I have a 99 GSR that i just finished boosting on Wednesday. The car is running fine on a Crome basemap. I had it chipped by JK tuning. How long can i drive on the basemap before getting tuned? I was planning on about 3 weeks at most....is that going to be a problem?? I know it is running rich because of my craptastic mileage and the smell of unburnt gasoline from the open dp. I have only seen 4psi so far....(T3T4E 60trim .63ar on a stock GSR @10psi)

 

Rule of thumb:

Don't boost on a basemap.

 

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Dont risk your motor boosting on a basemap. There could still be "hot spots" in it even though its probably pig rich. You never know

 

i'm not really seeing any boost normally....i saw 4psi once and i've seen the start of 1 here and there

 

if you have to drive it just drive like a granny get into 5thgear around 40-50mph to keep those rpms low.

 

oh come on guys, you can boost plenty on a basemap. They're rich and conservative, thats what a basemap is. You'll be fine for 3 weeks, don't go run it at the dragstrip but other than that I don't see the need to be worried. I drove for 6 months on a basemap.

 

i'm not beating on it, but i'm having enough fun to keep me happy, but i'm shooting gas out the downpipe....lol!

Thanks for all the responses....you have all made me feel more comfortable boosting on the basemap...especially you nonvtecD

 

I ran on basemaps on my sohc for a looong time, never got that one tuned. Ran 13.8 on a viciously rich basemap too, got 17mpg if i was lucky on that one lol, think it was tuned for smaller injectors than i had.
Currently on a random basemap on my LS, runs good, gets 26mpg, gonna take it to the track next week, been about 1200 miles so far, no issues related to the tune.
But then again i'm crazy as shyit.

 

if u guys are going to run around on basemaps at least get a wideband o2 and some data logging cable and try to tune out a bit of the fuel before u guys wash oil ur cylinder walls and all that bad **** i keep hearing about

 

a base map is only as good as the person who made it ..

i could make you a basemap that drives but it could be shitty or glitchy. if i didnt know what i was doin. bye bye motor

 

I like these threads...I let Darwin play his role in these.

 

OP's next topic: "Cracked my sleeves, pics of the carnage inside"

 

Yea, they're not the safest bet. But the point is that you'll be fine until you can get tuned, assuming u dont wait a million years to tune it (like me). Which reminds me, Adrian pm me when you're available, i'm gonna see what this "tuning" stuff does to cars.

 

Just because it is running rich doesn't mean your timing is perfect.

 

i went consistant 12.7's on a uberbase map with a small tune on the street for over a year. it gets 30mi to the gallon and is fine i never had a problem. i always hear people bashing running on a basemap but i can attest to it being ok. you should be fine on the one from j-k he does some good stuff

 

im running a basemap that i made. the car actually runs pretty damn good. still i dont really beat on it. ill do quick 1st and 2nd gear stuff but nothing in 3rd or higher. gonna wait to hit the track untill i can get it tuned.

 

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Just because ONE "basemap" runs well doesn't mean they all do. Your's worked out fine... whereas the one I had 5yrs ago would hardly allow my car to run.

 

i'm not going to really beat on it and i'm going to get it tuned ASAP...it is a good basemap...it runs very nicely and gets about 24mpg right now which isn't bad...

 

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this is true i was just saying that in most cases a basemap isnt gonna blow your motor up like alot of people think. who did your basemap on your old car?