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Old 06-07-2010, 11:51 PM   #45 (permalink)
Tygen1
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I did the calibration as per Innovates directions, it was easy. Now that I have reset the PCM, reconected the line and driven it 80+ miles, it seems to be trying to hit 14.7:1 when under a load. When I am feathering the throttle down hill, it goes to 13-13.5:1, so there is a tremendous amount of oppertunity here. I've also noticed that the idle AFR is 13:1, but in gear is goes to 14.7:1, although the increased load makes it a wash and the gph stays about the same. Overall, it seems to be acting the same with and without the line conected.

This mornings commute was all messed up with the PCM relearning and some bad traffic. However this evenings commute was pretty much on par with what I've been seeing, 45-47mpg in the evenings. This week will be a tell tale.
I have noted that the ignition advance appears to be identicle with the line pluged in as it is unpluged. GPH readings seem to be the same as well. I think there will need to be some ABA style testing to see if this is a trully effective mod, or we are just fooling ourselves....which I don't want to believe becauses I tested this a couple times to make sure. Either way, I will be attempting lean burn soon, so it will be a null point and I may not do any further testing except to make a baseline for the lean burn attempts. But the question is still burning in my brain....

The ZX2 actualy has a liter sized vacuum resivour under the dash, a very nice feature for EOC. I'm not exactly sure what you are asking Phantom, can you restate your question?
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