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Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

03-05-2019, 08:48 PM

Replies: 269

Racer X Intake manifold design, development, and results

Views: 60,650

Posted By Baron_T

Many N.A. Porches (including the one I used to...

Many N.A. Porches (including the one I used to own) have intake manifolds with a pair of large reservoirs near the manifold intakes, and some sort of resonance balancer between the two reservoirs...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

12-19-2018, 11:15 AM

Replies: 18

JDL exhaust and tune

Views: 2,603

Posted By Baron_T

For what it's worth, my JDL UEL cost me $1000...

For what it's worth, my JDL UEL cost me $1000 (coated, and including shipping), my OFT cost me $525 (again including shipping), and a replacement panel filter was $32. Your costs will of course be...

Forum: Software Tuning

11-20-2018, 05:50 PM

Replies: 57

Bucking on throttle application?

Views: 12,771

Posted By Baron_T

When I was seeing events in the -2.5 range, those...

When I was seeing events in the -2.5 range, those corresponded nicely to some low-to-mid-throttle bucking. But yea, now that I'm down to this level it all feels fine. I'll stop trying too hard... ...

Forum: Software Tuning

11-18-2018, 08:53 AM

Replies: 57

Bucking on throttle application?

Views: 12,771

Posted By Baron_T

Time constant definitions for transient timer?

Does anyone have a definition for the time constant on the lift-throttle retard timer? (I'm running a B01C / OFv3 beta based tune, though substantially modified.)

In my runs, I've seen frequent...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

09-10-2018, 10:34 AM

Replies: 13

Pennsylvania - Headers and state inspection?

Views: 2,611

Posted By Baron_T

I live in Pittsburgh also, and have been running...

I live in Pittsburgh also, and have been running a JDL Catted UEL header for a couple of years now. My dealer has been fine with it for full PA inspections including Pgh smog requirements.

This...

Forum: Software Tuning

06-25-2018, 09:48 PM

Replies: 4

Help with OFT: Intermittent errors while writing to ECU

Views: 1,418

Posted By Baron_T

I had this problem. My solution was to take a...

I had this problem. My solution was to take a small pair of needle-nose pliers and very carefully twist each pin on the OFT's OBD connector about 1/12 to 1/8 of a turn. Be careful to keep the pins...

Forum: Software Tuning

05-24-2018, 02:36 PM

Replies: 9

OFT cable busted

Views: 1,817

Posted By Baron_T

For improving the connection, I had good luck...

For improving the connection, I had good luck taking a fine pair of needle-nose pliers, grabbing each pin about half-way down, and gently twisting each pin a little bit. You need to keep the pins...

Forum: Software Tuning

05-17-2018, 11:16 AM

Replies: 18

Help Understand OTS4.0 vs OTS vs Wayno 2.0 UEL VVT AVCS Tables

Views: 11,034

Posted By Baron_T

Here's what I'm running right now

I found the fuel consumption has a lot to do with not running rich and not opening up the engine too much while cruising.

Here in western PA (USA), we have hills and 65--70 MPH speed limits on...

Forum: Software Tuning

05-17-2018, 10:18 AM

Replies: 661

OFT Openflash V4 tunes released for 2017+ with Launch/FFS

Views: 197,521

Posted By Baron_T

I put those all back to stock

After a bunch of low end tuning and dialing in my MAF and Engine Load Compensation fairly well, and raising my fueling to around 13 below 2200 to avoid bogging down, I couldn't find any advantage to...

Forum: Engine, Exhaust, Transmission

04-23-2018, 10:24 AM

Replies: 31

Best Header (and exhaust?) to address torque dip?

Views: 17,448

Posted By Baron_T

I'm also running a JDL catted UEL, and it solved...

I'm also running a JDL catted UEL, and it solved most of my annoyance with dip. That JDL is a quality product: it was absolutely straight and true and bolted right up without any problems or hassle....

Forum: Software Tuning

03-21-2018, 09:22 PM

Replies: 661

OFT Openflash V4 tunes released for 2017+ with Launch/FFS

Views: 197,521

Posted By Baron_T

Why switch codebase for earlier cars?

Anyone know why Shiv switched from the B01C code to the A01G code for USDM 12-16 MT cars? Any advantages to the European code?

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

01-05-2018, 11:11 AM

Replies: 19,878

WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR BRZ TODAY?

Views: 8,804,165

Posted By Baron_T

Cars are for using

Here's how I used mine yesterday...

Forum: Software Tuning

12-07-2017, 08:59 AM

Replies: 6

AVCS logging on OFT question

Views: 2,825

Posted By Baron_T

Yes. "vvt int at" compares very well with my...

Yes. "vvt int at" compares very well with my Intake Cam Advance Angle (both my "normal" and "safe" are the same currently). So closely that this could be the computer requested angle as opposed to...

Forum: Software Tuning

12-06-2017, 11:03 PM

Replies: 6

AVCS logging on OFT question

Views: 2,825

Posted By Baron_T

AVCS logging on OFT question

I'm trying to experiment a bit with the AVCS system (at lower RPMs), intending to use it with the MAF Scaling Tool's VVT tool, and have run into a puzzle with my Open Flash Tablet: "vvt intake" seems...

Forum: Software Tuning

11-23-2017, 11:24 AM

Replies: 16

ECUtek possible to tune unreliably?

Views: 3,643

Posted By Baron_T

Optimal for one point in time is not optimal

There is another aspect to this that Tor and steve99 are hinting at: an optimal tune for today may not be optimal 3 months from now. Suppose you've tuned your car optimally for an early autumn day,...

Forum: Software Tuning

11-23-2017, 11:00 AM

Replies: 2,150

Sticky: Data Logs! Post them here.

Views: 504,072

Posted By Baron_T

Getting close, but good weather mostly gone

I've been dialing in an OFT v3 beta Stage 2 (not 2+) tune using a combination of RomRaider for editing, the MAF Scaling Tool (thanks Kodename47) and Josh F.'s spreadsheet for smoothing the MAF. And...

Forum: BRZ First-Gen (2012+) -- General Topics

11-22-2017, 07:38 AM

Replies: 28

BRZ: will a 6 foot ladder fit inside?

Views: 4,674

Posted By Baron_T

Yes, a 6' ladder will fit

I was about to load something else into my BRZ, so I had to find out: This is an ordinary 6 foot non-telescoping ladder, fully in.

Move the passenger seat all the way forward, lean it all the way...

Forum: Software Tuning

11-02-2017, 08:11 AM

Replies: 61

FLKC in high gears (e.g track). What is acceptable?

Views: 17,704

Posted By Baron_T

Could you please post pix of your TCPC tables? I...

Could you please post pix of your TCPC tables? I think I lost track of which places you've zeroed them and where you've pulled a bit of timing.

(For those of us who live in places where we can't...

Forum: Software Tuning

09-07-2017, 08:48 AM

Replies: 2,150

Sticky: Data Logs! Post them here.

Views: 504,072

Posted By Baron_T

Use the OFT Tweaks

I'm pretty new to this too, but I've seen stuff like this in my own tuning. Do you mean what happened right here?
...

Forum: Software Tuning

04-26-2017, 12:19 AM

Replies: 8

Updating my OFT

Views: 2,835

Posted By Baron_T

OFM on Win10 works just fine

Yes. I've been running the Open Flash Manager successfully on Windows 10 installed on a Bootcamp partition on my older MacBook Air. Talks to the OFT just fine.

Forum: Software Tuning

04-06-2017, 03:41 PM

Replies: 131

OFT - Warning about the company

Views: 44,431

Posted By Baron_T

I have to tell you all that this hasn't been my...

I have to tell you all that this hasn't been my experience at all: I had a problem with the mid-march software update to my OFT messing up logging. I emailed Shiv on March 20th, and he replied with...

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