So month of october roundup: got back on the dyno the other day, mostly just disappointment and confirmation of cam/crank timing issue.
I did finally get around to hooking up the boost control solenoid, and in open loop mode it's working very well.. got rid of my big boost spikes, and also boost by tps is nice.
The downside to that? well, now torque and hp match (lol), and are very low for the setup.
I should've paid a little more attention when I swapped the cam in to the T cam being a little down relative to what it felt like before the hg/cam swap/etc but I was ready to move on.
A closer inspection of the timing setup (unscientific) does seem to indicate it's off. I'll get into all of that sometime in november (Gonna order a cam gear, may order a whole round tooth conversion setup in preparation for what's to come to at least one of the cars). The car drives ok, not very red-blocky though if I'm honest, it's not the dog it kind of looks like it would be, it's very... NA feeling?
Another amusing note: the cam comparison was done at around 15-16psi, the numbers here recently are at 18-19psi, so adding boost has not resulted in any kind of noticeable uptick in power or torque (green line is mbc, the others are ebc.. green spiked 23-24psi and dropped back to ~17.5 or so, getting only 20 ft/lbs for a 6psi uptick is decidedly anti-8v lmao). I'd suspect a boost leak and will probably test all of that just to be sure, but it spools fast, hits hard, and otherwise doesn't have the usual hallmarks a decent boost leak gives you with the possible exception of the lack of torque. it doesn't feel lazy throughout or drop off up top (Also, not too many places to leak on this system for better or worse, cbv and idle hoses). Ah well.
So anyway, aside from maybe the kl-racing 8v intake test, where do we go from here? contemplating various swaps, or who knows, may get the kinks ironed out and be less inclined to jump ship.