Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
Thats funny because i just suggested FIC to Brent (i have one for my 3.3 project) and he was against it..:p But i agree with you.
Biggest hangup about the FIC is you STILL need a socketed ecu so you can get a cal with a moved rev limiter. The FIC itself cant do that. Some people wouldnt care about the rev limiter, but i sure do.
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
That price seems a little close to a prebuilt MS2 unit... DIY lists their MS2 prebuilts for $420, and from the sounds of things the MS offers that much more control to justify an extra $50. Or if you buy the Kit to build it yourself, you can have an MS2 for only $265, so from what I've read, the FIC isn't the most cost effective if you like at price/performance.
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
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Vigo
Thats funny because i just suggested FIC to Brent (i have one for my 3.3 project) and he was against it..:p But i agree with you.
Biggest hangup about the FIC is you STILL need a socketed ecu so you can get a cal with a moved rev limiter. The FIC itself cant do that. Some people wouldnt care about the rev limiter, but i sure do.
chip with the rev limit is cake for 87-91 cars. i dont know if rob found the location for the 92-94 computers. shouldnt be a hard find if all you want is to change the rev limit and most likely the speed limit.
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bond_bbs
That price seems a little close to a prebuilt MS2 unit... DIY lists their MS2 prebuilts for $420, and from the sounds of things the MS offers that much more control to justify an extra $50. Or if you buy the Kit to build it yourself, you can have an MS2 for only $265, so from what I've read, the FIC isn't the most cost effective if you like at price/performance.
MS is harder to get all set up and working like stock. the ease of the FIC is that you can be totally stock up till boost where you can then decrease timing and add fuel and such. your idle will immediately work, you can scale for large injectors with the FIC and have them work like stock etc.
besides, if i want MS... its going to be MS3. :)
the neon guys have good success with them and if you use the SRT-4 version on a obd2 neon, it doesnt trip codes.
codes on our cars arent that big a deal in most states but 96 and newer stuff have a real hard time in alot of states cause of dumb emissions laws.
if i had a 3.0L car still, i would use a FIC even if i had access to the cal to change base timing and fuel values. it also has 2 remapper inputs as well that i bet could be used to increase fuel and or reduce timing if a knock detection box was hooked to them.
Brian
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
But ..... .... ... .. Okay you're right, I can't imagine needing more than 25psi :D
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
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so from what I've read, the FIC isn't the most cost effective if you like at price/performance.
True, but the big advantage is in setting it up. With an FIC you only change what you want to change, everything else remains stock. With an MS you go from a 100% working vehicle to a 0% working vehicle and then work your way back up. Im not saying MS is super duper hard.. but FIC is easier.
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
dont get me wrong, ms is awesome, especially for the price. but for certain vehicles, id use a FIC. obd2 neon being one of them, and a stock internal mild boosted 3.0L being the other.
id probably use one on a home brew boosted obd2 subaru 2.5L (like my forester) with STi pistons and connecting rods too. 100$ for the rods and slugs, 100$ for a walbro, some large injectors and a FIC and an intercooler/turbo setup. easy and no maf based wiring swap crap. :)
Brian
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shayne
thats awesome man, im glad your stubborn and persevered through this setup you have. now i can copy it, haha.
watch the timing in boost. thats part of the reason i suggested the AEM FIC. you can reduce timing in boost whereas with just a regulator you cant.
Brian
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
.. ed could not get timing control with e manage.. seems like the ecu gets in the way? im curious if the system your ^ ^ suggesting will work better. a stand alone isnt for everyone so having timing and fuel control with a simpler package would be a good thing
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
i have been doing a lot of reading and it seems as though the fic manipulates the map sensor reading so the computer thinks it needs to reduce timing, but nowhere have i read that it can increase timing so far. i was given an emanage by a friend who had it on his turbo accord, but it seems as though nobody has figured out the timing features for a dodge computer, plus emanage seems to be a bit of a dinosaur in the piggyback world as the new models with new features are taking over. i have to read on to see if i can use my distributors timing sensor to trigger the fic as my motor doesnt use a cam sensor and i need to find out if it can fire a regular coil and distributor setup as the installs i have seen are distributorless. but it would appear after scaling for bigger injectors, i wouldnt need to use a rrr, just afpr, and tune the fueling by changing the duty cycle..
i am not tech savvy and this piggyback thing is pretty daunting to me, a rrr i can understand pretty well, and thats why im excited ordonti's car is running properly now.
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shayne
i have been doing a lot of reading and it seems as though the fic manipulates the map sensor reading so the computer thinks it needs to reduce timing, but nowhere have i read that it can increase timing so far. i was given an emanage by a friend who had it on his turbo accord, but it seems as though nobody has figured out the timing features for a dodge computer, plus emanage seems to be a bit of a dinosaur in the piggyback world as the new models with new features are taking over. i have to read on to see if i can use my distributors timing sensor to trigger the fic as my motor doesnt use a cam sensor and i need to find out if it can fire a regular coil and distributor setup as the installs i have seen are distributorless. but it would appear after scaling for bigger injectors, i wouldnt need to use a rrr, just afpr, and tune the fueling by changing the duty cycle..
i am not tech savvy and this piggyback thing is pretty daunting to me, a rrr i can understand pretty well, and thats why im excited ordonti's car is running properly now.
yeah the FIC cant add timing. it doesnt manipulate the map sensor line to change timing though. it intercepts the signals from the distributor and delays them, creating timing retard when needed.
brian
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
So all that thing can do is pull timing...Seems like a lot of expense unless you obtain it Vigo style. I am running 91 octane right now and I turned the boost up a tiny bit more, backed off the RR onset fuel pressure. Still rich.
We normally 3-4 degrees timing to n/a 3.0's running 87 octane so I think 91 octane and 6 pounds of boost on 12 degrees base timing is so safe its boring.
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
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i have been doing a lot of reading and it seems as though the fic manipulates the map sensor reading so the computer thinks it needs to reduce timing, but nowhere have i read that it can increase timing so far. i was given an emanage by a friend who had it on his turbo accord, but it seems as though nobody has figured out the timing features for a dodge computer, plus emanage seems to be a bit of a dinosaur in the piggyback world as the new models with new features are taking over.
The fic can modify the map signal the ECU sees to manipulate timing, and on a vehicle with NON-adjustable base timing this is one way to use the FIC to advance timing.. trick the computer into thinking you are under high-ignition-advance conditions at all times and then scale it back as needed with the FIC. This is tuning-intensive and unnecessary for a 3.0..
Because, on a 3.0 with adjustable base timing, you can just crank in a mile of base ignition timing, and then retard back down to the numbers you want through the software using only the timing maps (whereas if you were heavily modifying the map signal you'd have to heavily modify the fuel maps as well and might pick up all sorts of other little issues with anything else the computer uses map signal as an input for). So, on a 3.0, you CAN effectively advance the timing using the FIC, without NECESSARILY modifying the map signal (although you can still do so if you want).
The FIC is, from what ive seen, far more capable than the E-manages, and with a few notable exceptions (cant raise rev limits, cant advance timing much or at all on certain apps) it is a lot like having a standalone without the need of having a base map or trying to make it work with factory gauges, etc. As far as i know, the FIC does not *take away* anything you might like about stock engine controls, because whatever you already like, you dont have to change.
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
the FIC can do alot more than just modify the timing.
it INTERCEPTS the actual injector signals and scales them on the fly for larger injectors and then adds pulsewidth with its map sensor when you go into boost.
you can also modify the MAP sensor signal for various reasons and clamp the signal so that the factory ecu stays happy.
you can also modify the O2 sensor signals as well to keep things safe in part throttle boost.
so basically, when you get into boost, the FIC is pretty much running the show, like a standalone more or less. its the best piggyback ive ever seen.
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RRR is actually quite a good solution if you change the VE map and rev limiter on the base cal.
i agree with this. id also want to change the timing value for 0 vac as well in the anticipation of boost. that alone will be fine for a low boost setup.
now if you are going to go with the same regulator that you have, its less than the price of the RRR plus the stuff to do a cal to change the VE among other things.
its probably about the same price to do a FIC and have rob do a cal with no changes other than rev limit and no speed limiter.
Brian
Re: The Holset he341 3.0L
i didnt think rob wanted to do anything for the sbecII let alone a full cal. i am wondering if the piggyback debate would be a strong thread on its own rather than confuse up this build thread. im still glad ordonti's car is making him happy now, its gotta feel good after reading 20pages of frustration and anger with parts and tuning woes.
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I 2nd the motion to move the piggyback discussion. I hear Brian has magical powers along those lines, even. :p
Re: 3.0L AEM FIC Discussion
magical powers engaged lol
Re: 3.0L AEM FIC Discussion
Wow, how did you do that? Wave your wang?
Re: 3.0L AEM FIC Discussion
so i understand the idea of advancing the actuall timing waay beyond the norm, and retarding it using the fic to where you want it which may be advanced compared to the stock timing settings. the other thought in my head was it seems as though the fic needs a cam sensor and a crank sensor to see what the rpms are and to manipulate timing via the stock ecm, but my problem is my motor only has a distributor, no cam sensor, or crank sensor. if i drove the cam sensor input with the output signal from my distributor, would it recognize it as a signal to retard for spark. would i need to add a crank sensor to keep the fic happy to identify rpms? just curious how a setup for a 3l would be laid out. the tuneability would be cool to have though i personally have no experience with tuning a car with a computer myself.
Re: 3.0L AEM FIC Discussion
you would wire the FIC between the distributor connectors and the stock ECU. both the high and low rate signals. it intercepts those signals and delays them so that the stock ecu sees the signals later (ie retarded) but doesnt know, so its happy.
so yes, you could advance the distributor say, 5 degrees and then take 5 degrees out of the entire FIC timing map so that it appears to be totally stock. then you have 5 degrees to play with as far as adding timing.
Brian