Two guys, two mods, and a tune... in the 11's
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Tom, 9sec9 looked at the data and we made adjustments as we went. He tells me what numbers he wants to see and I do my best to hit them. This thing pulls all the way to the high 7000's.
I just want to say congrats again guys. I am just so impressed with all of this. Ha ha I wish I could spend some time with you 9sec9 to learn all that I can. I love to learn. That is why I like this thread. I know the 11 second pass is coming. Ha ha then I could spend some time with Indy and figure out how he shifts so damn fast!!
But with your tune though 9sec9 you were saying that you adjust the timing in low load high rpms. Do you mean that since you shift at 7500 and say load hits 240 there. Do you go to lower load in the 7500 column and adjust that? Or do you adjust it for where your rpm and load hits after the shift. Say it goes down to 5700 and 260 load. Do you make that the same timing to where that at 5700 and 260 you hit the same timing. Sorry for the silly question just trying to clarify.
Excited to hear how the tires do. I love the car and how well its doing.
But with your tune though 9sec9 you were saying that you adjust the timing in low load high rpms. Do you mean that since you shift at 7500 and say load hits 240 there. Do you go to lower load in the 7500 column and adjust that? Or do you adjust it for where your rpm and load hits after the shift. Say it goes down to 5700 and 260 load. Do you make that the same timing to where that at 5700 and 260 you hit the same timing. Sorry for the silly question just trying to clarify.
Excited to hear how the tires do. I love the car and how well its doing.

Although the above map is slightly more current, the previously posted 'shift' logs show what happens during and after the shifts. Notice the above '8's in the high rpm low loads and WHERE the timing needs to be at about 5500/260. Voila, no knock and timing is there, '8' degrees. That remained true as long as Indy shifted slow and we got into vacuum between shifts. As the shifting got faster, I had to lower the timing at higher loads to meet our target of where I wanted the timing AFTER the shift was complete. It really gets interesting when RPM goes UP during the shift and the ECU sees HIGHER loads than BEFORE the shift. I adjusted that some too. I said I would post the map, and there it is.
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Here's a different run showing a shift where the timing only moves a few degrees from max rpm and the next gear at lower rpm and higher loads. I like to keep the maps as smooth as possible without the peaks and valleys you sometimes see in a tune that's been 'hurried' through. Sometimes a change in one area requires a complete remake of the 'blending'.
Very nice. Its nice to have a tuner who releases this kinda stuff to help everyone else out. I took heed to your advice and made some changes to my maps. Haven't been able to log much but hopefully it should help me out.
GL on breaking 11's.
GL on breaking 11's.
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9sec9 is all about helping people out. He has done two 91 octane tunes in Oklahoma and both cars are running better than ever, one running into the 11's the first time to the track. Thanks for the support, Indy
Thanks 9sec9 that helped a lot actually. I was just curious on what you were meaning. But I really think it would be cool to spend a day with you two. Ha ha learn to tune better and learn how to shift in milliseconds.
Thanks for the comment RedIXRS09. We arent throough with your car yet. Mid 11's soon. All the parts are there to make it happen. Hope to get back to the track with you soon. The 'other' 91 tune is going to the track this weekend and I'm hoping to make it out to help him. If we're successful for HIS goals, he'll get kicked out.
hey guys quick question. i have bumped my boost to 25psi and adjusted to where i'm not getting any knock but i noticed that my timing is a bit more than your map. will lower timing help maintain boost up top? i also have a mivec map that fathouse helped me with.
These maps were built to run knock free at 26.5 psi. It's surprising how 1.5 psi can create the onset of knock at peak torque. On one of the 91 tunes, a small change in boost would quickly get a 1 -2 count at 6150-6250 rpms. The logs show that we were only running about 25 psi on this run. I've used the term 'target psi' because we don't always meet the 'target' on the first few runs down the track. My experience is that the timing map doesn't have a noticeable affect on boost. The Mivec map, however, does.
Often I hear people speak about how retarded timing can help spool in areas of the map. But I've always discounted the notion just because it seems logical to me, that the differences in exhaust gas volume between say 15 and 10 degrees advance would not really be significant enough to outweigh the power loss.
Speaking of knock 9sec9.. what do you think about John Banks asserting a bit of knock in the map actually produces the best power.
These maps were built to run knock free at 26.5 psi. It's surprising how 1.5 psi can create the onset of knock at peak torque. On one of the 91 tunes, a small change in boost would quickly get a 1 -2 count at 6150-6250 rpms. The logs show that we were only running about 25 psi on this run. I've used the term 'target psi' because we don't always meet the 'target' on the first few runs down the track. My experience is that the timing map doesn't have a noticeable affect on boost. The Mivec map, however, does.




