Low Timing and hesitation during cold start
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-40 0%
-40 100%
-40 100%
-40 100%
-40 100%
-40 0%
-40 0%
-40 0%
Not sure if it is worth testing still, I would rather find the right table before mucking with unknown values.

As far as percentage for interpolation that is confusing me a bit.
If (42*)+ (-30*) = 12* at 100%, what would 50% or 25% be then?
I had the same problem after changing injectors/cams. I just learned how to drive avoiding this RPM/load area when the engine was cold
I'll test this out and see how it goes.
I'll test this out and see how it goes.
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Drum roll... 
The car had a wonderfull 40* timing during cold start and was driving SMOOTH as ever just like it was fully warmed up. Thanks Tephra and GST for pin pointing this so quickly!
The only thing is Mitsu may have placed that there to warm the cat for emmissions purposes so anyone still running one may want to try reducing the use of the tables only partially to see if there is balance between smoothness and heating up the cat on cold starts.

The car had a wonderfull 40* timing during cold start and was driving SMOOTH as ever just like it was fully warmed up. Thanks Tephra and GST for pin pointing this so quickly!

The only thing is Mitsu may have placed that there to warm the cat for emmissions purposes so anyone still running one may want to try reducing the use of the tables only partially to see if there is balance between smoothness and heating up the cat on cold starts.
Did you just reduce the % in that little table?
I will probably just make 34 degC like 75% and 50 degC like 0%...
So I will still have cold start, but just for shorter time...
I will probably just make 34 degC like 75% and 50 degC like 0%...
So I will still have cold start, but just for shorter time...
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What looks odd to me though is the retard was kicking in at 120-140 F coolant temps but according to the chart it should only have kicked in that table from 18 F to 93 F for 100% and then tapered to 0% by 122 F.
-32 C = -26 F
-8 C = 18 F
7 C = 45 F
20 C = 68 F
34 C = 93 F
50 C = 122 F
62 C = 144 F
77 C = 171 F
hiboost/tephra can you give a comprehensive review of what you did? (not comprehensive in length necessarily)
What .xml code did you use?
Which map?
What changes...etc
Thanks guys, awesome work!!!
What .xml code did you use?
Which map?
What changes...etc
Thanks guys, awesome work!!!
Last edited by Hiboost; Aug 24, 2009 at 08:30 AM.
Drum roll... 
The car had a wonderfull 40* timing during cold start and was driving SMOOTH as ever just like it was fully warmed up. Thanks Tephra and GST for pin pointing this so quickly!
The only thing is Mitsu may have placed that there to warm the cat for emmissions purposes so anyone still running one may want to try reducing the use of the tables only partially to see if there is balance between smoothness and heating up the cat on cold starts.

The car had a wonderfull 40* timing during cold start and was driving SMOOTH as ever just like it was fully warmed up. Thanks Tephra and GST for pin pointing this so quickly!

The only thing is Mitsu may have placed that there to warm the cat for emmissions purposes so anyone still running one may want to try reducing the use of the tables only partially to see if there is balance between smoothness and heating up the cat on cold starts.
This will help a ton when you get cams as well as they make the cold starts worse with the timing retard.
I went to 0% for now and will add some retard back for the colder weather that will eventually bear down on New York State. There is probably a happy medium ground for percentages that will work for colder weather.
What looks odd to me though is the retard was kicking in at 120-140 F coolant temps but according to the chart it should only have kicked in that table from 18 F to 93 F for 100% and then tapered to 0% by 122 F.
-32 C = -26 F
-8 C = 18 F
7 C = 45 F
20 C = 68 F
34 C = 93 F
50 C = 122 F
62 C = 144 F
77 C = 171 F
I'll post some screenshots after work unless Tephra beats me to it, everything you would need is in the posts though.
What looks odd to me though is the retard was kicking in at 120-140 F coolant temps but according to the chart it should only have kicked in that table from 18 F to 93 F for 100% and then tapered to 0% by 122 F.
-32 C = -26 F
-8 C = 18 F
7 C = 45 F
20 C = 68 F
34 C = 93 F
50 C = 122 F
62 C = 144 F
77 C = 171 F
I'll post some screenshots after work unless Tephra beats me to it, everything you would need is in the posts though.
screenshots would be awesome. When did you start experiencing this low throttle condition? My X is stock save the tuning that i've been learning. My current part throttle is quite fine.
Ok here is the table:

and here is the code used for getting it:
evo10base.xml:
<scaling name="Percent255" units="%" toexpr="100*x/255" frexpr="255*x/100" format="%.0f" min="0" max="100" inc="1" storagetype="uint8" endian="big"/>
<table name="Percent Low Temp Timing Trim vs Coolant Temp" category="Timing" type="2D" level="2" scaling="Percent255">
<table name="Engine Temp" type="Y Axis" elements="8" scaling="Temp"/>
</table>
52680015:
<table name="Percent Low Temp Timing Trim vs Coolant Temp" address="56170">
<table name="Engine Temp" address="610e0"/>
</table>
A big thanks to Tephra.

and here is the code used for getting it:
evo10base.xml:
<scaling name="Percent255" units="%" toexpr="100*x/255" frexpr="255*x/100" format="%.0f" min="0" max="100" inc="1" storagetype="uint8" endian="big"/>
<table name="Percent Low Temp Timing Trim vs Coolant Temp" category="Timing" type="2D" level="2" scaling="Percent255">
<table name="Engine Temp" type="Y Axis" elements="8" scaling="Temp"/>
</table>
52680015:
<table name="Percent Low Temp Timing Trim vs Coolant Temp" address="56170">
<table name="Engine Temp" address="610e0"/>
</table>
A big thanks to Tephra.



