Ok guys , the Dynapack has run wild on lots of runs testing oil and oil additive.
First I started with doing several control runs to see if the last measured HP / Nm was the same as now and after 6-7 test it was clear that the power was the same.
I thought that was best to do as I didn’t expect the biggest numbers on these oil issue so I had to have full control of numbers before / after.
Started off by emptying out the old oil , changed filter and drained all the oil in there.
This is how the old semi-synthetic looked like in the tray :
Nothing special at all and happily no debris or small parts in there.
Putting the REDLINE special oil in:
Put the amount in as described by Nissan.
When all the fillng was done and new filter on I fired up the engine:
Remarkably , the oil light has never turned off so quick before..hm.
Warmed up the engine to normal working temperature and when several runs later was done this is what the result was :
Hp went up from last measured 45,4 to 47 Hp = + 1,6 Hp gain !
That’s good considering that the producers of the oil says that the engine oil has to be run for some K`s before it is fully “working “.
Comment : there is now a distinct change of internal engine noise then before.
Specially on idle as we earlier had something of a little tiny rattle noise from what we thought was the upper chain part and that noise is strangely enough totally gone.
Nm = up + 1,4 Nm
Oki , at least a gain for us so happy days again
We wanted to test the sponsored low friction gear oil :
Fillng the correct volume of gear oil:
That is done by filling through the speedometer drive , where the cable enters the gearbox.
Unscrew the 10 mm bolt , pull out the waier and fill it up through the hole.
You can drain the gearbox from underneath undoing the special bllt using the back of a 3/8 ” ratchet square head.
Then its off with multiple runs again on the Dynapack and in the end we have worked up a normal oil temp in the gearbox and this is how it looks at the speedo in the car.
A little blurrish but you get he point of the action going on.
A small increase of 0,5 Hp registered after several runs of testing.
But again , the producers promises lower friction as the miles goes on so there will be a follow up on these teste later on in the project to see of that is the case…
Nm from 73,3 til 74,4 = +1,1 Nm
COMMENT ; Its without question a positive effect on the way you now can both handel and feel the gearbox working.
It is easier to shift and specially when the temperature drops down to under minus 5 C or lower you will easily notice how more lightly it will be shifted.
As a enthusiast I also feel that the speed you now can shift with in driving activities like Auto-x etc makes it worthwhile.
So let us have a look of what these low-friction oils gave us:
REDLINE engine oil 1,6 hP / 1,4 Nm
+ Gear oil 0,5 HP / 1,1 nm .
RESULT = 2,1 HP / 2,5 Nm gain compared to what we had before.
That brings us to the final number of :
47,5 HP og 74,4 Nm
Not to bad i dear say !
And , as i promised you , THE KILLER !
Power in a can ?
Lets find out , shall we ?
The producers says ; 100 ml pr liter of oil and we pour in 4 dl into the engine.
Some of the benefits PROLONG is to give you.
As it is in Norwegian it basically says ;
-lower friction
-reduced wear
-reduced working temperature
-easier cold start
-etc etc etc
This product will , as the low friction oils , take some K`s of running before it give full payback of it advantages but we will for sure see if it gives any measurable gains straight away from the bottle.
So off we go with a 20 minutes drive to make sure it has got a fair chance of blending in with the rest of the stuff in there and hopefully even started to give us superlatives to view on the screen of the Dynapack.
RESULT :
49,3 HP !!!
An immidiate increase of power of = 1,8 Hp after 6 runs.
A little bit more than 1 Nm , not much but measurable anyways.
COMMENT : The engine runs more smooth on idle and in fear of being to enthusiastic involved I would say that it is noticeable how more willing the engine is when it is being pumped on the throttle.
The car is to be driven for many miles to , as mentioned , be tested later on to see if the benefits will be even greater.
We did managed to get up to 49,5 Hp by doing some runs that same day.
(Note ; i have used this product on many cars earlier and was not suprized that it gave a positive result. Normally it takes some km of driving before its full effect shows up at the tests. )
So for the numbers on oils / additives:
+ 3,9 HP og 3,6 Nm if my calculations are not to far off.
Then our latest numbers visualized here:
The only thing you can see is different is the cables.
Let us have a look at what we have achieved up to now then in the “ Micro Micra “ project:
HP = 49,3 / 5699 rpm :
Nm = 75,5 / 3216 rpm :
That means from the original to todays version :
39,6 hk --> 49,3 hk = + 9,7 HK
62,2 nm--> 75,5 nm = +13,3 Nm
That my ladies and gentlemen is no more than :
24 % + for HP
22 % +for Nm
That is big bang for the bucks if you ask me !
Even better is that this is absolutely achievable for everyone with a Micra by doing something like this to their own car….
Did I hear someone say ; MORE ?