Recalibrate lc-1 after 2 months no battery?

[94allwheeldsm]

I bought my NEW LC-1 and installed it 2 months ago. I had some motor issues and it has been without a battery ever since. Now it's getting close to put the new motor in.
I would assume that with no juice for a while that it would be like recieving a new unit so, I was planning on recalibrating it any way just to be on the safe side. I just wanted to hear some other opinions.
Thanks!

 

[nuclearr]

I would re-calibrate it better to be safe than sorry. I have to re-calibrate mine every 2-3 months or it will go haywire.

 

[Dsmkauai]

I recalibrate my mtx-l just about every month or every race when race session is on. It's such a easy step and its better to be safe than sorry, like nuclearr said.

 

[Black95TSIawd]

Here's a trick and quick and easy calibrations. Let the car roll down a while in gear and hold the red button for 3 seconds and release. You're done, calibrated. The injectors will be off due to the motor decel and thus the sensor will be seeing "free air".

 

[Dsmkauai]

It's supposed to be done open air meaning no exhaust present at all, so I don't think your method is proper for recalibration. There will still be traces of exhaust gas in the system doing it your way and that will throw off the calibration.

 

[eDeclpse92]

Like everyone else is saying, it does need to be recalibrated. I had mine set and unhooked the battery due to it going to sit for a month while I moved and i plugged it back in and the DB gauge was jumping all over the place. All I had to do was press that button for three seconds and it was back to normal. I also have a short exhaust and blowing air with an air gun back down the exhuast will help so you don't have to pull the sensor out again.

 

[Black95TSIawd]

It's supposed to be done open air meaning no exhaust present at all, so I don't think your method is proper for recalibration. There will still be traces of exhaust gas in the system doing it your way and that will throw off the calibration.

I used the same lc-1 on an evo X and Evo 8 and never had any problems calibrating it that way. Same with everyone else on the board who used an lc-1. When the motor is decelerating, the injectors are off. No burn means free air. If you're paranoid enough, do it while on a large hill and give it a few seconds to clear out the exhaust.


(Both my evo's had 400whp on 93 pumpgas and were tuned with the lc-1 calibrated this way)

 

[FalleN4ng31]

I forget how often Innovate says to do a free air calibration, but for as little time as it takes, just do it anyway. After all, it can't hurt, and can only help.

 

[troubleshoot]

You can also do it while its installed after the car has sat 24 hrs before you start it. Turn key to on position without starting the engine and recalibrate. Since all the exhaust gasses are out of the exhaust its technically in free air.