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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 02:57 PM
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How can i tune make car to run rich and make my injectors run ar about 80% since it only show there running at 7% and for some reason my load vslue is always on WOT??? ANYONE
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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not sure what's going on in here???
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:27 PM
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He is talking about the Powertrain Management Computer. (piggyback)
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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yes, I know that...he questions make no sense, and it sounds like his piggyback is broken.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:34 PM
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yes, I know that...he questions make no sense, and it sounds like his piggyback is broken.
Oh sorry bout that and I hope its not broken as I think he just picked it up from another board member.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:36 PM
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Originally Posted by dubulup
yes, I know that...he questions make no sense, and it sounds like his piggyback is broken.
Everything runs okay, i already tuned all three modes i just dont know how to make my car rich, therefore thats my question, the only thing that is weird is that the load is always on WOT??? No idea y or how i can change that.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:42 PM
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Do you have or have you downloaded the manual?
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 04:46 PM
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Do you have or have you downloaded the manual?

It came with the manual, read it several times just incase I missed something and nothing about the rich/lean problem nor the WOT just tuning.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:26 PM
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Did you check for any error codes? I would think the WOT would be tps related.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:52 PM
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why do you want to "make your car run rich?"

if you tuned all three modes...you should have used a wide band oxygen sensor and tuned for the proper A:F ratio.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 05:54 PM
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Umm how did you manage to tune it with out knowing how to make it rich or lean??
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 06:52 PM
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Add fuel through the commander key pad to make it rich.

Your always on WOT, so your TPS needs re-calibrating.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 06:53 PM
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You have 'FUEL' and 'TIMING' for three throttle openings, basically: Idle, Part Throttle, Wide Open Throttle. You select the mode, and make changes. For example typing in code '100' enters you into the 'Idle' menu. '200' takes you into the 'Part Throttle' menu, etc. Within the Part Throttle and WOT menus there are rpm ranges you can 'Add' or 'Subtract' fuel.
You do the same thing with timing.
Really...if you read the manual it is pretty step-by-step, and even has a tutorial.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 08:09 PM
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Originally Posted by sereneseven
Umm how did you manage to tune it with out knowing how to make it rich or lean??

Another PFS user gave me the 3 data sheets and i went off those settings and im still lean.
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by dubulup
why do you want to "make your car run rich?"

if you tuned all three modes...you should have used a wide band oxygen sensor and tuned for the proper A:F ratio.

Umm..... well its never good to be lean so...... i should be running rich, im not saying i want to run extremely rich where ill be shooting out flames from my exhaust.....
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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 08:54 PM
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First things first: BE VERY CAREFUL. You could easily break an apex seal in your engine, requiring a rebuild. Rebuilds start at $3K, probably average about $5K, and can be as much as $8K+. You really shouldn't be tuning without a wideband oxygen sensor, a lot of rotary FI tuning experience, or prefereably both.

The load value thing sounds like it might be a problem. You should fix that before boosting your car or attempting to tune it.

Under what conditions are you running lean (you could be lean under boost at 6000 RPM and lean at 4000 RPM, etc.)? How do you know that you are running lean? What evidence do you have?

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Old Dec 18, 2006 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by maxcooper
First things first: BE VERY CAREFUL. You could easily break an apex seal in your engine, requiring a rebuild. Rebuilds start at $3K, probably average about $5K, and can be as much as $8K+. You really shouldn't be tuning without a wideband oxygen sensor, a lot of rotary FI tuning experience, or prefereably both.

The load value thing sounds like it might be a problem. You should fix that before boosting your car or attempting to tune it.

Under what conditions are you running lean (you could be lean under boost at 6000 RPM and lean at 4000 RPM, etc.)? How do you know that you are running lean? What evidence do you have?

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Well my keypad says that im Lean and my fuel cycle is like at a 7% where as it should be around 80% and my 02 readings are very low as well.
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 06:15 AM
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The PFS indicator of lean is useless, it uses the stock O2 sensor. You need a wideband with data logging to determine a true across the spectrum AFR.

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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 10:54 AM
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So, are you saying that you are adding fuel, and your duty cycle is saying 7%?? If that is the case, one/both of your computers are screwy.
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 11:56 AM
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my o2 must be bad, i just got a wide band and as for the 7% cycle which has to be wrong, i will have to look into the connections or harnesses ect.

Thanks for the input evryone.
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 06:07 PM
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7% when? "80%" refers to a peak injector duty cycle, not a constant reading. Injector duty cycle will change dramatically (it MUST or your car would stall from massive flooding) as you change the load and RPMs.

Here's my web page to help "play with the numbers" for fuel system control parameters and PEAK power production:
http://maxcooper.com/rx7/how-to/fuel_system/calcs.html

Wade Lanham used to have a web site with a bunch of info about PFS PMC (aka EFI PMS) tuning. However, the link I have no longer works. Does anyone have a newer link to Wade's site?

-Max
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Old Dec 19, 2006 | 10:14 PM
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Right, Max is correct. Your idle duty will be lower when idling, but it should still increase if you add fuel while parked.

Wade's site is down I wish I had printed it!
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Old Dec 20, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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I saved all the written material by Wade on the his web site for a rainy day! If anyone knows him and can get his permission and or is willing to host it I would gladly offer it up. Pm me for a copy of what you need.

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