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Old 07-27-2005, 05:49 PM   #1
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Default How do you have your UTEC tuned for the track?

I was wondering if there is any specific tuning strategy that the avid track day enthusiasts use in UTEC equipped cars. I did my first event with the UTEC and really found the OLF hesitation to be very limiting when trying to smoothly modulate the throttle over the transition point. I have since tried leaning out the lower load sites up to around 4250 RPM, which fixes the hesitation on the road, but I'm not sure how it will do on the track. Any information, thoughts would be appreciated.

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Old 07-27-2005, 06:46 PM   #2
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What throttle position do you have it set to engage at? I believe mine is set at the minimum setting, and I've never noticed it kick in during an autocross run (don't track the car).
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Old 07-27-2005, 07:23 PM   #3
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I have the TPS crossover set to 20% (minimum). It's definitely noticeable in everyday driving, but it's really noticeable and irritating on the track.

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Old 07-27-2005, 07:43 PM   #4
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I should probably just keep quiet, but here goes -

I feel the UTEC is a poor tuning tool in general. It can be made to perform OK at the extremes - it can be made OK for street, it can be made OK for strip. At the edge, I haven't seen anyone do anything impressive with transitions above second gear. (I am trying to think of someone who has even tried a time attack with a UTEC.)

That said - whatever you do - do not use a tune that is meant to get down a drag strip in the quickest ET. The best drag tune will result in EGTs off the map on the track.

My recommendation for anyone that wants to track a Subaru regularly is get Shiv to reflash it with EcuTek or have Phil from Element put in a hydra and tell them what the tune is being used for.
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Old 07-27-2005, 09:45 PM   #5
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I should probably just keep quiet, but here goes -

I feel the UTEC is a poor tuning tool in general. It can be made to perform OK at the extremes - it can be made OK for street, it can be made OK for strip. At the edge, I haven't seen anyone do anything impressive with transitions above second gear. (I am trying to think of someone who has even tried a time attack with a UTEC.)

That said - whatever you do - do not use a tune that is meant to get down a drag strip in the quickest ET. The best drag tune will result in EGTs off the map on the track.

My recommendation for anyone that wants to track a Subaru regularly is get Shiv to reflash it with EcuTek or have Phil from Element put in a hydra and tell them what the tune is being used for.
Sadly, I am beginning to agree with you.

I just spent about 2 hours trying to get my low gear, low load transitions smooth and it was very very frustrating. With the numbers I have in my fuel map right now (really negative, right back to positive, and so on) I would really like to see the background fuel map they are using.

Oh well, I'll see what I can do.

Maybe I could just run it in stock mode to eliminate the hesitation?

Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated, so far all I have gathered is that I should try to get the 10% below 4250 to be about stoich, and then smoothly transition through the 20% and 30%, and then finally try to get the timing a bit closer to the ecu's timing, without being too high.

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Old 07-27-2005, 09:53 PM   #6
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With the stock fueling don't worry about it, it is rich enough not to be a problem wherever timing wonders to. Also it won't pull to red line in third and above so don't bother - shift about 600 rpm or so earlier.
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Old 07-28-2005, 12:47 PM   #7
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Is this true? That no matter what you do or who tunes the UTEC, you will never get that little hesitation out? I just made an appointment with TXS to tune my UTEC soon hoping that they of all people would be able to eliminate that. I'm assuming they could since they are the creators of it. Please don't say they can't
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Have you played with timing. Timing played a major role in helping improve the low end of my map.

Like has been stated most dyno tunes, maps etc. are all tuned for power above 5k rpm and very conservative (not properly mapped) below that as it is the most knock prone area. Not to mention differences in setups show up in that region the most...it is why it's extra important for the end user to spend time with the proper tools tuning the driveability of the map. Chances are you can get the driveability where you want it...if not an EM switch may be the best way to go.
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Old 07-28-2005, 01:06 PM   #9
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Is this true? That no matter what you do or who tunes the UTEC, you will never get that little hesitation out? I just made an appointment with TXS to tune my UTEC soon hoping that they of all people would be able to eliminate that. I'm assuming they could since they are the creators of it. Please don't say they can't
If you recently made an appointment for a tune, you will likely receive the newest firmware that eliminates the hesitation issues.

On the other hand, if you really want to see how well a UTEC can be used in Motorsports or track days, check out Luke Russell's one lap results (before he went off track and dropped out of the event) this last year. He was running with the big dogs and kicking some major tail on a TurboXS tuned UTEC.

The problem can be tuned out if you know what you are doing, but if you are not experienced, or don't have the proper tools, you have very little chance of ever getting it right. Lucky for those that don't have the experience or the tools, the new firmware does it for you automatically.

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Old 07-28-2005, 01:17 PM   #10
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Sadly, I am beginning to agree with you.

I just spent about 2 hours trying to get my low gear, low load transitions smooth and it was very very frustrating. With the numbers I have in my fuel map right now (really negative, right back to positive, and so on) I would really like to see the background fuel map they are using.

Oh well, I'll see what I can do.

Maybe I could just run it in stock mode to eliminate the hesitation?

Any tips or tricks would be greatly appreciated, so far all I have gathered is that I should try to get the 10% below 4250 to be about stoich, and then smoothly transition through the 20% and 30%, and then finally try to get the timing a bit closer to the ecu's timing, without being too high.

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If you get your utec timing to closely match the timing that your ecu wants to run it will be seamless.
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Old 07-28-2005, 01:18 PM   #11
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If you recently made an appointment for a tune, you will likely receive the newest firmware that eliminates the hesitation issues.

On the other hand, if you really want to see how well a UTEC can be used in Motorsports or track days, check out Luke Russell's one lap results (before he went off track and dropped out of the event) this last year. He was running with the big dogs and kicking some major tail on a TurboXS tuned UTEC.

The problem can be tuned out if you know what you are doing, but if you are not experienced, or don't have the proper tools, you have very little chance of ever getting it right. Lucky for those that don't have the experience or the tools, the new firmware does it for you automatically.

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Is this on the site to download.... I guess I could go look huh...

edit: new website...
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Old 07-28-2005, 01:25 PM   #12
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Is this on the site to download.... I guess I could go look huh...

edit: new website...

No, it's not in the full release stage yet.

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Old 07-28-2005, 02:50 PM   #13
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Will the new release be a background map addressing fueling that causes the hesitation, so we don't have to run as much timing in the 10/20/30 during switch over...
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Old 07-28-2005, 10:14 PM   #14
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If you recently made an appointment for a tune, you will likely receive the newest firmware that eliminates the hesitation issues.

On the other hand, if you really want to see how well a UTEC can be used in Motorsports or track days, check out Luke Russell's one lap results (before he went off track and dropped out of the event) this last year. He was running with the big dogs and kicking some major tail on a TurboXS tuned UTEC.

The problem can be tuned out if you know what you are doing, but if you are not experienced, or don't have the proper tools, you have very little chance of ever getting it right. Lucky for those that don't have the experience or the tools, the new firmware does it for you automatically.

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Nathan, thanks for the info. I'm really looking forward to having my car tuned by you guys!! I'll see you August 20th!!
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I can't wait for the new firmware.
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Old 07-29-2005, 01:09 AM   #16
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Post some #1 logs in the tuning forum. You're not going to get very far here.
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Old 07-29-2005, 03:13 PM   #17
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OOO please I need that firmware! The brothers dieing here..........
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Old 07-29-2005, 03:59 PM   #18
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Is this true? That no matter what you do or who tunes the UTEC, you will never get that little hesitation out?
That's a myth. It's much more likely that those doing the tuning don't have the experience or tools (e.g. a load bearing dyno...) to tune it properly. For the track, you should really get it on a load bearing dyno (e.g. Mustang) and tune based on a conservative EGT target.
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Old 07-29-2005, 05:38 PM   #19
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I have no hesitation problems street or track. I just took my car to the track last weekend. It was 95+ degrees, I did 5 track sessions for 106 miles total. Ran straight 100 octane on a map tuned for about 94 octane (I have a higher octane map, but didn't want to push it) 19 psi boost max at mid rpm, stock turbo, tapering to about 13 at redline. No problems. I run a separate 91 octane map on the street. I also see no issues with weather variations or other items that are common criticisms of the UTEC, and I don't adjust my maps. Helpful that I live in San Diego, and I have no basis to compare to other systems since I've never used them. But it can be done.
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Old 07-29-2005, 06:55 PM   #20
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Just got back from an all day long track event today. Turned out the UTEC hesitation wasn't as bad as last time, after leaning out the low load sites and switching the TPS crossover to 20% (not sure which one helped the most). However, I did have another problem, my car shut off after a high g turn fuel starvation incident (turn 10 at SPR main course) and left me coasting down the straight at about 110 mph. I got off into the marbles smoothly and the car started up again.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to the new firmware for the UTEC and I would be happy to test it for turboxs at my next track event in august, assuming it is ready.

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