Changing dead times on a pretty much finished tune?
Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2018 6:03 pm
Hi all, I have a question regarding injector dead times. Is there a general rule of thumb for adding/subtracting fuel when altering them on a fully tuned map? I am guessing there isn't but figured I'd ask anyways. The dead times that are currently being used are FAR lower than what the Smanager has as the defaults for the ID 1000's that I am running. If I understand dead times correctly they represent the amount of time that the injectors are shut/off. Larger number = shut/off longer = leaner?
When the car was initially tuned it was done so with a battery charger hooked up due to what at the time was thought to be a failing battery. In hindsight this was a very poor choice as it didn't allow the usual voltage fluctuation when the fans, lights etc were used. The wiring issues have since been corrected and I believe the corrections have seriously effected the way the car now runs under differing electrical loads. All the reading I have done suggests that the dead times are what need to be adjusted to compensate for voltage loss so I figured I should start there before getting into to much fuel map adjustment.
Aside from the aforementioned electrical corrections I also swapped cams which in turn leaned everything out. I have since added a little fuel to the whole map and have it running "decently" but in obvious need of fine tuning. Now mind you this is my first foray into tuning other than minor little adjustments here and there so I am learning as I go. I have done a ton of reading and am trying to pick up as much information/knowledge as I can.I appreciate everyone's time and thank you in advance for your patience.
-Ryan
At this point I am not sure if it useful or not but the calibration has been attached.
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When the car was initially tuned it was done so with a battery charger hooked up due to what at the time was thought to be a failing battery. In hindsight this was a very poor choice as it didn't allow the usual voltage fluctuation when the fans, lights etc were used. The wiring issues have since been corrected and I believe the corrections have seriously effected the way the car now runs under differing electrical loads. All the reading I have done suggests that the dead times are what need to be adjusted to compensate for voltage loss so I figured I should start there before getting into to much fuel map adjustment.
Aside from the aforementioned electrical corrections I also swapped cams which in turn leaned everything out. I have since added a little fuel to the whole map and have it running "decently" but in obvious need of fine tuning. Now mind you this is my first foray into tuning other than minor little adjustments here and there so I am learning as I go. I have done a ton of reading and am trying to pick up as much information/knowledge as I can.I appreciate everyone's time and thank you in advance for your patience.
-Ryan
At this point I am not sure if it useful or not but the calibration has been attached.
******Admin, I lost my username as I have been away for a while and am unable to retrieve it. I am also unable to message anyone as I have just created this new account. Can someone please help me so I can log in under my old username?******