Fuel Management Options On A Low Boost Set Up
10-11-2008, 10:08 AM
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you could run some type of kill-switch to reset your ECU everytime you stop driving but thats pretty ghetto IMO.. misewell spend a couple hundred more than the SAFC II and get real fuel management.
also, i duno if you started putting your turbo kit together yet, but don't cheap out on ANYTHING.
also, i duno if you started putting your turbo kit together yet, but don't cheap out on ANYTHING.
10-11-2008, 10:17 AM
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Yeah I suppose that would be kinda ghetto. "Hey why won't your car start?" "Oh you have to boot up the computer first." XD
And I not going cheap on anything, I've had some friends that learned the hard way. But since right now I plan on not going over 7~8 psi I just want something that can handle that. But what would you suggest? I kinda liked the SAFC II gui. I would like something that I could tune without having to plug in a laptop.
And I not going cheap on anything, I've had some friends that learned the hard way. But since right now I plan on not going over 7~8 psi I just want something that can handle that. But what would you suggest? I kinda liked the SAFC II gui. I would like something that I could tune without having to plug in a laptop.
10-11-2008, 10:28 AM
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QUOTE (SOCKS @ Oct 11 2008, 07:03 AM)
FMU's are garbage.. thats why pretty much no one thats boosted has one in their car. speed-factor used to offer them in their basic kit a long time ago and no one was really successful with the FMU's as far as i know.
FMU's work alot better on supercharged engines because they have linear boost, turbocharged engines do not.
FMU's work alot better on supercharged engines because they have linear boost, turbocharged engines do not.
I wouldn't say they're garbage. You just have to know how to use them. I had a Vortech FMU on the last Acura I built. It made 600whp at 17psi and was built to handle 25psi.
10-11-2008, 12:17 PM
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QUOTE (i8acobra @ Oct 11 2008, 09:28 AM)
I wouldn't say they're garbage. You just have to know how to use them. I had a Vortech FMU on the last Acura I built. It made 600whp at 17psi and was built to handle 25psi.
How do you suggest properly using them? I plan on getting a wideband o2 kit then fine tuning it with something. Like the SAFC II.
10-11-2008, 12:22 PM
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to properly tune with an FMU, you need a diaphragm kit so you can change the ratio. If you still can't get it just right, you need to put an adjustable bleed valve on the signal hose to fine-tune it.