Tuning FAQ's
Added 2023-10-18 12:02:33 +0000 UTCGood morning members. Today I'd like to make a quick post about many tuning FAQ's
which might answer some of the questions I've been receiving on this platform.
Lets start with what requires a tune change.
-If you are for example rebuilding your motor, and the MAF housing, Injectors and fuel type
will remain the same, A tune change is not required. If you're going up in compression or
down in compression, In general, no changes are needed, but datalogging is a good idea
to make sure the car does not have any air leaks, or other issues with any sensors.
-A cold air change ALWAYS requires a tune change, You can't just bolt on a different CAI
with a different maf diameter without changing the calibration
-Emissions items, In todays modern dating atmosphere, emissions items can not be "tuned out"
typically if you live the united states, and remove ANY emissions components it's 100% illegal
to "CAL OUT" emissions components, We're not risking jail time because you want no lights
on your dash with your TT '23 mustang
-Dialing in shifts and logging track passes, Any time you go to a track.
I repeat ANY TIME YOU GO TO A TRACK, Log every single pass, You never know which pass
is the one that pops your motor, And you can spot "trends" before catastrophic failure happens.
-If you have E85 readily available in your are, Do your best to get good at testing the Ethanol percentage and try to configure your car for E85 IF you intend on racing it or having the best octane possible for the longevity of your high hp build.
These are just some common questions i get, so i thought i'd make a post addressing it. If you have anything else you'd like me to dive deep on, in essay format, feel free do DM me and i'll try to explain it on a similar post to this in the future.
Happy Wednesday!
Alejandro Flores.
Comments
That answered one of my questions. 👍🏽
Whipple 5.0
2023-10-18 13:56:04 +0000 UTCI keep telling my customers that boost is way better than NA when trying to make real power. They're too busy wanting to have CHOP. Like LS chop. But they really don't realize that the LS CHOP is a result of lack of idle timing control and bad MAF and VE data at idle. The idle hunts all over the place and the TB constantly adjust to maintain idle and the result is the timing bouncing all over the place. This causes the engine to chop harder than how the cam would chop if it was tuned properly....
James Williams
2023-10-18 12:46:43 +0000 UTC
