Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO

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Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO

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no knock sensor in this tune
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vn5000 wrote:What boost are you running . If it were me id take 5 deg timing out from 50 kpa to 100kpa from 800 rpm up ,then very carefully ease boost on while data logging and check knock counts and o2 volts ,then adjust as necessary.
8-10 psi
any help i can get would be grateful
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Ah , so there isnt .You should definitly get a knock sensor and fit it to the block ,fit a knock filter to the memcal and enable the knock sensor in the tune then .
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finding a v8 knock filter board is the hard part
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delcowizzid wrote:finding a v8 knock filter board is the hard part
should i just get a vr hsv 185 auto pcm with the knock already with it?
$240 but worth it..
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Yeah your not wrong there delcowizard , rare as rocking horse shit ,he might have to buy a hsv memcal from holden.
Also ,fingers crossed vl400 will be bringing out his $11P custom code in the not to distant future. :driving:
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ouch wheres that from egay make sure you are buying the real knock filter board not a v6 one lots of dodgy ecu shit sold on there LOL
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delcowizzid wrote:ouch wheres that from egay make sure you are buying the real knock filter board not a v6 one lots of dodgy ecu shit sold on there LOL
can u still get them???
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like vn5000 said maybe try holden see if they have any old stock surely they will somewhere in aus
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delcowizzid wrote:like vn5000 said maybe try holden see if they have any old stock surely they will somewhere in aus
so its just the hsv memcal im after??
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