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Old 10-31-2014, 09:14 AM
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
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You seem to have jumped right to "my injectors are too small". You guys need to look at the O2 sensor readings. When I see readings above 1 volt, that thing is running rich in WOT. So I see no evidence the engine is leaning out. If you adjust the tune to bring those down to upper .800's, you will see shorter pulse widths.

But if you like spending money proceed as you are doing.
So what AFR is upper .800s?
Old 10-31-2014, 09:54 AM
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
Daniel,

You seem to have jumped right to "my injectors are too small". You guys need to look at the O2 sensor readings. When I see readings above 1 volt, that thing is running rich in WOT. So I see no evidence the engine is leaning out. If you adjust the tune to bring those down to upper .800's, you will see shorter pulse widths.

But if you like spending money proceed as you are doing.
Narrow bands are very inaccurate when they are outside of theire operating range of 450 mv. and cannot be used to tell rich or lean based on an AFR. Daniel has a WB AFR and that is what was used to determine rich or lean.
Old 11-01-2014, 12:54 AM
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Here's a response curve for a typical narrow band O2 sensor:



It basically bounces back and forth between rich and lean and never stays at 14.7:1.
Old 11-01-2014, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Cliff Harris
Here's a response curve for a typical narrow band O2 sensor:



It basically bounces back and forth between rich and lean and never stays at 14.7:1.
In closed loop it will constantly transition between rich and lean. But in open loop (WOT) the ECM does not use the input to adjust fuel trim. So it will stay pretty constant. In Daniel's logs it is constant around 1v. I agree that narrow bands are not as accurate. But this O2 sensor would have to be way off to have a constant reading of 1v and a lean AFR.

The question I asked and never got an answer to was how does Daniel know it was lean. I know he has a wideband but he never said what the AFR was at WOT.
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
In closed loop it will constantly transition between rich and lean. But in open loop (WOT) the ECM does not use the input to adjust fuel trim. So it will stay pretty constant. In Daniel's logs it is constant around 1v. I agree that narrow bands are not as accurate. But this O2 sensor would have to be way off to have a constant reading of 1v and a lean AFR.

The question I asked and never got an answer to was how does Daniel know it was lean. I know he has a wideband but he never said what the AFR was at WOT.
Before I adjusted my fuel pressure, it was 12.5:1 at low RPMs and 14.3:1 at high RPMs. When I adjusted my fuel pressure it was around 11:1 at low RPMs and 12.5:1 at high RPMs. When I adjusted the fuel pressure I also set the P.E. AFR vs Coolant temp table back to stock and left the 20% enrichment from 4000-6400 RPMs.
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Originally Posted by DanielRicany
Before I adjusted my fuel pressure, it was 12.5:1 at low RPMs and 14.3:1 at high RPMs. When I adjusted my fuel pressure it was around 11:1 at low RPMs and 12.5:1 at high RPMs. When I adjusted the fuel pressure I also set the P.E. AFR vs Coolant temp table back to stock and left the 20% enrichment from 4000-6400 RPMs.
So you are not leaning out after all.
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
So you are not leaning out after all.
Yes I am. 12.5:1 is leaner than 11:1.

It was leaner with the lower fuel pressure and no matter what I did it would still not come down from 14.3:1 at high RPMs. So what I'm afraid of is now that I leaned out my MAF tables to accommodate the 50 PSI fuel pressure is that I will not be able to bring down the AFR at high RPMs to where I want it
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Originally Posted by DanielRicany
Yes I am. 12.5:1 is leaner than 11:1.

It was leaner with the lower fuel pressure and no matter what I did it would still not come down from 14.3:1 at high RPMs. So what I'm afraid of is now that I leaned out my MAF tables to accommodate the 50 PSI fuel pressure is that I will not be able to bring down the AFR at high RPMs to where I want it
In that case, I have a set of barely used 42# injectors I can sell you. They were too big for my 396 but they might be just right for your 350.
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Originally Posted by DanielRicany
Yes I am. 12.5:1 is leaner than 11:1.

It was leaner with the lower fuel pressure and no matter what I did it would still not come down from 14.3:1 at high RPMs. So what I'm afraid of is now that I leaned out my MAF tables to accommodate the 50 PSI fuel pressure is that I will not be able to bring down the AFR at high RPMs to where I want it
Daniel,
You want to target around 12.5 AFR, so if you can hold 12.5 at WOT to max RPM you would not have to change injectors.
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Originally Posted by bjankuski
Daniel,
You want to target around 12.5 AFR, so if you can hold 12.5 at WOT to max RPM you would not have to change injectors.
I was able to get it to stay between 12.3 - 12.9:1 AFR. Best I'm gonna get without driving myself insane.
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Originally Posted by cumbercr
In that case, I have a set of barely used 42# injectors I can sell you. They were too big for my 396 but they might be just right for your 350.





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