fuel cut controller question
12-28-03, 06:50 PM
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fuel cut controller question
A fuel cut controller fools the ECU into believeing there's less boost then there actually is...so, in turn, wouldn't the ECU supply less fuel to the motor?
12-28-03, 07:11 PM
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There's a number of folk who say the issue is not a lack of fuel delivery with the fuel cut defender. The real issue they say is a timing isssue. The extra fuel is added , according to them , to prevent detonation due to the ECU not retarding the timing (FCD installed, rememeber) as the boost rises. I think that's what they are saying.
12-28-03, 07:28 PM
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The bottom line is that some people say that the fuel delivery is NOT effected by the pressure/boost sensor. They say that the fuel is controlled by the afm and not effected by the pressure/boost sensor.
They say the reason for adding fuel when you boost over the stock boost, is to prevent detonation. They say........
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They say the reason for adding fuel when you boost over the stock boost, is to prevent detonation. They say........
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12-29-03, 03:05 AM
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Try this site http://www.teamfc3s.org/forum/showth...threadid=21123
Now you can read the whole thing, but as regards your question, read the seventh post by Henrik. It seems to be relevant.
Here, I stole his words and pasted them:
The boost sensor. Its used for a couple of things, so far:
- timing control, but only stepwise. ie not x deg per psi.
- fuel cut on decel, fuel cut on boost (stocker anyways
- control of setting fuel pump on "high"; ie giving it the full +12v
- fuel enrichment. Its starts adding fuel around 0psi and tops out around 1.6psi. How much is also dependant on rpm.
Now you can read the whole thing, but as regards your question, read the seventh post by Henrik. It seems to be relevant.
Here, I stole his words and pasted them:
The boost sensor. Its used for a couple of things, so far:
- timing control, but only stepwise. ie not x deg per psi.
- fuel cut on decel, fuel cut on boost (stocker anyways
- control of setting fuel pump on "high"; ie giving it the full +12v
- fuel enrichment. Its starts adding fuel around 0psi and tops out around 1.6psi. How much is also dependant on rpm.
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12-31-03, 12:56 AM
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An FCD will not affect fuel delivery. You may need larger injectors and hence a fuel controller depending on how much boost you want to run. General consensus seems to be that you can run 8-9psi on the stock system, beyond that its injectors/pump upgrade time. It all really depends on how close to the edge your comfortable in running. Check out www.pocketlogger.com for the RTek7 chip (built in FCD plus a couple of other features)
I think a lot of people are confusing our cars which have an AFM for airflow with cars that use a MAP sensor for airflow (like the 3rd gen). On those, an FCD will cause the engine to run lean.
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You need better experiments then. Granted its a narrow window but the stock ECU does add fuel from about 0psi to about 1.6psi. I've seen this in my datalogs as well (although there it extends out to about 3psi, a discrepancy for me to find). You should be able to see this by holding a steady rpm and apply a pressure signal to the boost sensor. It will add about 15% more fuel over the range (depending on what rpm band your in)
-Henrik
I think a lot of people are confusing our cars which have an AFM for airflow with cars that use a MAP sensor for airflow (like the 3rd gen). On those, an FCD will cause the engine to run lean.
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You need better experiments then. Granted its a narrow window but the stock ECU does add fuel from about 0psi to about 1.6psi. I've seen this in my datalogs as well (although there it extends out to about 3psi, a discrepancy for me to find). You should be able to see this by holding a steady rpm and apply a pressure signal to the boost sensor. It will add about 15% more fuel over the range (depending on what rpm band your in)
-Henrik
12-31-03, 01:56 AM
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Originally posted by Henrik
General consensus seems to be that you can run 8-9psi on the stock system, beyond that its injectors/pump upgrade time.
General consensus seems to be that you can run 8-9psi on the stock system, beyond that its injectors/pump upgrade time.
First you need to ensure they get enough pressure (upgrade the fuel pump), then you need to make sure the ECU is telling them to open long enough for sufficient fuel (fuel controller or standalone).
If after those two items have been addressed you still can't get adequate mixtures without exceeding 80-85% injector duty cycle, then you need bigger injectors.
12-31-03, 03:32 AM
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Originally posted by Henrik
RETed:
You need better experiments then. Granted its a narrow window but the stock ECU does add fuel from about 0psi to about 1.6psi. I've seen this in my datalogs as well (although there it extends out to about 3psi, a discrepancy for me to find). You should be able to see this by holding a steady rpm and apply a pressure signal to the boost sensor. It will add about 15% more fuel over the range (depending on what rpm band your in)
RETed:
You need better experiments then. Granted its a narrow window but the stock ECU does add fuel from about 0psi to about 1.6psi. I've seen this in my datalogs as well (although there it extends out to about 3psi, a discrepancy for me to find). You should be able to see this by holding a steady rpm and apply a pressure signal to the boost sensor. It will add about 15% more fuel over the range (depending on what rpm band your in)
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12-31-03, 07:23 PM
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Originally posted by RETed
So you're saying this enrichment via the boost sensor does not happened after 1.6psi (or 3psi?)
-Ted
So you're saying this enrichment via the boost sensor does not happened after 1.6psi (or 3psi?)
-Ted
Here's a log snippet with some real values:
fields are: time, rpm, AFM reading, boost sensor, AFM temp, elbow temp, injector ms, water temp, "boost" correction.
N332,L,0745,00:00:23.22,1860,198,1.1in,31.9,39.4,7 .0,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0746,00:00:23.23,1882,197,0.2in,31.9,39.4,7 .1,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0747,00:00:23.26,1870,194,0.0psi,31.9,39.4, 7.1,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0748,00:00:23.27,1896,197,0.2psi,31.9,39.4, 7.0,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0749,00:00:23.29,1884,187,0.4psi,31.9,38.8, 7.5,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0750,00:00:23.30,1908,191,0.5psi,31.9,38.8, 7.1,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0751,00:00:23.32,1912,184,0.7psi,31.9,38.8, 7.5,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0752,00:00:23.33,1924,186,0.7psi,31.9,38.8, 7.3,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0753,00:00:23.35,1950,183,1.0psi,31.9,38.8, 7.7,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0754,00:00:23.36,1930,182,1.1psi,31.9,38.8, 7.6,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0755,00:00:23.38,1946,180,1.3psi,31.9,38.8, 7.7,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0756,00:00:23.39,1962,178,1.3psi,31.9,38.8, 8.0,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0757,00:00:23.41,1966,179,1.7psi,31.9,38.8, 8.2,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0758,00:00:23.43,1998,174,1.9psi,31.9,38.8, 8.4,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0759,00:00:23.45,2000,176,1.9psi,31.9,38.8, 8.1,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0760,00:00:23.47,2012,169,2.1psi,31.9,38.8, 8.8,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0761,00:00:23.48,2008,170,2.3psi,31.9,38.8, 8.5,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0762,00:00:23.50,2030,171,2.5psi,31.9,38.8, 8.5,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0763,00:00:23.51,2030,166,2.6psi,31.9,38.8, 8.7,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0764,00:00:23.54,2040,166,2.8psi,31.9,38.8, 8.9,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0765,00:00:23.56,2058,166,2.9psi,31.9,38.8, 8.8,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0766,00:00:23.57,2066,162,2.9psi,31.9,38.8, 9.2,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0767,00:00:23.60,2090,161,3.3psi,31.9,39.4, 9.0,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0768,00:00:23.61,2098,161,3.5psi,31.9,39.4, 9.1,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0769,00:00:23.63,2124,158,3.6psi,31.9,39.4, 9.5,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0770,00:00:23.65,2106,158,3.7psi,31.9,39.4, 9.4,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0771,00:00:23.67,2116,158,3.9psi,31.9,39.4, 9.3,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0772,00:00:23.70,2152,158,4.1psi,31.9,39.4, 9.3,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0773,00:00:23.74,2174,157,4.2psi,31.9,39.4, 9.3,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0774,00:00:23.77,2164,153,4.3psi,32.5,39.4, 10.0,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0775,00:00:23.80,2188,152,4.4psi,32.5,39.4, 9.9,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0776,00:00:23.82,2208,150,4.8psi,32.5,39.4, 10.0,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0777,00:00:23.84,2228,150,4.8psi,32.5,39.4, 9.9,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0778,00:00:23.86,2216,148,5.1psi,32.5,39.4, 9.9,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0779,00:00:23.89,2238,149,5.1psi,32.5,39.4, 9.8,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0780,00:00:23.91,2258,149,5.2psi,32.5,40.0, 9.9,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0781,00:00:23.94,2252,153,4.8psi,32.5,40.0, 9.7,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0782,00:00:23.95,2276,159,3.3psi,32.5,40.0, 8.8,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0783,00:00:23.99,2278,176,1.2psi,32.5,40.0, 7.1,81.2,19.9%
N332,L,0784,00:00:24.03,2304,198,0.9in,32.5,40.0,5 .6,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0785,00:00:24.06,2294,198,2.5in,32.5,40.6,5 .7,81.2,14.8%
N332,L,0786,00:00:24.09,2300,224,5.1in,32.5,40.6,4 .8,81.2,0.0%
-Henrik
01-03-04, 01:20 AM
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Ah, sorry, time on that one is about 3x fast (its an early log where I had a bug in my timestamping). TPS was monitored as well, I stripped it out 'cause its not terribly interesting, 4.7v for the entire run except for the last three lines (4.4, 4.2, 3.6v respectively). I can log pretty much anything that the stock ECU sees/computes.
Simulator, bah, this was run on my TII - here's pic on what the inside of my ECU looks like, you'll note it has a few extra chips
https://www.rx7club.com//attachment....postid=2384109
-Henrik
Simulator, bah, this was run on my TII - here's pic on what the inside of my ECU looks like, you'll note it has a few extra chips
https://www.rx7club.com//attachment....postid=2384109
-Henrik
01-03-04, 03:30 AM
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I know you've had success cracking the code on the stock ECU (via another forum - or did you mention it here?). Would you be willing to share the info?
I would love to get a peek at the disassembled code myself.
-Ted
I would love to get a peek at the disassembled code myself.
-Ted
01-05-04, 05:56 PM
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Originally posted by fstrnyou
OK, here's another FCD question. Which ones are clamp type and which ones are voltage divider type? What type does RB, HKS, GREDDY, and all them use?
OK, here's another FCD question. Which ones are clamp type and which ones are voltage divider type? What type does RB, HKS, GREDDY, and all them use?
01-06-04, 10:18 PM
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Our experiments show no effect of the boost sensor on fuel delivery.
So if fuel flow is not a function of boost, but only of volumetric air flow and perhaps manifold air temperature it is no wonder that the engine runs lean on cold days. To know the mass air flow, and thus the correct amount of fuel to add, the ecu really needs to know volume flow, pressure and temperature.
At what air flow (in terms of hp) does the air flow meter on the S5 reach full travel? Since the fuel flow map is not a function of boost, does the fuel map not extend to the full travel of the air flow meter?
01-07-04, 02:23 AM
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The questions I ask about blown engines are:
Did your engine blow at night?
Did you do a fuel pump rewire?
Were you using an upgrade fuel pump?
Most engines blow at night, when the load on the electrical system is highest. Our experiments with the voltage going to the fuel pump shows a serious drop in voltage - some as low under 10.0VDC!
-Ted
Did your engine blow at night?
Did you do a fuel pump rewire?
Were you using an upgrade fuel pump?
Most engines blow at night, when the load on the electrical system is highest. Our experiments with the voltage going to the fuel pump shows a serious drop in voltage - some as low under 10.0VDC!
-Ted
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Did your engine blow at night?
Did you do a fuel pump rewire?
Were you using an upgrade fuel pump?
Were you using an upgrade fuel pump?
I have since installed a Walbro and I will check the fuel pump voltage before I drive it again. The car is very clean and corrosion free so I don't anticipate a wiring problem.
Thanks for your very interesting insight.
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does msd make some sort of ignition time'ing box that will help you with this problem? the digital-6 or something? if you are getting the correct amount of fuel.. the only other problem with building more boost is the time'ing right? how do you get around this?
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Originally posted by fe1rx
To know the mass air flow, and thus the correct amount of fuel to add, the ecu really needs to know volume flow, pressure and temperature.
To know the mass air flow, and thus the correct amount of fuel to add, the ecu really needs to know volume flow, pressure and temperature.
01-07-04, 03:48 PM
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The AFM does not measure pressure, as this has no bearing on determining airflow. The flaps deflection (which is what is actually measured) is proportional to volume flow, and the temp sensor is used to convert this to mass flow.
The S5 AFM works in exactly the same way, using a sliding cone instead of a swinging flap.
The S5 AFM works in exactly the same way, using a sliding cone instead of a swinging flap.