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Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:15 pm
by delcowizzid
no knock sensor in this tune
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:16 pm
by turbov8
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
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:22 pm
by vn5000
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 .
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:26 pm
by delcowizzid
finding a v8 knock filter board is the hard part
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:30 pm
by turbov8
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..
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:37 pm
by vn5000
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.
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:39 pm
by delcowizzid
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
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:45 pm
by turbov8
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???
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:48 pm
by delcowizzid
like vn5000 said maybe try holden see if they have any old stock surely they will somewhere in aus
Re: Tuning VR V8 AUTO TURBO
Posted: Mon Oct 11, 2010 10:52 pm
by turbov8
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??