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Old 12-02-2004, 04:24 PM
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Default A basic guide to uberdata / crome / tuning in general.

Article on phearable.net (click here)



This article is not going to teach you how to use uberdata/hondata/crome or understand map scalars etc...
But it will give you the basic understandings to tuning a vehicle etc.


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Thanks! This is such a good explanation of efi to people unfamiliar like me
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Glad to see it helped ya :-)
I wrote it for a local forum... decided it may help on ht.
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Article has been modified a lot.
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So if your street tuning with a wideband your not really monitoring hp/tq numbers but trying to get your a/f ratio as close to 12 parts fuel : 1 air at WOT and as flat/gradual as possible to that point?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Ludebehavior85 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So if your street tuning with a wideband your not really monitoring hp/tq numbers but trying to get your a/f ratio as close to 12 parts fuel : 1 air at WOT and as flat/gradual as possible to that point?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Correct. Keep in mind ignition timing is something very important to also monitor. It is very hard to figure out how much timing to actually run without using a dyno to find MBT or using an advanced knock monitoring utility. So, unless you actually have some experience under your belt, it is usually not a good idea to try & street tune a vehicle without being able to monitor knock conditions.

There is tons & tons of information you could gather concerning tuning & methods, tools etc. This is just a small icebreaker.
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good stuff
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in the article you mentioned a knock detection device, please tell us more. im planning on tuning with uberdata
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Terrible One &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">in the article you mentioned a knock detection device, please tell us more. im planning on tuning with uberdata</TD></TR></TABLE>

In 99% of cases with an n/a setup you won't need to log knock conditions due to the fact that you can hear the pinging in most cases & you can simply monitor the spark plugs.

There are a couple of units you could use. Plx just came out with one, but I am unsure as to how well it actually works.

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Isn't the air/fuel ratio info wrong?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by serturbo &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Isn't the air/fuel ratio info wrong?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Huh ?
What air fuel ratio you choose to tune your vehicle to at WOT is really up to you or your tuner. I provided the general a/f target a/f ratios in the article.
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very good write up but the 1 thing that has me puzzled is that with uber and crome u can't tune partial throttle
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by street dreams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">very good write up but the 1 thing that has me puzzled is that with uber and crome u can't tune partial throttle</TD></TR></TABLE>

why not?
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by street dreams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">very good write up but the 1 thing that has me puzzled is that with uber and crome u can't tune partial throttle</TD></TR></TABLE>

You are incorrect. You can tune everything you could tune on hondata etc.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mtber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

You are incorrect. You can tune everything you could tune on hondata etc.</TD></TR></TABLE>
how and where i have uberdata and i don't see where u can tune part throttle, i only see where u can tune high and low cam
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by street dreams &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">how and where i have uberdata and i don't see where u can tune part throttle, i only see where u can tune high and low cam</TD></TR></TABLE>

You obviously don't understand vacuum....
Do some reading, there are plenty of beginner DIY articles.
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Yes, vacuum pwns j00. If you can drive on partial throttle on low cam, don't you think there should be something that represents that condition in the software? Do a little reading and tell us more. In the mean time, don't confuse people who aren't familiar with all of this, it will lead to stupid questions later.
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Just to give you a hint.... 26 to around 4 inches of vacuum in your low cam map is considered partial throttle. Cruising vacuum is usually around 21-17 inches of vacuum depending on the setup....

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first off i'm not trying to knock the programs or even try to insinuate that i am an expert when it comes to tuning.i think thats why i am asking these questions so i can figure out how to really use uberdata . since no one took the time to make a users guide. like for instance w/ a vafc it kind of has the seperation of part and full throttle for u. but w/ u guys telling me about the vaccum bar readings really puts it into perspective on how to really work the program thats the only thing i could not figure out about it and datalogging
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mtber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just to give you a hint.... 26 to around 4 inches of vacuum in your low cam map is considered partial throttle. Cruising vacuum is usually around 21-17 inches of vacuum depending on the setup....

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see this is helpful info
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I added a few things
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Oops
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mtber &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What air fuel ratio you choose to tune your vehicle to at WOT is really up to you or your tuner. I provided the general a/f target a/f ratios in the article. </TD></TR></TABLE>

mtber is right. When tuning for a target A/F ratio, there are many factors that come into play. Until you have enough data to make an educated decision regarding the A/F ratio, a safe guess is about 12:1.
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for a NA car, 12.0 is WAY TOO RICH. Even the CTR piston LS/vtec with Blox blah blah cams and portwork with a 2 layer gasket saw 13.0 AFRs on 93 octane at lowest. 12.0 is a good guideline for BOOSTED cars - you'll just lose power if you tune that low on a NA car.


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