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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 01:10 PM
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hi,have fitted innovate lc1 with a gauge,but bit confused to what sort of numbers i should see and when,cars 4x4 saph cossie msd closed loop on greens t34,on idle emmisions should be 0.9% but whats that on the afr gauge?gauge goes from 7.4 to 22.1,booting it it goes to about 10.8,at idle its 13 something,and idling really nice and going well,when it was about 14 odds didnt idle well at all,any help much appreciated thanks col93saphcos
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 02:33 PM
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10.8 seems abit rich on fuel boost to me think it should be in the mid to high 11's maybe low 12's at a push
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 04:53 PM
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Mine's 11.4 at full boost.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 04:59 PM
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so do i just make it leaner on the ecu screw?or more boost?
on idle about what number would be .9%?
when had it leaner last night didnt idle well at all,although i am waiting on new spark plugs,thanks col93saphcos
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:04 PM
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you might have to up the idle slightly, if youve had the car live maped i wouldnt of touched the screw at all!!
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:13 PM
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its an of the shelf chip,i'll go heat her up,
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:38 PM
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I don't know what your figures should be as cl, I would ask stu what to do figure wise.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:55 PM
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i'll phone them on monday,just heated her up,disconnected iscv and lambda sensor and set idle just above 900rpm and gauge to 14.7/.8 was at 12.2 and is idling fine,when lambda was connected adjusting the mix didnt seem to do that much wanted to stay about the 14's,i'll go for a blast and see what like,col93saphcos
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 05:56 PM
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your best off talking to stu as he will know what idle strategy he has given you pal,

your best off ringing him and giving him your chip id number,

one thing is for sure though, at cruise in closed loop, you should be around 14.7, the figure will wonder off slightly, but will stick around that fig if your car is going into closed loop correctly.

you will find off the shelf chips are mapped to be safe, so being rich on full boost may be completly normal, as heading closer to peak power could be quite dangerous without the correct monitoring equipment.
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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yes wil do,i'll give her a run if doesnt seem right i'll put it back to where it was,but think i have managed to lean it of a bit,will see,thanks col93saphcos
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Old Jun 20, 2009 | 06:11 PM
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i wouldnt lose any sleep over it idling in the higher 13s tbh
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