Hi I'm new to the Honda tuning world and I will say I have been doing my homework on tuning. My question is when looking for MBT on an engine, i.e. a force induction engine, do I add timing slowly in the boosted cells of the map thats being hit? If so, I only look at when max torque is achieved or do I look at the torque curve as a whole? If not, do I add timing in the WOT cells in full boost after pulling timing by .75* for every psi and look for MBT like that?

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usually ill start with a conservative basemap or off a street tune. if the tq curve has bumps in it ill try and even them out first. if not then ill often adjust timing by adding usually between 1-2 degrees and see how it likes it. once it stops making tq or really sees minimal gains ill pull it back about 2 degrees. i usually do the timing thing after ensuring the afr is safe ballpark. afr may require a few small tweaks if your timing adjustments really help gain some power. this is just my method im sure there are others on here with more experience

 

Thanks for your reply, if the torque curve is smooth, do I add timing at the full boost cells at WOT?