trbo 6 Member 230 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Posted 03/02/13 08:54 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 08:54 PM Would it be the fact the the Air fuel gauge is reading lambda 1 at 14.7:1 still and hasn't been calibrated to show lamda 1 as 9.7? So the reading in my case of 11.5:1 is actually 0.78 lambda which is actually 7.56:1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 12d Gender: Male Posted 03/02/13 09:41 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 09:41 PM Would it be the fact the the Air fuel gauge is reading lambda 1 at 14.7:1 still and hasn't been calibrated to show lamda 1 as 9.7? So the reading in my case of 11.5:1 is actually 0.78 lambda which is actually 7.56:1.Still on the rich side, which means it should be running cooler.Just ask Spiro to show you as it would be logged with your power run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 03/02/13 10:25 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 10:25 PM I have an in cabin oil temp gauge, using the f6 cluster. It has defienitly raised in temp since the tune was done. 430kw on a stock motor is really leaning on it, isn't it? Is 12.8 too lean in my application? the extra power is probably the main factor in what is elevating your oil temp, plus combined with extra heat through the intercooler etc etcWithout sounding like a rude dick....you really need to be talking to who ever did the work.Obviously they think its safe, so have a chat with them and I'm sure they will give you some confidence.Other option is to do a high speed run on a private road with a portable AFR meter / data logger after the car has been running for a bit....see what it actually is and present the information to your workshop for their analysis.Exactly, talking to your tuner should have been your first priority if you had a concern about their workMick would you tune a 430rwk falcon turbo on 98 octane with 12.8 air fuel ratio on a standard engine??I normally tune richer than this, but this is not to say my way is correct and I have voiced my concerns to several people in the past about pushing 400 rwkw on standard enginesWould it be the fact the the Air fuel gauge is reading lambda 1 at 14.7:1 still and hasn't been calibrated to show lamda 1 as 9.7? So the reading in my case of 11.5:1 is actually 0.78 lambda which is actually 7.56:1.when talking lambda, no calibration is required, stoich is stoich, no matter what fuel is used 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trbo 6 Member 230 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Posted 03/02/13 11:36 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 11:36 PM I understand that stoich is stoich, however e85 has a stoichiometric value of approximately 9.7:1 and pump fuel is 14.7:1, so if a gauge is setup to read stoich at 14.7 as 1 lambda then 0.8 lambda is 11.76, however if the gauge was setup to read 1 lambda as 9.7 for e85 then 0.8 lambda would be 7.76. I know there are a few gauges that you can change the stoich value to account for e85. I'm now assuming that the tuners would not adjust the gauge and leave the stoich value at 14.7:1, so the OP's reading of 12.8:1 would be 0.87 lamda which is 8.439:1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 03/02/13 11:45 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 11:45 PM no adjustments required if talking lambda 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rednose RNS10S Donating Members 2,229 Member For: 18y 3m 12d Gender: Male Posted 03/02/13 11:46 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 11:46 PM I understand that stoich is stoich, however e85 has a stoichiometric value of approximately 9.7:1 and pump fuel is 14.7:1, so if a gauge is setup to read stoich at 14.7 as 1 lambda then 0.8 lambda is 11.76, however if the gauge was setup to read 1 lambda as 9.7 for e85 then 0.8 lambda would be 7.76. I know there are a few gauges that you can change the stoich value to account for e85. I'm now assuming that the tuners would not adjust the gauge and leave the stoich value at 14.7:1, so the OP's reading of 12.8:1 would be 0.87 lamda which is 8.439:1.You should be able to figure out how the gauge is setup on idle. Mine shows 14.7 - 14.9 on idle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trbo 6 Member 230 Member For: 20y 8m 26d Gender: Male Posted 03/02/13 11:59 PM Share Posted 03/02/13 11:59 PM (edited) no adjustments required if talking lambdaYep, get it now. I just got worried when I saw 11.5:1 on dyno sheet as I was thinking this should be about 8:1. If I had the print out in lambda there would be no confuson.Thanks. Edited 04/02/13 12:00 AM by trbo 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 6m 1d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 04/02/13 12:04 AM Share Posted 04/02/13 12:04 AM no worries mate, lambda is easy as fuel type does not affect it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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