Echo5Zulu
15+ Year Contributor
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- Jan 21, 2005
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Holland,
Michigan
Alright fellow tuners I made the switch to race fuel (TORCO 110 Leaded) and was retuning the car last night.
Now on pump I was running 60psi of fuel pressure in order to hide enough airflow from the computer using my S-AFC II to prevent fuel cut and had a nice tune at 15psi boost on my new Evo3 16g. With the race fuel I dropped the fuel pressure down to 50psi that I calculated out based on my setup and horsepower goals and hoping I wouldn't have to run such high pressures any longer. Problem is I hit fuel cut at around 5-5.5 grand.
I cant pull any fuel in the S-AFC as I need it to keep the knock down so that option is out. Side note timing is around 15-20. Knock sometimes hits 6 or so. O2 around 0.93v; could I be getting rich knock with the race fuel? What O2 is good for this fuel? Darn high compression 9-1 engine is good for low end power but murder on the knock.
I just boost leak tested the car so that is out
Should I up the fuel pressure to 55-60psi again or
Should I hack the MAF up? I have already removed the lower honeycomb and backed off the screw but I haven't cut it apart yet for fear of ruining low RPM drivability. I've searched a ton on this subject but haven't found much. The VFAQ shows how to hack the heck out of it but at the end the author recants and says he cut too much and destroyed drivability.
If you think I should start hacking; for those of you with experience how much should I hack to start with? I want to keep drivability for the city but need to mask some airflow up top.
Thanks everyone!
Now on pump I was running 60psi of fuel pressure in order to hide enough airflow from the computer using my S-AFC II to prevent fuel cut and had a nice tune at 15psi boost on my new Evo3 16g. With the race fuel I dropped the fuel pressure down to 50psi that I calculated out based on my setup and horsepower goals and hoping I wouldn't have to run such high pressures any longer. Problem is I hit fuel cut at around 5-5.5 grand.
I cant pull any fuel in the S-AFC as I need it to keep the knock down so that option is out. Side note timing is around 15-20. Knock sometimes hits 6 or so. O2 around 0.93v; could I be getting rich knock with the race fuel? What O2 is good for this fuel? Darn high compression 9-1 engine is good for low end power but murder on the knock.
I just boost leak tested the car so that is out
Should I up the fuel pressure to 55-60psi again or
Should I hack the MAF up? I have already removed the lower honeycomb and backed off the screw but I haven't cut it apart yet for fear of ruining low RPM drivability. I've searched a ton on this subject but haven't found much. The VFAQ shows how to hack the heck out of it but at the end the author recants and says he cut too much and destroyed drivability.
If you think I should start hacking; for those of you with experience how much should I hack to start with? I want to keep drivability for the city but need to mask some airflow up top.
Thanks everyone!