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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 09:38 PM
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hey im running at about 12.5-13.5 at idle. the rpm isnt moving around at all. its just staying at 800. its tuned with crome (or at least im learning the basics right now). so if i want to get it to 14.7:1 would i just select my fuel lo map from 12.5in/hg to 25in/hg and take out like 5% fuel (decrease selection) and see how it runs again. and then keep doing this until its about 14.7:1. then under full throttle im getting below 10 and the wideband says rich so would i keep (decreasing selection) until i get it to around 11.5:1

just to double check (decrease selection in crome is taking out fuel to make more lean right?) and increase is just the opposite?

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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 10:10 PM
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Lean that **** out.

Check out http://www.pgmfi.org
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 10:40 AM
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yeah i know. but i got in an argument the other day with a friend. he said to lean it out you need to increse the selection. i told him you need decrease the selection because that will decrease the number of injector pulses. am i correct?
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 10:53 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by the.hamburglar &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">yeah i know. but i got in an argument the other day with a friend. he said to lean it out you need to increse the selection. i told him you need decrease the selection because that will decrease the number of injector pulses. am i correct?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, decreasing the fuel value decreases the amount the lenght of the inj. pulse..IE. Leaning out..
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 12:42 PM
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ok, so would i select the part of the map in vacuum and the rpm where it idles an just keep leaning it out like 5% at a time?
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 04:15 PM
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you dont have to lean much but 5 is a good starter number.after that go up in 1-2% intervals. most likely you will end up burrning like 5 maps to get it right.
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 04:33 PM
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so would i just select the whole map or just the idle part?
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 04:44 PM
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Default Re: running rich at idle? (the.hamburglar)

i dont know how crome is set up but i would only select the portion that is at your vacume at your idle and your rpm. so it should just be about 9 blocks or so.
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 05:43 PM
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yeah its weird though. even though the car is warm sometimes it idles at 13:1 and then other times it idles at 14:1
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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either way you could still lean it up about 2% and i would be closser to 14.7. do you have you stock o2 enabled or disabled? when i tuned with the o2 disables and then i turned it back on it had that same prob.
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 08:06 PM
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ill take a look at that
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 12:22 AM
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remember that the ecu will run the engine rich till it warms up all the way. its much easier with crome pro. and decrease the number to lean.
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 03:29 PM
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im getting just the opposite. its running like 18:1 at idle when cold. then it will now go to 14. doesnt seem to idle nice any leaner though
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 03:55 PM
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Default Re: running rich at idle? (the.hamburglar)

what is your set up?
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 05:48 PM
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what all do you want to know?
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Old Apr 9, 2006 | 10:20 PM
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Default Re: running rich at idle? (the.hamburglar)

the more you can tell me, the more i can help.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 09:44 PM
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Default Re: running rich at idle? (abnaasefmb)

how much detail do you want? ask me a qustion. you dont need to know what manifold, turbo, intercooler i have because that has nothing to do with idle. its a b18b and im running crome.
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Old Apr 10, 2006 | 10:27 PM
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Default Re: running rich at idle? (the.hamburglar)

I know with my hondata I can never get it to sit pretty at 14:7 I mean I can emulate and have it sitting pretty , burn the chip and the next day its rich so I just left it like that whats the harm.
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