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New N/A base map - revised ignition map

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#1 ·
Have been getting some complaints of excessive knock on the Basemap-13. So I revised the IGN map, basically retarded ignition timing in lift by 2 degrees on average. I know many people are getting away with up to 35 degrees advance in lift, but its safer to have it down around 30, and you can advance it if you aren't getting knock.

http://users.ameritech.net/trdcelica/jesseILbasemap-14.zip
 
#3 ·
Ever since they switched ALL of our pumps to an E10 mix I've had to retard timing map by about the same amount too. Yay for ethanol!...not.
 
#4 ·
Well it turns out that the guy who was reporting "excessive knock" was really just seeing the CEL flash on shifts, which is normal, especially with the lower knock warning threshold on my maps.

Anyways, the way I see it you now have two maps to choose from for N/A base maps:

Rev 13 will give you a few more degrees ignition advance in lift.

Rev 14 if your knock levels are a bit high on Rev 13.
 
#5 ·
Jesse IL said:
Well it turns out that the guy who was reporting "excessive knock" was really just seeing the CEL flash on shifts, which is normal, especially with the lower knock warning threshold on my maps.

Anyways, the way I see it you now have two maps to choose from for N/A base maps:

Rev 13 will give you a few more degrees ignition advance in lift.

Rev 14 if your knock levels are a bit high on Rev 13.
I am the one getting high knock values at high RPM's inbetween shifts.

I have an 02 GTS, with the more sensitive 02 knock sensor.

Yes I was getting high knock values of 30-43, inbetween shifts, on my commander with Jesse's REV 13 map i believe. I am going to do some primative data logging during lunch today and see what i can come up with. This will be my first tuning attempt ever, but i will only be checking where and exactly when i get the knock with a friend in the car monitoring the PFC with only RPMS and KNOCK values being shown. Then report back here with the results and most likely take Jesse's advice and retard timing bout 2 degrees from columns N12-N20, i believe this are the columns for 6000-8500 rpm.

correct me if im wrong Jesse.
 
#6 ·
zero2toy said:
Then report back here with the results and most likely take Jesse's advice and retard timing bout 2 degrees from columns N12-N20, i believe this are the columns for 6000-8500 rpm.

correct me if im wrong Jesse.
Actually they are 5500 RPM to 8500 RPM but close enough. :gap:


You should find an empty road, put the car in gear, depress the throttle smoothly and slowly so you can log from low rpm up until you hit redline just before cut-off. You should do a log for each gear individually. This will give you a better indication of where actual knock is happening vs it being a knock value from a shift.
 
#7 ·
I dont know about the 02 knock sensor but 40-44 in lift is not real knock on my 00 GT-S. I usually like it to be set to 39-41 max value in lift to be on the safe side but I am not worried of the occasionnal 44 I get ..

BTW, my ign is closer to 30 than 35 and I use 91 octane gas ... I am pretty much set to the max safe point be4 to loose power/ have knock
 
#8 ·
zero2toy said:
Jesse IL said:
Well it turns out that the guy who was reporting "excessive knock" was really just seeing the CEL flash on shifts, which is normal, especially with the lower knock warning threshold on my maps.

Anyways, the way I see it you now have two maps to choose from for N/A base maps:

Rev 13 will give you a few more degrees ignition advance in lift.

Rev 14 if your knock levels are a bit high on Rev 13.
I am the one getting high knock values at high RPM's inbetween shifts.

I have an 02 GTS, with the more sensitive 02 knock sensor.

Yes I was getting high knock values of 30-43, inbetween shifts, on my commander with Jesse's REV 13 map i believe. I am going to do some primative data logging during lunch today and see what i can come up with. This will be my first tuning attempt ever, but i will only be checking where and exactly when i get the knock with a friend in the car monitoring the PFC with only RPMS and KNOCK values being shown. Then report back here with the results and most likely take Jesse's advice and retard timing bout 2 degrees from columns N12-N20, i believe this are the columns for 6000-8500 rpm.

correct me if im wrong Jesse.
At this point I wouldn't pull timing at all if I were you. "knock" when shifting is not knock. Its transmission noise. It is impossible for the car to knock at that time anyways, as the injectors are shut off. If you want to see real high knock sensor activity, just shift harder.
 
#9 ·
blinding-gts said:
zero2toy said:
Then report back here with the results and most likely take Jesse's advice and retard timing bout 2 degrees from columns N12-N20, i believe this are the columns for 6000-8500 rpm.

correct me if im wrong Jesse.
Actually they are 5500 RPM to 8500 RPM but close enough. :gap:


You should find an empty road, put the car in gear, depress the throttle smoothly and slowly so you can log from low rpm up until you hit redline just before cut-off. You should do a log for each gear individually. This will give you a better indication of where actual knock is happening vs it being a knock value from a shift.
He does not have a Datalogit.
 
#10 ·
Jesse IL said:
He does not have a Datalogit.
Datalogic is on order. So keep the advice comming. I still have a long way to come from twisting the distributor to advance/retard timing before i become an efficient tuner. I also need to buy a wideband o2 sensor.

Per Jesse IL
Whoa...whoa. That's not knock. You won't want to lower timing if that's when its knocking. That's just transmission noise. The knock threshold is lower on my map than on the MWR map. That is why you're seeing knock warnings when you shift gears.[/QUOTE][/QUOTE]
When you are off the gas, it is impossible for the engine to knock because the injectors are shut off. Any knock sensor actvity you see when you let off the gas is noise from somehwere else. When I go to the drag strip, I get knock warnings on every shift.

So yea i was not able to do a test run during lunch, too busy. but from what jesse says, all seems to be good, no changes have been made to any of my maps.
 
#13 ·
Jesse IL said:
He does not have a Datalogit.
Oye..somehow I missed that fact in his post. I'm beginning to think PFCs should all be shipped with one. Personally, I say it's worth every penny.

zero2toy said:
Datalogic is on order. So keep the advice comming.
Datalogit ;) Once again, worth the investment.

danGTS said:
I dont know about the 02 knock sensor but 40-44 in lift is not real knock on my 00 GT-S. I usually like it to be set to 39-41 max value in lift to be on the safe side but I am not worried of the occasionnal 44 I get ..
I found that getting a knock reading around 30 on my 02 Celica constitutes the limit on knock. You can actually hear the knock around there. The bad thing I've noticed is that it won't pick up subtle knock rattling at lower rpms. That's where good ol' ears come in.
 
#15 ·
blinding-gts said:
Jesse IL said:
He does not have a Datalogit.
zero2toy said:
Datalogic is on order. So keep the advice comming.
Datalogit ;) Once again, worth the investment.
DatalogiT

Removed the link to the FC Edit. Use the version that came with the Datalogit and get the updated version from the FC Datalogit Yahoo group.
 
#16 ·
blinding-gts said:
I found that getting a knock reading around 30 on my 02 Celica constitutes the limit on knock. You can actually hear the knock around there. The bad thing I've noticed is that it won't pick up subtle knock rattling at lower rpms. That's where good ol' ears come in.
Ya 02 knock sensors are mor sensitive ... It's hard to hear knock at 7k tho unless it is very high knock.

I have also noticed that the knock sensor do not catch all the audible knock at low rpms. like at launch or 2500- rpms ... or when shifting hard at low rpms. We need to be carefull there ..

The real sensitive point for knock in our cars is between 5k and 6k. We hve to be carreful when we step on it at those rpms As I land way higher than that, thats not a problem most of the time! My tuning at 5k is pretty concervative ...
 
#17 ·
zero2toy said:
I wanna advance the timing a lil from 5500-8500 like 1 er 2 degrees to increase power in lift, feels like there is a lul during lift engagement till bout 6500 rpm. Am i mistaken that advancing the timing here will give me a lil more push during low lift rpms?
You can try but I dont think thats the problem. Your lift engagement point is probably the problem. 5600-5700, right? Smooth transition is one thing but loose torque/HP is another ... I am sure you can make the difference by yourself on the streets .. I'd target 5900-6200, which ever is best after tuning. 5800 if your are very lucky.
 
#18 ·
im waiting for my wide band...u think it d be a bad idea to load the map
 
#19 ·
anyone?
 
#20 ·
I'd like to hear of it on your car cause you have injen too .. Take it easy at the beginning if u try it. Check for knock warning light. If you go WOT, I'd highly recommend having a wideband since it appears to me (so far) that the injen makes thecar run leaner with th same map as others ...
 
#21 ·
if i go wot from a standstill i dont get the warning light...but if go wot from like 3k it flashes for a second till like 4or 5k?
 
#22 ·
Auto[BoT said:
_GTS] if i go wot from a standstill i dont get the warning light...but if go wot from like 3k it flashes for a second till like 4or 5k?
What gear are you in? This happens because the PFC will read a different portion of your map and depending on the load, amount of air coming in,etc it will flash due to lugging of the engine, which in turn will also produce knock. That section of your map will have to be tuned more properly to clear that issue up. A wideband will definitely help out here.
 
#23 ·
zero2toy said:
I am the one getting high knock values at high RPM's inbetween shifts.

I have an 02 GTS, with the more sensitive 02 knock sensor.

Yes I was getting high knock values of 30-43, inbetween shifts, on my commander with Jesse's REV 13 map i believe. I am going to do some primative data logging during lunch today and see what i can come up with. This will be my first tuning attempt ever, but i will only be checking where and exactly when i get the knock with a friend in the car monitoring the PFC with only RPMS and KNOCK values being shown. Then report back here with the results and most likely take Jesse's advice and retard timing bout 2 degrees from columns N12-N20, i believe this are the columns for 6000-8500 rpm.

correct me if im wrong Jesse.
when I saw this most often the culprit was too much ignition at the very top load cells of the map

generally when you lift off the throttle from 8500 or so the load cells (if using mapwatch) shoot up to the lowest load point at the top of the graph and then as rpm's drop back down towards the left.

reducing the ignition in these top two rows will eliminate that knock your seeing on off throttle.
 
#24 ·
Auto[BoT]_GTS said:
im waiting for my wide band...u think it d be a bad idea to load the map
Ive been driving on Jesse's map for some time now. Its not good, but i dont really get on it that much, due to this knock sensor throwing 35's to 45's during shifting at high rpms, i get some knock other times, but only when its hot out. I would never suggest racing on a map that was not tuned for your SPECIFIC ENGINE, all engines are different even if they are the same type. im sure the map will work, just that you cant really get on it safely until you hit the dyno or street tune with an AFR gauge. AEM uego is what is suggested on here, i should have mine anyday now.

In short; wait till you get it tuned or at least till your ready to street tune your car.
 
#25 ·
zero2toy said:
due to this knock sensor throwing 35's to 45's during shifting at high rpms
How many times do I have to tell you that that isn't knock? Jesus, I could go out and make my car throw 60's on knock right now if I wanted to.

If you're getting knock at other areas of the map, use the Commander to pull ignition timing in those areas.
 
#26 ·
well its hott in cali about 105........ didnt knock in the morning when it was about 70deg...
 
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