Guide to VE tuning using fuel trims
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Well, I had mentioned in another thread that I would throw together kind of a "STFT Tuning How-To" since a few people seemed to be asking questions about it. Well, it kind of grew into a "Guide to VE Table Tuning Using Fuel Trims". In Part I, I take some time to describe how LTFT's and STFT's work, and some other stuff. Part II outlines the method I used to dial in my VE table. Alot of the info is not new, but hopefully it'll be of some help to at least some of the newbies.
This is kind of a beta version. I'd like to add some pictures into the Word document, and I'm also going to add another section about PE tuning in SD. I may also incorporate all this into a bigger "LS1 Tuning Guide" if I can keep motivated. The info is out there, but I'd like to consolidate it into one easy to understand .doc.
So take a look. Let me know if it makes sense. Those more experienced out there, let me know if I screwed anything up or left anything out. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions; stuff they would like me to add, stuff I should change, anything that doesnt make sense, improvement, etc.
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This is kind of a beta version. I'd like to add some pictures into the Word document, and I'm also going to add another section about PE tuning in SD. I may also incorporate all this into a bigger "LS1 Tuning Guide" if I can keep motivated. The info is out there, but I'd like to consolidate it into one easy to understand .doc.
So take a look. Let me know if it makes sense. Those more experienced out there, let me know if I screwed anything up or left anything out. Let me know if anyone has any suggestions; stuff they would like me to add, stuff I should change, anything that doesnt make sense, improvement, etc.
Thanks!
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Added this to the main sticky up top... thanks for the work. You may want to specify in there though that 98-00 cars (at least F-Bodies) use a secondary VE table when in SD mode, so you want to adjust the Main VE
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
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Originally Posted by horist
Added this to the main sticky up top... thanks for the work. You may want to specify in there though that 98-00 cars (at least F-Bodies) use a secondary VE table when in SD mode, so you want to adjust the Main VE
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
I would appreciate advice from someone on the best method to transfer the VE data over from the secondary table to the primary, since I have never had to mess with that.
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i made a simple VE caculator excel sheet in which you paste your current primary and secondary VE table and your STFT histogram(averaged) and it calculates your new primary and secondary VE. It also takes percentages of your STFT's so you dont have to do one pass with 100% and another pass with 50 %. its set up like this.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
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Originally Posted by 99whitews6
i made a simple VE caculator excel sheet in which you paste your current primary and secondary VE table and your STFT histogram(averaged) and it calculates your new primary and secondary VE. It also takes percentages of your STFT's so you dont have to do one pass with 100% and another pass with 50 %. its set up like this.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
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I expect that I'll include it in my guide. With your permission of course, and due credit will be given!
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Would you mind sending it my way also? Raider52@aol.com Thanks.
Originally Posted by 99whitews6
i made a simple VE caculator excel sheet in which you paste your current primary and secondary VE table and your STFT histogram(averaged) and it calculates your new primary and secondary VE. It also takes percentages of your STFT's so you dont have to do one pass with 100% and another pass with 50 %. its set up like this.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
STFT <-10 multiply by 0.75
STFT <-6 multiply by 0.4
STFT <-3 multiply by 0.2
-3< STFT <=0 mulitply by 1
0< STFT <4 multiply by 0.5
4 < STFT < 8 multiply by 0.75
STFT > 8 multiply by 1
Kinda like that, then it takes these values and adds/subtracts them from the old VE and calculates a new VE. I used a lesser multiplier for the negative values since I like to have the STFT slightly negative.
If you want I can email it to you and you can look at it. It is a very simple excel sheet and took only ten minutes.
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I am curious as to why you do a Paste - Add first and then a Paste - Multiply % half?
If you are good, you can hit all these cells often enough to get a good average STFT. You can tell that you’ve found the average STFT for a cell (or close to it) when you “pulse” through it and the STFT value doesn’t change anymore. Just keep at it until you get a good average of as many cells as you can. Now, save the log, and similar to before, we are going to take our STFT histogram and “Paste Special – Add) it into the VE table. Save the table, flash the PCM, and do another logging run using the same procedures as in the previous paragraph. Now your STFT’s should be very close to zero. This time, we’re going to “Paste Special – Multiply by % - Half” the STFT histogram into the VE table. Hand smooth any large spikes or dips. Save the table and flash the PCM.
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Originally Posted by horist
Added this to the main sticky up top... thanks for the work. You may want to specify in there though that 98-00 cars (at least F-Bodies) use a secondary VE table when in SD mode, so you want to adjust the Main VE
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
But then also the secondary VE, perhaps those that have done SD tuning on the earlier PCMs can offer some advice
Does this really make a difference?
Isn't it running basically the same program so I can still use the histogram and adjust the primary table and still have good results?
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How would you go about doing this with ls1 edit and EFI Live. Does everyone use HP Tuners here. I know there is another way to go about this. Thanks, any suggestions are greatly appreciated accept for go buy HP Tuners. I have ls1 edit unlimited and have invested too much to go buying more tuning programs.
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Hmm, i don't know if i like the idea of copying the high octane table to the low octane. Especially when you turn off PE. Personally, i'm going to leave the timing alone and do the high load tuning in open loop with all the desired a/f ratios set to 13:1.
Dapsuprslo, if you're good with excel you could write a macro that would perform the same function as the hptuners histogram. Have it average ltft's and stft's and sort them by map and rpm.
Dapsuprslo, if you're good with excel you could write a macro that would perform the same function as the hptuners histogram. Have it average ltft's and stft's and sort them by map and rpm.
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Hmm, i don't know if i like the idea of copying the high octane table to the low octane. Especially when you turn off PE. Personally, i'm going to leave the timing alone and do the high load tuning in open loop with all the desired a/f ratios set to 13:1.
... so that's the reason for copying the low to high while doing SD tuning
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Originally Posted by P Mack
Hmm, i don't know if i like the idea of copying the high octane table to the low octane. Especially when you turn off PE. Personally, i'm going to leave the timing alone and do the high load tuning in open loop with all the desired a/f ratios set to 13:1.
Dapsuprslo, if you're good with excel you could write a macro that would perform the same function as the hptuners histogram. Have it average ltft's and stft's and sort them by map and rpm.
Dapsuprslo, if you're good with excel you could write a macro that would perform the same function as the hptuners histogram. Have it average ltft's and stft's and sort them by map and rpm.
As far as disabling PE, this is necessary as it will dump in extra fuel while you are trying to hit the higher MAP cells and throw off your trims. Yes, if you try to do a WOT run like you would for tuning your PE, you're going to get detonation. However, using my method the engine only hits these cells for a fraction of a second. I can fill almost all my STFT histogram cells up to 6000 RPM, including all max MAP (the most MAP I can pull here in the "Land of Enchamntment" is 85 kpa
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The method you mention above is a great way to tune VE... if you have a wideband. This guide (currently) only outlines the procedure I used using my narrowband O2's. I may add other methods in at a later time. Using the method I detailed in the guide to tune my high RPM, max MAP VE cells, I am able to command a solid 12.5 AFR for every PE cell, and my O2 readings are all within 10 milivolts of eachother. Of course, without a wideband I can't verify whether or not the actual AFR equals the commanded AFR, but the similarity of the O2 readings tells me that my WOT VE cells are spot on. Which was my goal. Accurately tuning PE would of course require a wideband.
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Originally Posted by Black02SS
I am curious as to why you do a Paste - Add first and then a Paste - Multiply % half?
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Originally Posted by 99whitews6
When I tune VE in Speed Density my advance and retard histograms dont log other than on the upper most row. They only log on the first row of values. Why is this? I have my LTFT learning turned off.
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Originally Posted by horist
what all do you have configured for logging? You're missing a parameter so it can't plot properly...
LTFT learning turned off
copied high octane to low octane
oh wait........
RPM
Speed
TPS
Ignition Timing Advance
KR
Mass Air flow
MAP
ECT
IAT
O2 b1s1
O2 b2s1
TPS (volts)
Idle park position airflow
STFT 1
STFT 2
LTFT 1
LTFT 2
IAC position
FTC
I can send you the log, its not my newest one but it logs these parameters. STFT's and LTFT's log although retard and advance log only on upper row.
I looked over a couple of older logs (before I disabled MAF/proportional idle/ltft learning) and the advance and retard worked fine.