Table of Contents
Introduction: Welcome to Electronic Fuel Injection
Chapter 1: Common Tuning Mistakes
Unwillingness to Learn
Improper Injector Characterization
Failure to Perform Steady State Measurements
Mechanical Problems
Tuning for Dyno Numbers
Tuning Only on the Street
Tuning Only on the Dyno
Trusting Marginal Measurement Equipment
Getting Good Advice
Chapter 2: Components of a Standalone
Why Use a Standalone?
So What’s In It for Me?
Drawbacks of SA Controllers
Chapter 3: Combustion Basics
The Great Equalizer
AFR and Torque
Fuel Economy and Emissions
Chapter 4: VE Equation and Airflow Estimation
Engine Load
VE and Torque
Chapter 5: Fuel Injector behavior
Batch vs. Sequential Injection
Saturation vs. Peak and Hold
Flow Rate vs. Time
Choosing an Injector
Fuel Pressure
Multiple Injector Arrays
Chapter 6: Ignition Angle and Cylinder Pressure
Spark Hook Test
Knock
Torque Control
Chapter 7: VE Table Zones
Chapter 8: Introduction to Setups and Calibration
Laptop
Wideband Oxygen Sensor
Dynamometers
Additional Equipment
Chapter 9: Initial Setup
Chapter 10: Creating a VE Table from Scratch
Getting Moving on the Dyno
Working Downward
Higher Loads
Boosted Operation
Chapter 11: Acceleration Enrichment
Calibration of the Transient Fueling Correction
Chapter 12: Timing Maps from Scratch
Rule #1: Don’t Knock!
Rule #2: Advance Timing with Increasing Engine Speed
Rule #3: Reduce Timing with Increasing Cylinder Load
Rule #4: Don’t Run MBT at Idle
Finding MBT on the Dyno
WOT Spark Advance
Boosted Spark Advance
Chapter 13: Startup Maps
Fuel Delivery
Chapter 14: Auxiliary Outputs
Cooling Fans
Camshaft Actuation
Boost Control
Traction Control
Nitrous Oxide
Two-Step Control
Transmission Control
Chapter 15: Alcohol and Ethanol
Oxygen Sensors and Alcohol
Calibration Setup for Alcohol
Ethanol
Pump Gas
Appendix
Tuning Example
Conversion Charts
Glossary
