basics of tuning delco non $12p
Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
good to hear you got some good results.
with your wideband do you get about .5 more on the tp display? and if so which one is correct? the gauge or TP?
with your wideband do you get about .5 more on the tp display? and if so which one is correct? the gauge or TP?
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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
From what I can tell the torque management strategy works by first calculating an estimate of the torque. It uses the airflow and RPM along with a few modifiers, the max torque table is just to limit the airflow for the calculation (it normlly just uses the measured airflow). The ECU retards timing using the excess torque table - which is probably all zero'd out.
Burst knock retard is worth disabling (enabled on S/C and disabled on NA), it pulls timing on sudden throttle movements to help prevent knock - if no knock occurs it pulls a little less (the offset item).
Will be adding more as I can
Burst knock retard is worth disabling (enabled on S/C and disabled on NA), it pulls timing on sudden throttle movements to help prevent knock - if no knock occurs it pulls a little less (the offset item).
Will be adding more as I can

Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
mate the stuff you guys do is bloody awesome and fully appreciated. thanks a bunch.VL400 wrote:From what I can tell the torque management strategy works by first calculating an estimate of the torque. It uses the airflow and RPM along with a few modifiers, the max torque table is just to limit the airflow for the calculation (it normlly just uses the measured airflow). The ECU retards timing using the excess torque table - which is probably all zero'd out.
Burst knock retard is worth disabling (enabled on S/C and disabled on NA), it pulls timing on sudden throttle movements to help prevent knock - if no knock occurs it pulls a little less (the offset item).
Will be adding more as I can
u got some serious brainwaves goin on i bet you could do a rubix cube pretty quick

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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
Thanks for that explination. I just copied it to the faq 

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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
just had a thought after reading VL400's info, is there any timing removed at the same time its going rich in first, or is the timing not following the commanded ?
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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
ill check

Holden202 wrote:just had a thought after reading VL400's info, is there any timing removed at the same time its going rich in first, or is the timing not following the commanded ?
Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
202 theres no timing pulled when its rich. with the updated xdf ive been able to play with all the torque management and burst knock.
with the real time setup working a charm, im planning on booking the dyno (80km trip) for an hour or so in the next month.
been setting up the xdf/adx for full data tracing, but im unsure why the main spark table tracing doesnt seem accurate. it uses the same adx link as the injector constant table etc which works great. title mg/cyl, data type mass a/f, stock units gp/second.
any ideas?
this snap was taken at steady rpm whilst playing with the idle and wotnot.
with the real time setup working a charm, im planning on booking the dyno (80km trip) for an hour or so in the next month.
been setting up the xdf/adx for full data tracing, but im unsure why the main spark table tracing doesnt seem accurate. it uses the same adx link as the injector constant table etc which works great. title mg/cyl, data type mass a/f, stock units gp/second.
any ideas?
this snap was taken at steady rpm whilst playing with the idle and wotnot.
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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
If you can post up a log, along with your modified XDF and ADX will check it out.
Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
there the gear mate.VL400 wrote:If you can post up a log, along with your modified XDF and ADX will check it out.
thanks.
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Re: basics of tuning delco non $12p
Ken, there is a setting that retards commanded timing by a negative value under certain conditions. eg if you have commanded 30 degrees timing at a given point and the criteria for this parameter have been met then the parameter value of -10 (eg only here) will give you an actual timing of 20degrees spark advance.
Sorry for all the vagueness but it' caught me out before when setting up idle on a cammed L67
Sorry for all the vagueness but it' caught me out before when setting up idle on a cammed L67