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side waz
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Craving4Boost wrote:sorry fiz, just trying to help here

""when the car is completely cool start it up. have the safc mointoring throttle %, air flow, and rpms. have the engine at 1000rpms and write down the air flow. then have the engine at 2000rpms and write down the throttle % and air flow.

now go to the dec. air settings. the THR setting is the throttle % you documented at 2000rpms. the NE1 setting is the air flow you had at 1000rpms. the NE2 setting is the air flow you had at 2000rpms. this will get you very close to the settings you need. may not be perfect but very close. this will allow you to run an atmospheric bov without stumbling between gears""
Reviving this thread with a question to this.

How close is close? I'm asking b/c I am going have to use this function on my SAFC and there's been a couple of guys here who have really helped with this but it's sort of two different ways of doing it.

Whats the best, most accurate way? There is what you suggested, then there is this,

taken from S14tat:this is what you do in laymens term.

the ne1 and ne2 is the air flow percent you put down.

ne1 would be the first point on your lo- hi throttle map rpm.

ne2 would be the second point on your lo-hi throttle map rpm.

the throttle number on the decel air would be throttle percent its required to rev it to the ne2 rpm.

and then your done. It just gets a little confusing having a bunch of different ways to something thats probabley really simple. LOL


side waz
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Ok I think I got it. First though I did this on a cold start, wrote down the correct info and imputed it. Then, using the adjustment screw on the motor, turned my idle down from 950rpm ish, to around 800. Everything seemed fine and I also did some bov work, losening it, and went for a boot.

As it turned out I stalled when letting off the throttle. Then it hit me b/c it's very cold up here now, and I had the heater and rear defrost on, I did'nt take that in to account as it takes more power and lowers the rpm's even at idle. So back under the hood I went. Keeping the heat on high and the rear defrost on I adjusted the idle back up to around 900rpm's, played with the Dec settings and I "THINK" it's working. I'll know tomorrow after the car sat all night.

Anyway my new set up, including the DEC SETTINGS are,

NE POINTS: 1000rpm, 2000rpm, 3000rpm, 3500rpm, 4000rpm, 4500rpm, 5000rpm and 6000rpm

THROTTLE POINT'S: Lo - 10%, Hi - 40%

FUEL CORRECTION FOR NE POINTS:LO > From 1000rpm's to 5000rpm's -27%, 6000rpm's -26%HI > -15%, -13%, -10%, -8%, -5%, -4%, -3%, -2%

DECEL SETTINGS:THR% - 4.5%NE1 - 0.4NE2 - 3.5

Can someone let me know if I'm bang on or at least close to having eh Dec Settings right?

Thanks a lot.

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There is a big confusion in my head right now.

My current settings are : t28 turbo, 555cc injector, stock sr maf, 3" downpipe + straight cat.

I didnt not set the DECEL SETTINGs becoz it seems fine to me. is in factory default..

and my Throttle point is: Lo 44%, Hi 45%NE POINTS: 1000, 1600, 2200, 3400, 4000, 5000, 6000, 7000LO : 25%, 25%, 25% , 26% , 26% , 27% , 27%, 28% HI : 31%, 31%, 31% , 32% , 32% , 33% , 33%, 33%

everything runs fin my A/F readings are 14-14.7 when cruising but chokes when boosting.

now my big confusion.. when I was setting the LO 1000rpm... I move it down toward the negative side say -10% my wideband will read very RICH.. (+11 and higher) ??? why?? i though negative readings is to make it lean and possitive readings to make it richer??

am I getting it wrong??


side waz
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Hey man.

I never needed the Dec function either till I changed my bov around a little. As long as your having little to no compressor surge, don't worry about it. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" LOL.

As for you settings, it's my understanding that the 0 is the normal flow rate for injector's. So going in to - will lessen the amount of fuel and + will increase the amount.

I do know that once you reach the injector's max on the duty cycle, it will lean out despite the fact you think your adding fuel.

I'm not sure how much that helps and I know there's someone here who can answer it better.

Maybe PM structure240 b/c I've read that he's the SAFC wiz on here.

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Mustangs_Suck wrote:When my car was tuned at the dyno, the hi maps were all +30% and above, while the low maps were -27% and gradually risen.

So not all +%'s are wrong...depends on your car I guess...but idk..I feel as if they didn't tune it well..they said my car was running a dangerous "14.5:1 AFR" and they set it down to a 12.5:1, but from what I've read on here, or from what I recall at least, 14.5:1 is more of an optiumum number than what they set it down to.
14.5:1 is insanely lean on a boosted motor. You need to be around high 11's to low 12's if your under 12-15 psi. Anyone who tells you to tune your car to 14.5:1 is an idiot...maybe if it was NA

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14.5:1 will melt a piston in a breif time...

Even on NA, max power is still made around 12.8:1 with proper timing to accompany it.

And do you guys having problems have widebands??? If you have a wideband, then tuning the SAFC should take 10 minutes max...

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nissanfanatic wrote:14.5:1 will melt a piston in a breif time...

Even on NA, max power is still made around 12.8:1 with proper timing to accompany it.

And do you guys having problems have widebands??? If you have a wideband, then tuning the SAFC should take 10 minutes max...
lol, a little bit longer. gotta mess with timing too.

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well ten minutes if there are no cops lurking around...........................

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95_240sx wrote:14.5:1 is insanely lean on a boosted motor. You need to be around high 11's to low 12's if your under 12-15 psi. Anyone who tells you to tune your car to 14.5:1 is an idiot...maybe if it was NA

Rick
well i trust your word, thx for clearing that up with me.

I guess I got lucky, as I drove it for a few hundred miles, and wailed on it a few times, with that 14.5:1 setting.

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DUDE, you really got lucky! I'm very suprised your still driving. LOL

Well I had to adjust my settings again on the Decl.

THR% - 5.0%NE1 - 1.9NE2 - 3.5

As well my idle was rough so adjusted that back to around 900 rpms (ish) from the srcew on the motor. Now it jumps a little but I tracked that down to my bov being to lose. However untill I get my turbo I don't want to tighten properly as my current turbo is not making 7psi anymore. So to keep it alive on "life support" I am making sure there's almost NO compressor surge.

Seems to be working out ok and I can live with the idle problems untill I install the T28.

I will also change my Hi Throttle to 0 at my first NE Point and increase by 1% to NE Point #8. That should cover me just fine untill I hit the dyno.

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hey sidewaz...i got the intercooler kit installed, fit like a glove i had to cut the hotpipe and coldpipe side so it would fit but other than that the throttle body angle was right on. ill have pics soon hopefully and get this thing running..ill test you SAFC settings once i get my harness installed...later.

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Great news I'm glad everything installed smoothly for you.

For sure post up those pic's as I really want to see them.

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my setup

t25 on a bottem mount mani370cc injectors FMICTurbo XS bovSAFC ILC-1 Wideband o2 w/Dynotune GaugeAutometer Boost gauge3inch turbo elbow stock SR downpipe gutted cat2.5 exhaust all the way back to a high flow elcheapo muffler . came with the carboost : 7 psi

my safc settings

-27 across the whole low map -15 across the whole high mapThrottle Point: Low - 20% / High - 35%

during boost my afr reading are in the low 12's


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does anyone have setups like or similiar to this: t304e .70 trim, 480 cc's, walbro 255lph, Tial 90mm wg, hks bov 2.5 inch intercooler piping and a big fmic, msd6btm, ssac manifold and a q45 90mm MAF! safc II aswell Anyone suggest a setup(even a bench tune) so that I dont blow anything up on the way to the dynoshop, you know I dont wanna be safe than sorry

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**** NOOB QUESTION ALERT ****

Is an SAFCII and a wideband an alternative to a tuned ECU like enthalpy?

I was planning on getting an enthalpy, but because I plan on many stages it will get very expensive very quickly.

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1995240sxSE wrote:does anyone have setups like or similiar to this: t304e .70 trim, 480 cc's, walbro 255lph, Tial 90mm wg, hks bov 2.5 inch intercooler piping and a big fmic, msd6btm, ssac manifold and a q45 90mm MAF! safc II aswell Anyone suggest a setup(even a bench tune) so that I dont blow anything up on the way to the dynoshop, you know I dont wanna be safe than sorry
just trying to know so I dont blow my $h!t again, I wanna know that I can drive it for a week or so and see a little boost until payday so I can go to the dyno shop! FIZ can you please give me some numbers, All I need to know is the % for 1000 rpms and up, i am getting good boost by 3000 rpms!

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I have 460cc injectores. Try low at -40 accross the board and high turn to -27 across the board, but don't get into boost. If it smells like your running rich just turn it down some more. I have to run -50 at idle and then it goes up from there , but my hi throttle starts at -10 and goes all the way to +50

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just don't drive it until you have money for the dyno. you should know that if you "don't wanna blow your **** again".

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side waz wrote:Your both very welcome. I don't know how much it helped out but, anything is better then nothing.

Tx-Sx-FS - FOR SURE let me know about that fmic kit, take pic's of the install, pic's of any prob's, how you solved them and so on. It's a great deal on that kit and I may be interested in it myself. Just want to know about it all first.

Hopefully other people will be posting up there settings and system so everyone will have lots of information to assist in there own set up.
Just wanted to say you have a BEAUTIFUL car dude. That blue is amazing. And I hate blue cars honestly, but yours is just, wow. crazy.

In response to the AFC settings, I need to play with mine a bit more, its really fun to see the drastic changes in power you make with the AFC, + or - of course. I got mine from idling like turds (black smoke everywhere) to idling like a top. My dec air settings never seemed to affect idle at all. My MAF output voltage is the main one I needed to use. I'm at 1 in 1 out with a N60 maxima MAF. I'm running a very similar setup

XO2 ManifoldT25370ccN60 MAF3 inch downpipe3 inch test pipeApexi N1 dual exhaustApexi BOVFMICSAFC 2Manual boost controller

My car kept popping couplers at 10psi so I bought T bolt clamps and they're hopefully on their way. Once I get those installed I can fine tune the boost controller(getting boost creep a lot) as well as the SAFC settings.

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Could anyone help me with these settings, I don't have any money to afford a tune right now. Car is a 96 s14 with stock maf

Also what should be the correct sensor type, I have it as hot wire and set at 2 in 2 out but I think this is wrong

My setup is: -s14 t28 at stock boost -Ebay Godspeed FMIC -Taurus e-fan -Megan 2.5" catback -ebay manifold and downpipe -Walbro 255 pump -SAFC II -SR 370cc's -stock s14 MAF -retarded timing

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why is your timing retarted? A birth defect? Sorry I just woke up. How much boost are you running? Not too sure you need to adjust timing unless u are running a bunch of boost. your right on safc hotwire 2in 2out for stock maf. also 4 cyl with arrow from bottom left pointing to top right! Just put all your high maps at 0% and your low at -23%. that should keep ya very rich and safe! Dont boost too much till ya get a wideband or a dyno tune!

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Anyone have settings to use with a JWT ecu? I have 740 injectors with cobra maf and JWT ecu. Car runs very rich and would like to fine tune it. AFC is already installed (well will b today) but just turned off because I dont know how to set it.

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I run 2 in 5 out for the MAF setting, but I have an s13. But basically for the MAF setting you can just play with it until your idle smooths out.

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deathBooster wrote:NEed help with my settings... I am not really familiar with this but how do i check if the setting are right or wrong???

My current setup are Greddy FMIC, T28,255lph pump, 555cc injectors, and a AEM wideband + hks blowoff--. close to what WHEELWONDER have.. I forgot what my previous settings where but this is my currentSAFC settings are:HI map +22% all pointsLO map +23% all pointsDEC AIR : was Thr ****%, Ne1 10%, Ne2 10% now 1.1 ne1 1.4 ne2 2.0TH point: 44%, 45%and my air/fuel readings are really unstable at idle...

what is wrong with this bomb for being dumb...

Modified by deathBooster at 2:02 PM 10/27/2005
I know this is REALLY old, but in this situation, your MAF wire had to be wired backwards.

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bring this back to life....im just getting to that part in my setup, Sidewayz...my intercooler piping pics are on the link in my signature...but ill be wiring my SAFC asap and need some pretty accurate and safe settings for

setup in signature too...I was goin by Sidewayz setup cuz exactly the same except he lives in colder wheather than my Texas heat...so should there be any changes in any of ther stated numbers??? i have all 3 settings Sidewayz posted but first seemed to be set for normal temps instead of cooler air but let me know...cmon guys, know theres alot of KAT out there with this setup....need lil help on the wiring--the white and yellow for air pressure, white goes to ecu pin #16, but this pic shows yellow comin from another white wire but not sure what ecu pin #...any help?? Thanks everyone and lets keep this alive.

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Current Setup

Holset H1C turbo ( somewhat close to GT30R)3in V-band custom down pipe/exhuastJGStools log manifold stage 1Blitz bov ( Atmospheric )Sr 370cc injectorssafc1AEM Wideband Uegogreddy Full auto timerssac fmicsummit racing SS oil line -10AN drain/-4AN feed NGK copper plugs (gapped to .033)N60 MAF255 pumpTiming set to 15deg

My current safc self tune( note: These are my settings, feel free to try but at your own risk. Many factors make every car different)(subject to change)

Fuel

...1k 2k 3k 4k 5k 6k 7k

Hi 20 20 20 20 21 25 27Lo 4 6 10 10 11 13 16

Throttle

Lo 22 % Hi 33%

Deceleration Air

Throttle=1.4%Ne1= 2.3%Ne2= 3.3%

Sensor type

Hotwire ( arrow pointing up)

3 In 5 Out

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So yes, i have searched but am not seeing what im looking for. Any help is greatly appreciated guys, i know there are plenty of Gurus in these forums and are very kind to us n00bs who are only trying to learn...thanks in advanced!

My Set Up: KA24DE-T T25 3inch DP/no exhaust yet FMIC SR intake/Stock S13 MAF 370cc SR injectors SAFC2 AEM Wideband(getting bung welded today for better results) 1st Gen/EVO BOV w/ recirculation Tube(rigged, not working well)

-I have shortly tuned with a wideband but we had the sensor rigged in the back of the downpipe, i am now going to get a bung welded onto my downpipe for correct results. -I am also looking to replace the stock SR intake b/c it's that rubber **** and it's hard to clamp hose clamps on rubber, so im going to pick up an alluminum one. Questions: 1. On the SAFC2, where it says(under the THR settiings i believe): Neo1: 800rpm Neo2: 1000rpm...etc. How can i adjust these, it only lets me highlight them and not change them in anyway? 2. When Monitoring AFL, what exactly does it stand for and mean;Airflow? Is there any "norm" at idle that it should be? 3. Dec. Air, does it only account your settings if you're running open BOV(Un-recirculated) b/c it doesn't seem to be helping my hold idle when clutched in or in neutral. I am forced to heel toe until slowly 0% throttle then i can let off the gas, and even then the idle is at 450rpm..then only once i completely stop will the rpm rise back to 750ish... 4. For my MAF "IN" and "OUT" should it be 1 and 1, or 5 and 5? 5. Also, I'm not sure under which settings it's under but where it asks you: Low THR xx% and HI THR xxx%, for mine i have it at Low 10% HIgh 50%, should this be at anything else, also does this mean that for the settings i have changed for my low THR they only apply when i am in between 10%-49% throttle and the same applies for the high throttle? 6. Air bung on the valve cover, is it necessary to have a hose going from this to the intake right before the Filter? I have one of those small filters on it and plugged the spot on the intake since it's after the MAF...?

I think that's all i can think of for now, again guys, any help is greatly appreciated; just trying to learn from people in the know. Thanks.

-Chris

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need lil help SIDEWAYZ...what setting should i change if im running ur setup but my boost spikes to 12psi...what should i use for the HI THROTTLE settings??

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side waz wrote:**** May Be Worthy Of Being STICKY'd ****

Hey everyone whats up.

Well as I saw another thread asking for SAFC help (as did I) and I thought it might be a good idea to make a thread where it would be WAY easier to search out answers, see people's systems and settings.

These units can be complicated at first and even appear a little ominous to the first timer so this should help.

So for those who are already using either the SAFC (LCD screen with button's) or the SAFC II (LCD screen with knob) post up your COMPLETE settings including, Throttle Point, NE Points, High/Low Throttle and Fuel % Correction for each NE Point.

Also include what turbo system your running like kind of turbo, injector's, ect, ect. Don't forget to mention if you've tunned on the dyno, via a Wideband or not at all.

True no two cars will be running the exact same settings despite maybe having the same turbo system but at least it will give new people something to research on and use to just drive there cars and get to the dyno or tune with a wideband.

Anyway here's my SAFC settings (have NOT hit the dyno as yet)

NE Points: 1000rpm, 2500rpm, 3000rpm, 3500rpm, 4000rpm, 4500rpm, 5000rpm and 6000rpm

Throttle Point: Lo - 10% / High - 43%

Low Throttle Fuel Correction: -25% across ALL NE Points

High Throttle Fuel Correction: 1000rpm -17%, 2500rpm -17%, 3000 -16%, 3500rpm -15%, 4000rpm -15%, 4500rpm -15%, 5000rpm -15% and 6000rpm -15%

My turbo system is, SSAutochrome Manifold, SR T25 Turbo, SR Turbo Extension, Megan Racing 3" Downpipe, SR 370cc Injector's, Megan Racing Fuel Pressure Regulator, 300zx Fuel Filter, SR SMIC, Walboro Fuel Pump, GReddy Type S BOV (atmospheric) and the SAFC (buttons)

So that's me how about you???

Also PLEASE feel free to ask any questions, post any comments or concerns as this will probabley go a long to helping out a lot of people.

Take care guys.

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