Flex Fuel Setup

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Flex fuel systems are becoming more and more popular. So here’s a description of how to set up flex fuel. Note that the e420d does not support flex fuel, but you can upgrade the e420d to the 440, which does support flex fuel. All the plug-in ECUs support flex fuel. Firstly, let’s discuss when you

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Setting-up PLX Gauges

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There are 3 methods to use the PLX gauge interface: As a display only (no wideband O2 input, or O2 input via analogue input). With a PLX wideband O2 sensor With an Innovate wideband O2 sensor, TC4 4xEGT probe input, or both In each of these cases, you will need the PLX interface board: The

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Setting-Up Race Technology Dashes

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There are many different dashes and loggers on the market, and we’ve played with most of them. We wanted to find one with which we could integrate cleanly and provide enough functionality for our users at an acceptable price point. In about 2011, we settled on the Race Technology units. In this article, I’m going

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RX8 Idle Control

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This video explains how to set up a separate idle valve to control the idle speed on the RX8s. We weren’t originally going to do this, because the factory ECU does a really good job of controlling the idle speed using the electronic throttle. However in some cases when people do port work they need

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Common Idle Issue and Troubleshooting

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Idle control is one of the hardest things to get right. But when you do it helps with drivability so much so it’s worth doing. I’ve just done two other videos about how to wire up / configure idle control. So if you haven’t watched those, you should do that first because I’ll be referring

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Idle Set-Up

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This video explains how to set up the idle control functions on the ECU. As I said in my other video on connecting the idle valve and setting up the outputs, idle control can be challenging to set up correctly, but when it’s right it makes a big difference to drivabililty. Firstly, we need to understand

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Mission and Values

Mission Adaptronic’s mission is to give people control over their passion. The whole reason Adaptronic was founded was due to a lack of a fully featured cost effective ECU that was accessible to enthusiasts. The way that we do this is by providing products that enthusiasts can use, at accessible price points, as well as

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Idle Valve Wiring

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Idle control is an area where a lot of people get a bit confused with the setup. And that’s mostly because of it’s complex! But it is worth it because good idle control makes a big difference to drivability. In this video, I’ll describe the different types of idle actuators and who uses what.  The

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Closed Loop and Adaptive Tuning

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All Adaptronic ECUs offer closed loop fuel tuning, and all but the e420d also offer adaptive fuel tuning. Closed loop fuel tuning is where the ECU has a target air fuel ratio or lambda which it is trying to achieve. The ECU compares the output of a lambda sensor with the target lambda and adjusts

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Setting Up VE Tuning ( How to get a base map really quickly)

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Welcome to our introduction to our VE tuning. As far as we know, Autronic were the first guys in the aftermarket world to do VE tuning. We followed in December 2009 and since then other aftermarket ECU manufacturers have followed. The main benefit is that it allows you to generate a base map really quickly.

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