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Old May 13, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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Does any body know which is better for tuning sd or maf
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Old May 13, 2009 | 01:44 PM
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Does any body know which is better for tuning sd or maf
For a street vehicle there is no reason to tune without the MAF.
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The MAF is your friend.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 04:37 PM
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Tune it to perfection in SD mode first, then re-enable the MAF, and tune it in until the same results are achieved.

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Nothing wrong with running SD on the street, I've been doing it for years in the TT truck where the MAF is nothing but a restriction to airflow .

That said, I'll be running a MAF with the C5 tune (after locking in the VE table, natch)
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
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Tune it to perfection in SD mode first, then re-enable the MAF, and tune it in until the same results are achieved.

Get your VE correct with SD then MAF tune.

Initially, I thought you were asking about running with or without the MAF.
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Old May 13, 2009 | 07:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
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Tune it to perfection in SD mode first, then re-enable the MAF, and tune it in until the same results are achieved.


My tuner has me in SD and I'm still fighting issues. Going back tomorrow for some follow-up. Off idle to 2k, some sputtering and hesitation. 2200 on up including WOT seem fine. Any extended idling at all will start to load up. Already burned up a set of free flows...
Can cruise at 60 mph and watch the fuel gauge drop.

See what happens tomorrow.
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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me
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Tune it to perfection in SD mode first, then re-enable the MAF, and tune it in until the same results are achieved.

This is what I did. Put it in SD mode and iterate until you get it dead on. Then revert to closed-loop mode and tune trims in. My heads cam setup ran much better after.
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Air density changes with temperature and humidity. If you're car is mainly street driven in a variety of atmospheric conditions then a speed density tune doesn't make sense. Also dialing in the VE in open loop is an unnecessary step in the tuning process if your utilizing the MAF. As is chasing fuel trims. Keep your MAF enabled and focus on dialing in your enrichment rate and main spark tables.
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