Tuning Question from a Noob

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by ThisGuy919

Going BOOST!!! Didn't want to do a generic map for turbo wanted something more dialed in. Only reason i sold it. Cant tune and sell it, thats not how it works lol. If you tune it, it becomes "married" to your car. and to sell it and work with a different car you will have to "unmarry" it (flashing back to stock). Never dyno'd it after the tune, but I ran Catless UEL headers and 2.5" cat-back (which im selling if anyone's interested) and my but dyno definitely feels a difference.

What FI kit are you going to use if you don't mind me asking?

[steve99]

Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash

I'd say, based upon data provided, less than 2%

Ill agree was talking gain from tune rather than overall wheel HP .

[ThisGuy919]

Originally Posted by Shiv@Openflash

What FI kit are you going to use if you don't mind me asking?

Jdl

[RDDR]

Originally Posted by steve99

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All the OFT tune's are done with standard intake which is pretty good and most aftermarket intakes don't do much better than a stock intake with a drop in filter and modded snorkel. Often with aftermarket intakes you need to rescale MAF sensor.

Intakes - Stock intake is good - add drop in filter for 2 or 3 HP at expense of filtration possibly.
CAI- aftermarket intakes - little or no gain over stock intake with drop in filte and modded snorkel. Aftermarket CAI type can upset MAF (mass air flow sensor scaling ) causing hesitation/bogging/flat spots- unless you re-tune MAF for intake, unless you going boosted leave intake alone spend money elsewhere.[/I]

Not sure if it upsets MAF, had it installed since day one. Don't know what oem intake feels like. Throttle does feel a little weird initially and maybe it bogs a little. I can't really go back to oem intake because I don't have the manifold and all.

OFT can't remap the MAP in case of aftermarket intake.

How can I log this date and check if it's having issues and how can I correct it if necessary?

Thanks,

[Shiv@Openflash]

Originally Posted by ThisGuy919

Jdl

Nice! Looks like a great kit

[steve99]

Originally Posted by RDDR

Not sure if it upsets MAF, had it installed since day one. Don't know what oem intake feels like. Throttle does feel a little weird initially and maybe it bogs a little. I can't really go back to oem intake because I don't have the manifold and all.

OFT can't remap the MAP in case of aftermarket intake.

How can I log this date and check if it's having issues and how can I correct it if necessary?

Thanks,

OFT like other tuning devices is capable of altering the maf scale and flashing the modified tune

you will need Romraider to alter map, i did a thread on maf scaling use the vgi utility it automates the process very well.

[Alberto_HTX]

So I'm new to the whole tuning thing and I don't get what the different is between the stages are. I keep seeing ECUTek tuning kits but all have different stages. whats a stage one tune or a stage two tune? can someone help answer this for me?

[steve99]

Originally Posted by Alberto_HTX

So I'm new to the whole tuning thing and I don't get what the different is between the stages are. I keep seeing ECUTek tuning kits but all have different stages. whats a stage one tune or a stage two tune? can someone help answer this for me?

Hi,

Unfortunatly their is no definition for "stage 1" "stage 2" ect tunes. Its just marketing by tuning companies.

However they often refer to the levels of modification that the tune is suitable for, but it can vary company to company

Roughly but not always true

Stage 1 = tune for stock motor or just catback exhaust/muffler
Stage 2 = tune for slightly modified motor possibly bolt on mods like exhaust/headers intake filter ect.

Ecutek RaceROM is a suite of additional features such as on the fly map/tune switching , launch control , flat foot shifting .

[Alberto_HTX]

Originally Posted by steve99

Hi,

Unfortunatly their is no definition for "stage 1" "stage 2" ect tunes. Its just marketing by tuning companies.

However they often refer to the levels of modification that the tune is suitable for, but it can vary company to company

Roughly but not always true

Stage 1 = tune for stock motor or just catback exhaust/muffler
Stage 2 = tune for slightly modified motor possibly bolt on mods like exhaust/headers intake filter ect.

Ecutek RaceROM is a suite of additional features such as on the fly map/tune switching , launch control , flat foot shifting .

So basically unless i want to study up on my tuning and learn pretty much everything there is to know about it or i might mess it up.... Yeaaaahh i think i i ever want a tune ill take it to someone who knows

[CaptainSlow]

Well, yeah. A car is a complex machine (now more than ever)...tons of different variables...load, temperature, ignition, timing...It's not going to be a case of "enter the amount of power you want"...it's a balance between reliability, driveability, and power/torque...takes a lot of experience to get it right. Not telling you to not do it - there's plenty on the internet if you want to learn. But don't expect to just open up RomRaider as a noob and be able to make positive changes that won't end up damaging your engine. I've had minor experience with tuning, and I won't do anything on this ECU other than adjusting the FFS and LC set points.

[steve99]

Originally Posted by Alberto_HTX

So basically unless i want to study up on my tuning and learn pretty much everything there is to know about it or i might mess it up.... Yeaaaahh i think i i ever want a tune ill take it to someone who knows

No not rearly you could take your car to a tuner or you could buy an Open flash tablet and just flash their tunes that come with the tablet. You dont have to modify their tunes .
Some people do to if they have mods not catered for generally intakes but its not necessary in 99% of cases to alter the tune.
For 500 dollars it good value an easy to use if you can use a phone you can use an oft. If for some reason you dont want it they sell pretty well as they are a complete package ie a flashing/logging device with tune for free.