Mild streetport, Dp, and straight pipe on stock ECU. What do you guys think?
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Mild streetport, Dp, and straight pipe on stock ECU. What do you guys think?
Well of course with a boost controler set at 10 psi .
A few moths ago I got my engine rebuilt. Happy with it so far, runs strong. Currently I'm running all that set up with an HKS FCON piggy back ECU. Running rich as hell which is good and all, but I venture into saying that it is running too rich. Kinda an over kill especially after I keep reading about how the stock ECU compensates enough fuel if we stay at 10 psi.
Here's my situation: I want to put my cat back on, remove the HKS F-con and PASS EMISSIONS. Therefore my only mods are a light streetport and a DP. Which at some point I'll want to re-install the straight pipe. But do I really need the ECU? Again, I really don't care to boost past 10 psi.
I'd rather keep the cat on than to be running THAT rich. I know that my best option is to get a PFC and get it tuned. But I really don't want to spend $1200 + tuning $$ so I could just run a midpipe. Seems silly.
Comments apreciated.
A few moths ago I got my engine rebuilt. Happy with it so far, runs strong. Currently I'm running all that set up with an HKS FCON piggy back ECU. Running rich as hell which is good and all, but I venture into saying that it is running too rich. Kinda an over kill especially after I keep reading about how the stock ECU compensates enough fuel if we stay at 10 psi.
Here's my situation: I want to put my cat back on, remove the HKS F-con and PASS EMISSIONS. Therefore my only mods are a light streetport and a DP. Which at some point I'll want to re-install the straight pipe. But do I really need the ECU? Again, I really don't care to boost past 10 psi.
I'd rather keep the cat on than to be running THAT rich. I know that my best option is to get a PFC and get it tuned. But I really don't want to spend $1200 + tuning $$ so I could just run a midpipe. Seems silly.
Comments apreciated.
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If you can actually keep it at 10 psi with the midpipe WITH NO SPIKING, then it's reasonably safe. If you still have the stock cat-back and intake, they may provide enough restriction to maintain 10 psi, even in colder weather. Otherwise, just get a used Pettit ecu for $400 -- you should know that as long as you've been here.
BTW, running really rich is bad for the car. You will carbon up your rotor chambers, which can kill a motor as well and certainly will hurt your chances of passing emissions.
BTW, running really rich is bad for the car. You will carbon up your rotor chambers, which can kill a motor as well and certainly will hurt your chances of passing emissions.
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One thing to take into consideration is that with that street port, you will be shoving more air into the engine for a given boost level. So the street port increases your chances of running lean.
This is different than what happens for the DP/MP/intake where if you hold you boost down to stock levels you really aren't pushing anymore air into the engine and shouldn't run lean.
Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. If you spent the $$ for the street-port on the engine, it would make sense to at least get on a dyno w/a wideband O2 and find out.
-b
This is different than what happens for the DP/MP/intake where if you hold you boost down to stock levels you really aren't pushing anymore air into the engine and shouldn't run lean.
Don't be penny wise and pound foolish. If you spent the $$ for the street-port on the engine, it would make sense to at least get on a dyno w/a wideband O2 and find out.
-b
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Originally posted by montego
THe mild street port was the reason for my concern even though it's only ported on the exhaust side. And yes I'm scheduled to be Dynoed next week
THe mild street port was the reason for my concern even though it's only ported on the exhaust side. And yes I'm scheduled to be Dynoed next week
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Here is something interesting I found on the web today, about what the stock ecu can handle, I am not sure how factual it is...
http://www.wvinter.net/~flanham/wlan.../3modrule.html
http://www.wvinter.net/~flanham/wlan.../3modrule.html
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Originally posted by lopedl
Here is something interesting I found on the web today, about what the stock ecu can handle, I am not sure how factual it is...
http://www.wvinter.net/~flanham/wlan.../3modrule.html
Here is something interesting I found on the web today, about what the stock ecu can handle, I am not sure how factual it is...
http://www.wvinter.net/~flanham/wlan.../3modrule.html
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Anytime a mid-pipe comes into play, the stock ECU is not a good idea.
Regardless of what PSI you're capable of generating, CFM is another story.
The volume you are flowing at 10 psi on the stock intake and exhaust tract is not what you're flowing at 10 psi with a modified intake and exhaust tract.
Forget about PSI, CFM is really what matters.
The stock ECU has maps for stock flowrates. Don't screw around - get a PFC.
Regardless of what PSI you're capable of generating, CFM is another story.
The volume you are flowing at 10 psi on the stock intake and exhaust tract is not what you're flowing at 10 psi with a modified intake and exhaust tract.
Forget about PSI, CFM is really what matters.
The stock ECU has maps for stock flowrates. Don't screw around - get a PFC.
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Originally posted by clayne
Anytime a mid-pipe comes into play, the stock ECU is not a good idea.
Regardless of what PSI you're capable of generating, CFM is another story.
The volume you are flowing at 10 psi on the stock intake and exhaust tract is not what you're flowing at 10 psi with a modified intake and exhaust tract.
Forget about PSI, CFM is really what matters.
The stock ECU has maps for stock flowrates. Don't screw around - get a PFC.
Anytime a mid-pipe comes into play, the stock ECU is not a good idea.
Regardless of what PSI you're capable of generating, CFM is another story.
The volume you are flowing at 10 psi on the stock intake and exhaust tract is not what you're flowing at 10 psi with a modified intake and exhaust tract.
Forget about PSI, CFM is really what matters.
The stock ECU has maps for stock flowrates. Don't screw around - get a PFC.
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