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@motoringbox I've recently bought some goodies for my Xr6 turbo (haltech and bigger fuel pump and injectors) and am wondering how to load a Base tune onto the haltech plug and play so i can drive it to a dyno tuner, thanks
Love the AU, I have three other cars, a Y62 Patrol, Nissan Navara and a Hyundai I30, all modern, then I have a AU Fairmont. The AU has only 40k on the clock but although I don’t often drive it I so look forward to it. It’s so comfortable and beats all our other cars hands down although they range in sizes and functionality.
Head gasket problems from poor head stud pattern on the 3.9ltr, self levelling suspension issues constantly, weak as @iss gearbox. Window winders always fail, Bumper clips fail and bumpers sag. Comfy car when running properly though.
I’ve still got a factory untouched vt commodore ss s2 the engine has done 172000ks I drive it every day and I’ve never had a engine problem except for the oil pressure switch giving faulty readings but apart from that it has a slight knock on cold starts because the oil is too thin and that’s my mistake not the cars
I'm leaving the oil pump for now. The saving grace is the Haltech has engine protection features that'll let you know immediately if the oil pressure suddenly disappears.
I recently got a 2007 SY territory with 300,000kms in immaculate condition for free with 10 months rego. Best thing ever. Super comfy, looks good, feels good to drive. Beautiful.
I only found out about these 5 years ago in a Carsales ad. And I’m scrolling through photos, and saw one. And I scrolled. Scrolled back, cocked my head tot he side and said. “Is that a phone holder. In a BA LTD”. It was! I recently got one for my territory. Drilled up the top, screwed and double sided taped a quad lock charging head, and case, done! Perfect height.
My 2012 Territory TX has under 100,000ks but more body damage.... Diesel RWD and it seems the trims all get different upholstery, the TX seats look a bit more sporty, btw how can the headliner be fixed for low cost, i have the same issue here.
RE003's - I think they're brilliant. I don't really have anything to compare them to, but they're relatively cheap, quiet enough, grip well and also are surprisingly good in the wet.
All I know is that if the laptop screen says “DANGER TO MANIFOLD” and then a part of your floor pan falls off and starts throwing sparks everywhere you’re in the shit!
I would recommend regap your plugs to 0.7mm if your running over 300rwkw~ 16psi. Or AGSP22YE07. Pregapped ford iridiums denoted by the 07. The sooting maybe has to do with the plug type if your running other than iridiums an too tall a gap you will get unburnt fuel on idle if the plug is not cold enough? Correct me if im wrong here lol
Also you can save the Tune and work on another that you can play around with and if you ever think you have messed it up you can just revert back. The short term trims you can add back to the base map, once a week/month when ever you want and over time it will need less.
Closed loop boost control - this is where you set a target boost pressure and the ECU will constantly try to hit that boost level. You can adjust multiple parameters around how fast and aggressive the control logic reacts (PID control). Set it up to react too aggressively and you will end up with it hunting, i.e. it will cycle between overshoot, undershoot, overshoot. You can also go too far the other way and have it too slow to react, causing it to overboost. Changing the turbo like you have will 100% change how this should be setup, but it couldn't have been tuned correctly before with the stock flapper anyway. The Base Duty Cycle numbers you changed are the starting point for the boost control. When the ECU decides it should be controlling boost, it will start with whats in that table and use the closed loop logic to adjust that number from there. If The Hoff is still willing to help out, it might be best getring his help with getting this tuned right, PID control is a pain to work with. I can give you a basic run down on what to do if you really want to have a crack
One of the reasons for issues when you open up the throttle on a manifold injected engine is there is a small pooling of fuel at the bottom of the runner in the head that collects some of the fuel passing through and then will displace some fuel from the pool because it cannot sustain a larger size under vacuum or boost. This means you need slightly more fuel initially than the engine requires to accelerate but then also enriches the fuel mixture in larger than ideal droplets after the initial throttle input. So it can take quite a bit of work to get a nice crisp throttle.
Still can't believe you thought you needed a haltec. Please don't ever say you don't have much money when you basically threw it away. More hassle than it's worth at the level of performance you are getting.
Awesome to see the BA back. After got mine tuned 3 days later it was running rough and sounded like it was going to die. All it was was lose exhaust manifold bolts mind you I got quoted 3k to fix it. Took me 45 minutes and realized i need all new studs and gaskets will be doing it myself going forward. Inflation has caused a rort imo. When you pay a tuner to sort boost spikes lose a grand and still have a boost spike? Blokes like Shaun on youtube and a few spanners can save you thousands. Brownies Garage Fullboost MaxxPerformance also great for blokes at home on a budget who are tired of being robbed or want to learn.
I forgot you have a BA. Nice to see it again. Hope that since Mark Bevan sold Haltech to Race Winning Brands USA (a portfolio company of MiddleGround Capital) they continue to support now ancient Au passion.
Best thing I put into my RZ supra, it just modernises the car so much with such a relatively small change. The company that tuned the car were hopeless so i ended up learning how to tune it myself. It's so much easier compared to 20 years ago and quite forgiving
You lucky thing Sean (much of it self made luck BTW). What I like about this is it keeps these cars relevant after their birthplace has gone. You have my personal blessings to force induct the Fairmont Ghia and fit this Haltech gizmo as well. Look forward to it.
