E85 Auto-Calibrate
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E85 Auto-Calibrate
I don't know what else to call it other than "Auto Calibrate for E85". But stock flex fuel vehicles do this. If you are at 1/2 tank of gas and fill up the rest of the way with E85 the ECU's calibrate for the change in fuel and automaticly adjust for the fluctuations in fuel composition. From what I can tell the ECU uses O2 feedback to determine the ethynol percentage in the fuel and adjusts the fuel map based on that. I may be wrong about that but it's how I understand it to be possible.
Is there any chance of us using a wideband feed to perform the same operation and automaticly adjusting the tune for ethanol content?
Is there any chance of us using a wideband feed to perform the same operation and automaticly adjusting the tune for ethanol content?
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I was basing that statement on this article:
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2006/0...uel-system.htm
http://www.canadiandriver.com/2006/0...uel-system.htm
GM has developed a Virtual Flex Fuel Sensor (V-FFS) software program that calculates the ethanol content in the fuel, instead of using a sensor to measure it. When the fuel level in the tank increases as the vehicle is refueled, the computer recalculates the percentage of ethanol in the fuel and automatically changes the air/fuel ratio. To do this, the computer temporarily stops the operation of other emission systems and monitors the oxygen sensors to determine ethanol content. The test is done several times until calculations remain stable. This can take several minutes when the engine is idling, but much less time at higher fuel flow rates.
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