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The Radium King · 03-14-2018, 06:45 AM

piggyback can't modify closed-loop - ecu will trim everything back to 14.7:1. so, piggybacks are only good for open loop - lean out the mixture a bit - closer to 14.7:1 more more power and fuel efficiency. i think it was insite who did some work with this? there is also the resistor method - install a resistor on the maf to modify the signal; again, ecu trims car back to 14.7:1 in closed loop so you are only setting afrs for open loop. most guys use a potentiometer; put the car on a dyno with a wideband, and adjust the potentiometer until they get the open-loop afrs where they want them.

03-14-2018, 06:45 AM	#2
The Radium King Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 3,121	piggyback can't modify closed-loop - ecu will trim everything back to 14.7:1. so, piggybacks are only good for open loop - lean out the mixture a bit - closer to 14.7:1 more more power and fuel efficiency. i think it was insite who did some work with this? there is also the resistor method - install a resistor on the maf to modify the signal; again, ecu trims car back to 14.7:1 in closed loop so you are only setting afrs for open loop. most guys use a potentiometer; put the car on a dyno with a wideband, and adjust the potentiometer until they get the open-loop afrs where they want them. Last edited by The Radium King; 03-14-2018 at 07:09 AM.