thorne Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 I'm looking into learning to tune my wrx. With some of the mods I'm hoping to do I think paying 250 plus each time is going to get pretty expensive. I understand the basics. Don't knock don't lean. Don't go out of your turbo efficently. I've got a few dyno pulls lined up I was wondering if anyone had some suggestions. Right now I'm just planning to test a few diffrent OTS flashes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Read. Read. And read some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Read. Read. And read some more. +1000000000000000000000000 Don't start off tuning FI. Learn how a carb works, learn how efi works, learn ICE principles. MIT and John Heywood make decent books. SAE and EFI101 are great places to look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted April 13, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 EFI101 Does it cover boosted aplications. I don't need the big tuning yet I'm gooing OTS. But I've bean looking at the tunes to learn. I've done tons of reading, Just seems all i find is 60000 foot overviews. I will look into grabbing this boook . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Grab a english book why you're at it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate1647545505 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 EFI101 Does it cover boosted aplications. I don't need the big tuning yet I'm gooing OTS. But I've bean looking at the tunes to learn. I've done tons of reading, Just seems all i find is 60000 foot overviews. I will look into grabbing this boook . Understand NA 110% before you even look into FI. You might want to take a small engine repair course to familiarize yourself with engines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojoe Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Grab a english book why you're at it! LOL! Timing was sooooo perfect. Sorry Bill. I was laughing out loud when I read it. Nice Shawn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98fiveseven1647545503 Posted April 13, 2007 Report Share Posted April 13, 2007 Understand NA 110% before you even look into FI. You might want to take a small engine repair course to familiarize yourself with engines. Gotta understand how it works before you start tinkering with it..... why not wait and do the installs at the same time and have Bryon at Mead Engineering tune it for you? He was the lead tech at Quantum Racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest GMoney Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 DO NOT take it Bryon he has no clue... i have watched him blow up WRX after WRX and blame it on the motor. He tuned a freinds WRX and we then took it Cory at slow-mo, Cory was able to make 50 more whp at 2 psi less boost, on the exact same dyno! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skinner Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 in before the move to the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RUTAN TA1647545492 Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 Thorne- give me a call 374-5116 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Removed Posted April 14, 2007 Report Share Posted April 14, 2007 efi101 is the shit, pricey class but well worth it. egt gauge and a wideband= 4th gear tuning on the freeway.make small changes, watch the effects. plus reading plugs would really help, but on a wrx, it would just suck. keep reading.there is a forum on just this subject. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadEngineering Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 DO NOT take it Bryon he has no clue... i have watched him blow up WRX after WRX and blame it on the motor. He tuned a freinds WRX and we then took it Cory at slow-mo, Cory was able to make 50 more whp at 2 psi less boost, on the exact same dyno! WOW talk about not having a clue! You have watched me blow up wrx after wrx??? Really? Were you dreaming all of this or were you using an hallucinogenic drug? Just wondering. Since I don't dyno tune(99.9% of the time) how exactly could Cory make 50 more HP than me on the exact same dyno? How the hell does that work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Understand NA 110% before you even look into FI. You might want to take a small engine repair course to familiarize yourself with engines. know of any good places. I was looking to head to columbus state this year. Is there classes sufficent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 efi101 is the shit, pricey class but well worth it. egt gauge and a wideband= 4th gear tuning on the freeway.make small changes, watch the effects. plus reading plugs would really help, but on a wrx, it would just suck. keep reading.there is a forum on just this subject. I've read the cobb tuning guide and a few other things the opensource guys have been giving me. My cars at IPS right now getting the WB/Clutch installed. They also did just did my stage 2. Before i started having issues with my MAF and it not hitting target AFR. I found out I'm having a flow issue and the load I tuned for on the dyno was not in the new fuel maps I wrote. I'm targetting a AFR of 11.0-11.5 right now on the dyno it pulls timing and freaks. The maf reads way lower and it goes lean 12.9. I'm well aware thats bad. I also did not learm the car on the new flash. On the road after learning it I was seeing FULL timing advance no knock and running my 16IAM. I also know my maf scaling would be off. One of the tuning shops that does opensource and services is going to assist me in calibrateing it. The biggest thing I've learned is LOG LOG LOG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadEngineering Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 The biggest thing I've learned is LOG LOG LOG. +1 Have fun and be careful sorry for the off topic post btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 I have. I'm looking at a upgraded turbo and injectors/tmic combo for it. But I want to find a second tranny before I get this thing to fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadEngineering Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 What are you looking for?I have a few turbos in stock and TMIC's .injectors are only a day or two out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted May 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 What are you looking for?I have a few turbos in stock and TMIC's .injectors are only a day or two out. Right now I'm not sure. I've got to wait till after vacation but, I'm looking for 280-300 at the wheels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike C Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Two people that I would recommend for grade A tuning would be Dan S at http://www.racetuned.com (local) or Tym Switzer at switzerperformanceinnovation.com (west of Cleveland). Send me a PM if you want to know anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted May 6, 2007 Report Share Posted May 6, 2007 Grab a english book why you're at it! Oh My Stomach hurts Shawn I thought you were getting me a CR sticker..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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