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    BA xr8 being supercharged

    in General

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    All good mate. The 2.3 is probably a little small for big power anyway on the 5.4 but you will get a good blower whine happening. Cams will chew more fuel down low but if you're only using it as a weekender that won't matter. Except for the Mellings billet oil pump my engine has never been opened so I'm still using stock head gaskets and bolts.

    The best part about the screw type blowers is the incredible torque they make basically straight from idle but very controllable with the throttle. Like driving a 9 litre big block around 😊

    Have fun with your project and if you need any more info on my setup, let me know and I will help if possible 👍

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    BA xr8 being supercharged

    in General

    Posted

    Hi mate, I have a BF XR8 with 2.6 Kenne BF XR8 KenneBell.tecBell blower on it. Stock engine with billet oil pump gears, it makes 385RWKW/ 343NM on a conservative tune.

    I am not a tuner and originally it was tuned by a reputable shop with SCT tuning software which I later read then re-flashed using PCMTEC.

    The PCMTEC software attracted me because of all the parameters you can change for drivability as this car is a daily driver as the SCT software is pretty basic.

    As Puffwagon says, the ability to look at stock Ford files is handy as I used this to fine tune my Ford twin throttle body settings using an FG GT file and the Tip In Retard settings from an FGX Sprint to fine tune a dead spot when mashing the throttle from low revs as well as many other small settings for smoothness and drivability.

    I'm running 11.8 pounds boost with Bosch 0 280 158 279 injectors and an Aeromotive 340 in-tank pump and from memory had 57 psi of fuel pressure on the dyno before the stock regulator. You will also need a decent exhaust system. I was recommended by Blue Power racing to fit a twin 3" system with 1 7/8 four into 1 extractors not only for increased flow under boost but also to help scavenge exhaust gases out of the combustion chamber so as to run more ignition timing.

    As I said, I am not a tuner and have not touched any of the main fuel and timing curves that were set on the dyno except to tidy up a bit of low load and idle timing. I have attached a copy of my tune for you to look at and give you some idea on where you should be heading. This car has been a daily driver for the last 11 years with this power level and tune and it has been ultra reliable and idles like stock. I think the hardest thing to tune, from what I've read on these forums, will be your cams and you may not need them given the power and torque available from the blower.

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    DSC FAULT 2008 FG NA+T

    in Diagnostics

    Posted

    Also, the steering column might have been disconnected at some stage and not replaced in correct alignment with the steering rack causing the traction control to do weird things when turning corners. The TC thinks the back end is sliding out and tries to correct for it.

    I had this happen when my extractors were fitted on my XR8.

     

    antilag launch control problems

    in Engine Tuning (AUS)

    Posted

    Hi mate, I am definitely not a tuner by any means but I had a quick look through your file and I noticed that the Torque Module Switch is disabled under System Switches (auF0260).

    I believe if this is disabled, you will only get throttle torque reduction and nothing else. This is enabled in my supercharged BF XR8 and all torque reductions (spark ,fuel etc) work fine.

    I'm sure more knowledgeable people on here than me will see other things but I believe this might be one of your problems.

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    HOWTO: Multi Flash Tunes (MFT) via the Cruise Control System & Launch Control

    in Falcon HOWTO Guides

    Posted

    Disable seat belt chime in a BF

    1/Park brake on.
    2/Gearshift in Park(Auto),Neutral(Manual)
    3/Ignition in "OFF" position.
    4/All doors closed.
    5/Buckle Drivers seat belt.
    6/Turn ignition to the "ON" position(Do not start the engine).
    7/Wait until the seat belt warning light turns off.
    8/Press and "HOLD" Hazard button.
    9/Unbuckle drivers seat belt.
    10/Buckle drivers seat belt.
    11/Release Hazard button.
    Confirmation of disabling the belt minder is provided by seat belt warning lamp flashing 5 times.
    To re enable it simply carry out the same procedure.

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    Unit Converter - Requests

    in PCMTEC Editor Questions

    Posted

    Great to see how you guys keep polishing your product. The "use Celsius everywhere" feature will be especially useful as I am used to comparing Horsepower/ Kilowatts and Foot Pounds/ Newton Meters etc. at a glance but Fahrenheit/ Celsius is not as common and is, at least for me, a bit harder to get my head around. 

    Stock file database

    in Engine Tuning (AUS)

    Posted

    I've had success in the past finding stock strategies by looking at photos posted on Carsales. Do a search on the car model you are interested in and browse the photos. Quite often people will put up a picture of the VIN sticker on the door jamb and you can get a stock strategy number from there and then punch it into the PCMTec stock file calibration wizard. 

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    HOWTO: BF Manual Launch Control / Flat shifting and Torque Requester's explained

    in Falcon HOWTO Guides

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Puffwagon said:

     

    I just created that file, typed in auf12516 and it was in the same place as my post above.

    Copy the scalar number and paste it into the search bar and it should come up. You will need to be in the workshop version as it isn't visible in the Enthusiast and Professional versions. Perhaps this is something that the developers can comment on further.

    Thanks Puff. That probably explains why they're not showing up then as I'm using the professional version not workshop.

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