E85 tuning notes
So this fixed your high RPM cold start? Anytime under 50 degrees mine does this and it will hang there for a minute (Defroster on makes the RPM raise to like 2100rpm). I would like to take mine down to about 1300-1400rpm.

now that i think about it after mrfred said that iscv table was incorrect i did adjust that first as a trial (over 2 weeks)
and when i lowered the step position i'm sure idle changed however after a week it went back to high idle so wether some table learns and changes i don't know but for sure with both tables lowered as i have shown them my idle is 1300max.
nothing else was adjusted whatsoever.
i even left the car for 2 days to make sure it was stone cold and its perfectly how i want it now.
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Those tables you changed are neither idle nor stepper values. Changing those tables will however raise or lower the calculated value for the vertical axis of the big stepper table. That means you are indirectly changing the initial stepper value by affecting which cell in the big table gets choosen. Its not the way to do it, but its working for you so no problem. My thought is that it would be better to directly change the values in the big stepper table, but did you just say that you tried changing the stepper value in the big stepper table with no long term reduction in startup idle??
Those tables you changed are neither idle nor stepper values. Changing those tables will however raise or lower the calculated value for the vertical axis of the big stepper table. That means you are indirectly changing the initial stepper value by affecting which cell in the big table gets choosen. Its not the way to do it, but its working for you so no problem. My thought is that it would be better to directly change the values in the big stepper table, but did you just say that you tried changing the stepper value in the big stepper table with no long term reduction in startup idle??
when i changed iscv step it worked for a day or 2 then back to normal.
then i adjusted rpm leaving step where i set it and idle has now stayed low
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If you've got time, try putting the stock values back in the tables that you changed, and then alter the values in big ISCV table.
how do i set my tune to compensate various e85 ethanol levels?
i.e mixing with whats left in the tank of regular gas will not always be the same mix ratio's and/or different meth levels of e85 from different pump stations ?
i.e mixing with whats left in the tank of regular gas will not always be the same mix ratio's and/or different meth levels of e85 from different pump stations ?
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There's no automated way to do it yet. You'll just have to tune for it if you are going to drive the car hard with a particular ethanol content.
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I'd been planning to do it, but got diverted doing some Evo 10 disassem. I'll probably work on Evo 10 disassem a little longer, and then get busy on the flex-fuel patch.
especially when I hit the gas pedal
No misfires with the stock Evo IX plugs.
I think there a few things that can be done now to help with cold start:
1) Try increasing the startup enrichment values.
2) Try disabling the warmup ignition retard routine (set periphery0 bit9 = 0, or if you do not have the new periphery bit definitions for ECUFlash, change periphery0 from 0x56DA to 0x54DA).
I think there a few things that can be done now to help with cold start:
1) Try increasing the startup enrichment values.
2) Try disabling the warmup ignition retard routine (set periphery0 bit9 = 0, or if you do not have the new periphery bit definitions for ECUFlash, change periphery0 from 0x56DA to 0x54DA).
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Here's a link to another thread I started that's related to E85 tuning:
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/al...afr-ack-3.html
https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/al...afr-ack-3.html


