TUNED BY KEITH / TECHNICAL LIBRARY
Understand the data.
Understand your build.
Technical articles by Keith Fields on ECU calibration, engine-management setup and troubleshooting. Explore the fundamentals, then discuss how they apply to your own vehicle.
Discuss your buildWritten by Keith Fields, with more than 20 years of calibration experience and over 14,000 vehicles tuned since 2005. These articles explain concepts; the correct settings and testing process depend on your specific hardware.
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Fuel, airflow & drivability
- COBB Green Speed, custom tuning and flex fuel
- Flex fuel calibration strategyEthanol blends, E85 and flex-fuel calibration.
- How to build a stable idle calibration
- Speed density vs MAF
- Subaru flex fuel startup strategy
- Understanding closed loop fuel control
- Understanding ethanol content sensor behavior
- Understanding fuel pressure control
- Understanding injector characterization
- Understanding injector timing
- Understanding transient fueling
- Understanding volumetric efficiency modeling
Boost, torque & engine behavior
- Boost control oscillation explained
- Torque management calibration strategy
- Understanding boost creep
- Understanding crankcase pressure
- Understanding drive-by-wire throttle controlDrive-by-wire (DBW), electronic throttle and pedal control.
- Understanding knock control strategyKnock detection, ignition timing and detonation response.
- Understanding knock sensor noise
- Understanding launch control strategy
- Understanding torque intervention
- Understanding wastegate controlBoost regulation, wastegate duty cycle and turbo response.
- Why DBW throttle closure happens
Sensors, wiring & diagnostics
- Common Emtron trigger setup mistakes
- Common Link G4X startup problems
- How to diagnose sync loss
- How to read a datalog properlyData logging, channel selection and interpreting engine behavior.
- MoTeC ref sync troubleshooting
- Motorsport CAN bus wiring best practices
- Understanding air temp sensor placementIntake air temperature (IAT) sensor location and heat soak.
- Understanding CAN bus termination
- Understanding CAN bus communicationCAN bus communication between ECUs, sensors and displays.
- Understanding IAT compensation strategyIntake air temperature (IAT) compensation.
- Understanding MAP sensor scalingManifold absolute pressure (MAP) sensor calibration.
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