358 l 2 Choose Calculation C Cam Advan MaxAvgHP 311 319 ve which engine Conditions on 17 7 Intake 4m Duration Onl specs you want Idle Yacuum 17 9 Main Screen W Geko Lan Dusia gt Li to Adjust to find While Haintaining Idle Yacuum the best com bo Maimntain at least 15 Mercury Intake Cam Centerline The more you eps ae ae 4 Set what Idle Exhaust Cam Duration O choose the ciate Vacuum is l Exhaust Cam Duration 1 better the final required the combo but the more vacuum Exhaust Cam Centerline longer it takes Cancel Help gad the more streetable the final combo 7 When finished you can 6 If the process is taking too long click here to keep the click Cancel and de select some of Adjusted specs Otherwise the engine specs to adjust click on Cancel to close out All other specs during the Optimize process are at the current settings in the individual Component menus Aver
6. erformance Trends 2003 Ford DOHC 4 6L Cobra Stock File engine Calc HP Preferences Help Reg To kevin Gergen He Open Example Engine from Performance Trends ulate Performance Quit Open One of My Saved Engines Ctrl 0 Save Engine File Chrl S mary Save s Engine File Ctrl 4 yl 3 552 bore 3 543 stroke 280 87 cid Upen from Floppy Disk 1 46 int 2 1 26 exh valves save to Floppy Disk m6 5 Total Chamber Volume 76 7 ccs Import Individual Engine Files ngle Plenum EFl manifold Import All Files from EA v2 0 S3 CFM Throttle Body s l treamlined manifolds Print Main Screen OO CFM Exhaust System Print Blarik worksheet ild Hyd Fioller camshaft Windows Printer Setup L Exh 196 dur 111 C L 050 inches lift lack Program Roots Supercharger Ext Prod ami Ctrl x TEET 2003 Stock DOHC 5 4L Ford for Cobra Mustang Help tibhre mousy Demo nroaram can now be easilv unlocked from Main Screen de cro wor DLO mT la IH Se Selo a Lae Windows Printer Setup now available from Main Commands to Open From and Save To floppy drive makes it easy to transfer vehicle files from one comnuter to another C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies Figure A3 Optimize Screen to Have Program Try Hundreds of Combinations Automaticall to Find the Best One 1 Click on Optimize to open this screen oye Tee ls ll MmMAnce rends EL x File engine Calc H Preferences Help Reg To Bevin Gergen Engine Libr
7. files which only have certain words in the name like Chev or Import New Option to List Files by Date Last Changed which lists the files vou most recentlv worked with first Fi A7 New Help Opti igure ew Help Options New Help Engine Analyzer Plus 3 2 Performance Trends 2003 Ford DOHC 4 6L Coir Options File engine Cale HP Preferences Hep Reg To Kevin Gertgen available by Help on Main Screen Options clicking on Engine Library save Engine Introduction to Basic Windows Comman Help at top of About Engine Analyzer Engine Specs 7 Main Screen Display User Manual with v3 2 54pplement Short Block Display v3 2 Supplement Display Readme doc File Head s Pethormance Trends on the Web Intake System Other Performance Trends Products Engine Analyzer Plus Features Exhaust System llzer Sneed Ann CFR Fehaust Suster C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies Figure A8 Auto Linking to a Vehicle Program Drag Racing Analyzer v3 2 shown here In Preferences choose which Vehicle Program to w Preferences a Auto Link to At this time only Drag Racing Analyzer v3 2 and Circle Track Analyzer v3 2 will Auto Link Auto Link to Yehicle Program Auto Link to Drag Race Analyzer v3 2 sz Fine Send Power Curve to Yehicle Program Cancel Click here to have system locate the Vehicle Program Allow a Choice Each Time you have chosen Restart The results of
8. ss you changeseme of the u 7 iad are mple specs p 44 8 You will see your previously picked i 7 Press lt Esc gt to Tin iston YValve Clearance Example highlighted so you can pick return to the _Print _PistonValve Clearance the next one in series if vou wish Examples screen 4 At the graph screen you can 3 Press lt F5 gt from here to compare the current results make a graph With some previous results Vie Horima EIRE HELY A Pgh Goak Krosh Cicki ori Bi Phi hia draai 6 Press lt Esc gt to return to the Component screen return to the Test Results screen Note You can just start at step 2 change a component spec setting press lt F5 gt twice to get a graph then press lt Esc gt twice to return to the component menu to make another change You may want to adjust Preference and Graph settings to make this process more streamlined C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies Figure A5 New Graph Features ia Engine Analyzer 3 2 2003 Ford DOHC 4 6L Cobra Stock Back File Format View Help history LAST cam TG HP Baseline l Print in Color solid lines ele lefofale fol xt rurview set scales Print in Black amp White dashed lines Windows Print Options rv3 2 Tq amp HP vs RPM 3 current Exit j j j i Torque REFI i i i i i i Horsepower 386 Printing graphs in r last re
9. sults Black amp White TE goa dashed lines IS Horsepower 379 now available Even though no results were calculated for 6200 for the last results the program interpolates and displays the value 3000 3500 4000 4500 6500 A Preference lets you choose to Graph now fills your computer Not have a new graph always screen for most any screen Autoscaled must be in resolution Experienced user mode For Valve Lift graphs the cursor location now includes location before or after TDC or BDC Deg 340 20 BTDC C Performance Trends Inc 2003 Engine Analyzer Appendicies Figure A6 List Vehicle Files by Date Last Changed in Open File Screen Note longer more descriptive file names Open an Engine File g 6 Ex Engines in Library Chosen File YW 1629 cc Turbo Drag 472003 Stock Ford European 2 OL AN 4 7 2003 Porsche 944 2 5L Preview 4 77 2003 Flat spyder 2 0L Bore 3 543 Int Valve 1 575 Ara OS a SOT ce TO eas Stroke 2 519 Exh Valve 1 397 EF Ea y 1629 cc Turbo Oran hl olor paaa SEES CID 99 3 CFH Rating 296 4 2 2003 1956 Suzuki GS A 1100 CR a Int Dur 264 1629 cc Ar Cooled Vy 4 cylinder DRAG RACE ENGINE CAM IS A NOVAK GE 304 degts 400 LIFT HEADS ARE PAUTER W402 35 Sram VALVES CARB40 WEBER SIDE DRAFT CA IS 8 0 List Alphabetically Show Only Files which oro aF ist by Date Last Changed most recent first contain this phraze il Delete Cancel Help Advanced You can display
10. the New current Engine Power Curve coupled with the Vehicle File in the Vehicle Program produces these PkTg Ag PKHP Avg DRA ET Impry results The Last results are for the REAR T po previous Engine Power Curve coupled with the same vehicle EA OO titi LI Summary of Results from Vehicle Program Click on these results to get a summary of p81 ft ay 45 the New vehicle results as shown here a e Lo Density Altitude 155 Yol Eff Cry Density Altitude 271 Actual CFM Distance 1320 Vehicle Weight 3150 Fuel Flow Trans Gear at Finish 3 AF Mix Qal i Automatic Transmission ESFE i R File New DRA Link Try BSAC Errors None reported Friction HP You do not need to start the vehicle program the Engine Analyze will do it automatically The vehicle file being used is the last vehicle you were working with when you shut down the vehicle program the vehicle that would be opened when you start the vehicle program A 2 3 second time delay is built in the Engine Analyzer to ensure reliable communications when doing Auto Link You will not be able to click on Back to return to the Main Screen before this delay is over You may also notice the progress bar from the Vehicle Program momentarily appear on the screen indicating the vehicle program is running
11. u want your changes saved to the Library Copy of the file you are working with e Several features have been added to the graphs including e The Graph cursor now interpolates between points This means that if one power curve has results at 2000 2400 and 2800 RPM and another has results at 2000 2500 and 3000 the cursor will read both curves at all RPM points you ran 2000 2400 2500 2800 and 3000 e TDC and BDC labels are now displayed on the Valve Lift graphs If you are using a cursor the cursor value is also given as say 24 deg Calc Valve Flow Effcy ABDC Figure A1 Calculation Menu for Flow Efficiency Calc Valve Flow Effcy e You can now print graphs in color Flow Test Data or B amp W with various styles of Test Pressure Wate dashed lines l it Valves Cylinder e A Preference lets you turn off the keD amaa A Graph always AutoScaling a new graph This means that if you have found a set of scales you like the low Obtained CFM program will maintain them Use More Points more E e The powerful Optimize feature at the Valve Lift Tested in main screen lets you try thousands of Flow Obtained CFM combinations of critical engine specs to alve Lilt Tested in find the best combo automatically Flow Obtained CFM e Hundreds of new example parts have been added including the entire Crane Notes Cams Catalog Brodix AFR Edelbrock Enter flow data for2 7 460 diameter Intake
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