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MS3Pro ULTIMATE User Manual
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Contents
1 Introduction 13
1.1 Overview ................................................... 13
1.1.1 Warninglabels ............................................ 13
1.1.2 Technicalsupport .......................................... 13
1.1.3 Copyrights .............................................. 13
1.2 MS3Procomponents............................................. 13
1.2.1 MS3Pro Engine Control Unit Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2.1.1 MS3Pro (first generation) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.2.1.2 MS3ProModule ...................................... 14
1.2.1.3 MS3ProPlugandPlay .................................. 14
1.2.1.4 MS3ProUltimate...................................... 14
1.2.2 Wiringharness............................................ 15
1.2.3 Tuningcables............................................. 15
1.3 MS3Proaccessories............................................. 15
1.3.1 Sensors................................................ 15
1.3.2 QuadSpark .............................................. 15
1.3.3 Ignitioncoils ............................................. 15
1.3.4 CAN-EGT thermocouple interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1.3.5 MicroSquirt.............................................. 15
1.3.6 HSD-4 High Side Driver module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
1.3.7 Peakandholddrivermodule .................................... 16
1.4 Tools...................................................... 16
2 Installing the software 17
2.1 RegisteringTunerStudio........................................... 17
2.2 TunerStudio.................................................. 17
2.2.1 Startscreen.............................................. 17
2.2.2 Creatingaproject .......................................... 18
2.2.3 TunerStudiomainscreen ...................................... 20
2.2.4 Loadingandsavingtunes...................................... 21
2.3 TuneAnalyzeLive .............................................. 21
3 MS3Pro hardware 23
3.1 Overview ................................................... 23
3.2 Inputs ..................................................... 24
3.2.1 Enginespeed............................................. 24
3.2.2 Temperatureinputs.......................................... 25
3.2.3 Throttleposition ........................................... 25
3.2.4 O2sensorinput............................................ 25
3.2.5 MAPsensorinput .......................................... 25
3.2.6 General purpose analog inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
3.2.7 Knockinput.............................................. 26
3.2.8 DigitalI/Ochannels ......................................... 26
3.2.9 Barometricpressureinput...................................... 26
3.3 Outputs .................................................... 27
3.3.1 Injectoroutputs............................................ 27
3.3.2 Ignitionoutputs............................................ 27
3.3.2.1 Additional ignition outputs for V10 coil on plug applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.3.3 Highcurrentoutputs......................................... 28
3.3.4 PWMmediumcurrentoutputs.................................... 28
3.3.5 DigitalOutputpins .......................................... 28
3.3.6 Tachoutput.............................................. 29
3.3.7 Stepper motor control output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
3.3.8 DigitalI/Oasoutputs......................................... 29
3.4 Communicationslines ............................................ 29
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3.4.1 RS232................................................. 29
3.4.2 USB.................................................. 29
3.4.3 CANbus................................................ 29
3.5 Maintenanceinsidethecase ........................................ 29
3.5.1 Diagnosticlights ........................................... 30
3.5.2 Changingthefuses ......................................... 30
3.5.3 ReplacingtheSDcard........................................ 30
3.5.4 Changing the real time clock battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
3.5.5 Watersealspecifications ...................................... 31
3.5.6 Mountingfootprint .......................................... 31
4 Wiring 32
4.1 ECUpinout .................................................. 32
4.2 Wiringdiagram ................................................ 35
4.3 Enginepositionsensors........................................... 40
4.3.1 Variablereluctorsensors ...................................... 40
4.3.2 Hall effect and optical sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3.3 Points triggering and points replacement devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
4.3.4 Fuelonlyinstallations ........................................ 41
4.4 Othersensors................................................. 41
4.4.1 Temperaturesensors ........................................ 41
4.4.2 MAPsensors............................................. 42
4.4.3 Throttlepositionsensor ....................................... 43
4.4.4 Massairflowsensors ........................................ 43
4.4.4.1 Ford 5.0 Mustang 4 pin oval connector MAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.4.4.2 Ford 5 pin rectangular connector MAF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
4.4.4.3 Nissan/InfinitiQ45MAF ................................. 44
4.4.5 Oxygensensors ........................................... 45
4.4.6 Knocksensors ............................................ 46
4.4.7 Speedandgearsensors ...................................... 46
4.4.8 Genericon/offswitches ....................................... 47
4.4.9 Othersensors ............................................ 47
4.5 Fuelinjectors ................................................. 47
4.6 Ignitionoutputs................................................ 47
4.6.1 QuadSparkignitionmodule ..................................... 47
4.6.2 IGN-1A coil with built in ignition module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
4.6.3 LSseriescoils ............................................ 48
4.6.4 VWpencilcoils............................................ 48
4.6.5 MSD and other single channel capacitive discharge ignitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
4.6.6 Commonfiringorders ........................................ 49
4.7 IACvalves................................................... 51
4.7.1 StepperIACvalves.......................................... 51
4.7.2 PWMIACvalves ........................................... 53
4.7.3 On/offIACvalves........................................... 54
4.7.4 ThermalIACvalves ......................................... 54
4.7.5 DC servo IAC valves (currently not supported) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
4.8 Fuelpumprelay ............................................... 54
4.9 Tachoutput .................................................. 54
4.10Highcurrentoutputs ............................................. 54
4.11PWMmediumcurrentoutputs........................................ 54
4.11.1Solidstaterelaycontrol ....................................... 54
4.12Groundingnotes ............................................... 55
4.13Outputcomparisonchart .......................................... 55
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5 Setting up a basic configuration 56
5.1 Connecting the MS3Pro to your laptop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
5.2 Basicengineconstants ........................................... 57
5.3 Ignitionsettings................................................ 59
5.3.1 BasicTrigger ............................................. 65
5.3.1.1 Inputphasing........................................ 65
5.3.1.2 FordTFIdistributors.................................... 66
5.3.1.3 GMHEI........................................... 67
5.3.1.4 MSD distributor based ignitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
5.3.2 TriggerReturn ............................................ 67
5.3.3 Fuelonly ............................................... 68
5.3.4 Toothedwheel ............................................ 68
5.3.4.1 Terminologynotes..................................... 70
5.3.4.2 Wheelnaming ....................................... 70
5.3.4.3 Specificsettings ...................................... 70
5.3.4.4 Existing........................................... 71
5.3.4.5 Retrofit ........................................... 71
5.3.4.6 Missing tooth crank wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
A note about VR sensors and missing tooth wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
5.3.4.7 Missingtoothcamwheel ................................. 73
5.3.4.8 Missing tooth crank wheel and single tooth cam wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
5.3.4.9 Missing tooth crank wheel and polled (50/50 or half moon) cam wheel . . . . . . . . 76
5.3.4.10 Missing tooth crank wheel and irregular cam wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
5.3.4.11NipponDensoCAS .................................... 82
5.3.4.12 Non-missing tooth cam wheel with single-tooth cam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
5.3.4.13 Non-missing tooth cam wheel with two opposite teeth on the cam . . . . . . . . . . 85
5.3.4.14 Non-missing tooth cam wheel with one cam tooth per cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
5.3.4.15 Non-missing tooth crank wheel with one cam tooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
5.3.4.16 Example wheel decoder settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
BMWinlinesixes....................................... 89
BuickC3I ........................................... 89
Chevrolet LS2, LS3 and other GM 58X V8s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Chrysler318/360MagnumV8............................... 90
ChryslerVVTHemi...................................... 90
Ford36-1 ........................................... 90
FordCoyote.......................................... 91
Toyota2JZ-GTE ....................................... 91
5.3.4.17 Other wheel arrangements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
5.3.5 EDISandEDISMultispark ..................................... 91
5.3.5.1 Checkingthetiming .................................... 93
5.3.5.2 CamsensorandEDIS .................................. 93
5.3.6 420A/Neon .............................................. 93
5.3.7 36-2+2 ................................................ 94
5.3.8 36-2-2-2................................................ 94
5.3.9 Subaru6/7 .............................................. 94
5.3.10Miata99-05.............................................. 94
5.3.116G72 ................................................. 95
5.3.12IAWWeber .............................................. 95
5.3.13CAS4/1................................................ 95
5.3.144G63 ................................................. 95
5.3.15Twintrigger.............................................. 96
5.3.16Chrysler2.2/2.5........................................... 96
5.3.17Renix44-2-2 ............................................. 96
5.3.18SuzukiSwift.............................................. 96
5.3.19SuzukiVitara2.0........................................... 97
5.3.20Daihatsu3cyl............................................. 97
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5.3.21Daihatsu4cyl............................................. 97
5.3.22VTR1000 ............................................... 97
5.3.23Rover#1 ............................................... 97
5.3.24Rover#2 ............................................... 97
5.3.25Rover#3 ............................................... 97
5.3.26GM7X................................................. 97
5.3.27QR25DE ............................................... 97
5.3.28HondaRC51 ............................................. 97
5.3.29Fiat1.816V.............................................. 98
5.3.30Optispark ............................................... 98
5.3.31NissanSR20 ............................................. 99
5.3.32NissanRB25 ............................................. 99
5.3.33LS1 .................................................. 99
5.3.34YZF1000 ............................................... 99
5.3.35HondaAcura(V6) ..........................................100
5.3.36VQ35DE ...............................................100
5.3.37Jeep2000 ..............................................100
5.3.38Jeep2002 ..............................................100
5.3.39ZetecVTC ..............................................100
5.3.40Flywheeltri-tach ...........................................101
5.3.412JZVVTi ...............................................101
5.3.42HondaTSX/D17 ..........................................101
5.3.43ViperV10...............................................101
5.3.44HondaK24A2 ............................................101
5.3.45HD32-2 ................................................102
5.3.46Miata36-2 ..............................................102
5.3.47Daihatsu12+1 ............................................102
5.3.48Subaru36-2-2-2VVT ........................................102
5.3.49SkiDooPTEC ............................................102
5.3.50NissanQG15.............................................102
5.4 Idlevalves...................................................102
5.4.1 On/Offsettings ...........................................103
5.4.2 Steppervalvesettings........................................103
5.4.3 PWMidlevalvesettings.......................................104
5.5 Sensorcalibration ..............................................104
6 Tuning the MS3Pro 106
6.1 Gettingstarted ................................................106
6.1.1 Usingoutputtestmode .......................................106
6.1.1.1 Injectortestmode .....................................106
6.1.1.2 Coiltestmode .......................................107
6.1.1.3 Idlevalvetesting......................................107
TestingastepperIACvalve .................................108
TestingaPWMIACvalve ..................................109
6.1.2 CheckingRPM............................................109
6.1.3 Settingcrankingtiming........................................109
6.1.4 Startingtheengine..........................................110
6.1.5 Settingrunningtiming ........................................111
6.2 The basics of 3D tuning tables and load types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
6.3 Tuningfuel ..................................................114
6.3.1 Deadtime...............................................114
6.3.1.1 Injectorsettings ......................................114
6.3.2 Smallpulsewidths..........................................115
6.3.3 AFRtable...............................................116
6.3.4 VEtable................................................117
6.3.4.1 VEtablegenerator.....................................118
6.3.5 Basic acceleration enrichment (AE) tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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6.3.5.1 Main accel enrich settings menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
6.3.5.2 AcceleratorpumpAE ...................................119
6.3.5.3 TimeBasedAE ......................................120
6.3.5.4 Gettingitdialedin.....................................122
MAPbasedorTPSbasedAE? ...............................123
Setting the TPSdot/MAPdot Threshold Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Tuningthetables .......................................123
6.3.6 Startup/warmupfueling.......................................124
6.3.6.1 Cranking / Startup settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
6.3.6.2 Primingpulse .......................................125
6.3.6.3 Afterstart (ASE) percentage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
6.3.6.4 Afterstart(ASE)taper...................................125
6.3.6.5 Warmupenrichment....................................125
6.3.6.6 Puttingitalltogether....................................125
6.4 Tuningspark .................................................126
6.5 Gettingagoodidle..............................................126
6.5.0.7 CorrectFuel ........................................127
6.5.0.8 CorrectTiming.......................................127
6.5.0.9 CorrectAirflow.......................................128
7 Additional items: Beyond basic fuel and ignition control 129
7.1 Basic/LoadSections ............................................129
7.1.1 GeneralSettings...........................................129
7.1.1.1 Barometricsettings ....................................129
7.1.1.2 MAPsensorsettings ...................................130
7.1.1.3 General Sensor Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
7.1.1.4 LoadParameters .....................................130
7.1.2 RevLimiter ..............................................131
7.1.2.1 Hardrevlimit........................................131
7.1.2.2 Coolanttemplimiter....................................132
7.1.2.3 Sparkretard ........................................132
7.1.2.4 Sparkcut..........................................132
7.1.2.5 Fuelcut...........................................132
7.1.3 Shiftlight ...............................................133
7.1.4 Enginestatesettings.........................................133
7.1.4.1 How the MS3Pro uses engine states . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
7.1.4.2 Tuningenginestates ...................................135
7.1.5 TachoOutput.............................................135
7.1.6 Fancontrol ..............................................136
7.1.7 Torqueconverterlockup.......................................137
7.1.8 Alternatorcontrol...........................................138
7.1.8.1 Fordalternators ......................................140
7.1.8.2 Chrysleralternators....................................140
7.1.8.3 Miataalternators......................................141
Pullupmethod ........................................141
Sparkoutputmethod.....................................141
7.1.8.4 Chevrolet 4 wire alternators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Simpleinstallation ......................................142
On/offcontrol.........................................142
On/off control with load monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.1.8.5 Chevrolet 2 wire alternators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
7.1.8.6 Hondaalternators .....................................143
7.1.8.7 Otheralternators......................................143
7.1.9 Barometriccorrection ........................................143
7.1.10MAPsamplesettings ........................................144
7.1.10.1EventAverage.......................................145
7.1.10.2TimedMinimum ......................................145
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7.1.11ITBloadsettings...........................................147
7.1.11.1ITBloadVEtable .....................................147
7.1.11.2 ITB load TPS switch point curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7.1.11.3 ITB Load at TPS Switchpoint Curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7.1.11.4 Putting it all Together - Calculating ITB Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7.1.11.5 ITB Load Calculation in Speed-Density Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
7.1.11.6 ITB Load Calculation in Alpha-N Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
7.1.11.7 Tuning For Idle Air Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
7.1.12MAFoptions .............................................150
7.1.12.1 More about frequency based MAFs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
7.1.13MAFflowcurve............................................152
7.1.13.1MAFLoad .........................................152
7.1.13.2Tuning ...........................................153
7.1.13.3 Using VE1 as a trim table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
7.1.14MAFcorrectiontable(old)......................................153
7.1.15MAF/MATcorrectiontable .....................................154
7.1.16RealtimeDisplay...........................................154
7.1.17 Feature List Showing I/O Pins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
7.1.18I/OPinsShowingUseage......................................155
7.1.19 Expansion I/O Pins List / Usage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
7.1.20Gaugeandsettinglimits.......................................156
7.2 FuelSettings .................................................156
7.2.1 Injectortimingtable .........................................156
7.2.2 Secondary injector timing table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
7.2.3 Stagedinjection ...........................................157
7.2.3.1 TuningStagedInjection..................................160
7.2.3.2 Tuning Table-based Staged Injection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
7.2.3.3 Tuning All other Staged Injection Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
7.2.4 Fuelsensorsettings(Flex) .....................................161
7.2.5 OverRunFuelCut..........................................162
7.2.6 AFR/EGOcontrol..........................................163
7.2.6.1 BasicEGOsettings ....................................163
7.2.6.2 EGOports .........................................164
7.2.6.3 AFR/EGO Sensor Mapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
7.2.6.4 Tuning ...........................................164
Simple algorithm with narrowband sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Simple Algorithm with Wideband Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
PID Algorithm with Narrowband Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
PID Algorithm with Wideband Sensor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
7.2.7 NarrowbandEGOtargets ......................................165
7.2.8 EGOAuthorityTable.........................................166
7.2.9 EGOdelaytable ...........................................166
7.2.10AFRsafetysystem..........................................166
7.2.11Cylindertrimtables..........................................167
7.2.12SequencedBatchFire........................................168
7.2.13Fuelpumpandpressure.......................................168
7.2.14Fuelpressuresafety.........................................170
7.3 IgnitionSettings ...............................................170
7.3.1 Dwellbatterycorrection .......................................170
7.3.2 DwellvsRPM.............................................170
7.3.3 DwellTable ..............................................171
7.3.4 Coldadvance.............................................171
7.3.5 MATbasedtimingretard.......................................171
7.3.6 Noisefiltering.............................................172
7.3.6.1 Examples..........................................176
7.3.7 Knocksensorsettings ........................................176
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7.3.7.1 Knocksensorsettings...................................178
7.3.7.2 Detection..........................................179
7.3.7.3 Retarding..........................................179
7.3.7.4 Recovery..........................................179
7.3.7.5 Knockinputthreshold...................................179
7.3.8 Knocksensorparameters......................................180
7.3.9 Knockwindowsettings........................................180
7.3.10Knockcoolantscaling ........................................181
7.3.11Rotarysettings............................................181
7.3.11.1FCmode..........................................182
7.3.11.2FDmode..........................................182
7.3.11.3RX8mode .........................................183
7.3.11.43rotor............................................183
7.3.11.54rotor............................................183
7.3.12Rotarysplittable...........................................184
7.3.13Cylindertrimtables..........................................184
7.4 Startup/Idle .................................................185
7.4.1 Cranking/startupsettings......................................186
7.4.2 CrankingTaperCurve ........................................187
7.4.3 Priming Pulse 2 through Warmup Enrichment 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
7.4.4 Idlecontrol ..............................................187
7.4.4.1 On/OffValve ........................................188
7.4.4.2 Steppervalvesettings...................................188
7.4.4.3 PWMidlevalvesettings..................................189
7.4.5 IdleCrankingDuty/Steps......................................189
7.4.6 IdleWarmupDuty/Steps......................................190
7.4.7 Closedloopidlesettings.......................................190
7.4.7.1 Tuningclosedloopidle ..................................192
7.4.8 Closedloopidletargetcurve ....................................194
7.4.9 Closed loop idle initial values . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
7.4.10 PWM Idle voltage compensation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
7.4.11Airconditioningidleup........................................196
7.4.12Idleadvancesettings ........................................197
7.4.12.1Idleadvancetuning ....................................198
7.4.12.2 Tuning Idle Advance Engagement Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
7.4.12.3 Tuning Idle Advance Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
7.4.13 Idle RPM timing correction curve . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
7.4.14IdleVEsettings............................................199
7.5 AccelEnrich .................................................200
7.5.1 TPSWOTcurve ...........................................200
7.5.2 Enhanced acceleration enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
7.5.2.1 Adheres to Walls Coefficient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
7.5.2.2 EAE Sucked-from-walls coefficient . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
7.5.2.3 EAE Adhere-to-walls RPM correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
7.5.2.4 EAE Sucked-from-walls RPM correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
7.5.2.5 EAE Adhere-to-walls CLT correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
7.5.2.6 EAE Sucked-from-walls CLT correction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
7.5.2.7 TuningEAE ........................................203
7.5.3 X-Tau acceleration enrichment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
7.5.3.1 PuddlingFactors......................................204
7.5.3.2 Timefactors ........................................204
7.5.3.3 X (Puddling) Temp Correction Factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
7.5.3.4 Tau (Time) temp corrections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
7.5.3.5 MAP ............................................205
7.5.3.6 X-Tautuningtips......................................206
7.6 Boost/VVT..................................................206
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7.6.1 Boostcontrolbasics .........................................206
7.6.1.1 Boost control strategies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
7.6.1.2 Boostcontrolhardware ..................................206
7.6.2 Boostcontrolsettings ........................................208
7.6.2.1 Boost control common settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
7.6.2.2 Closed loop specific settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
7.6.2.3 OverboostProtection ...................................210
7.6.2.4 Other Boost Control Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
7.6.3 Boostcontroldutytable .......................................211
7.6.4 Boostcontroltargettable ......................................211
7.6.5 Boostcontrolbiasdutytable ....................................212
7.6.6 Boostdelay..............................................212
7.6.7 Boostcontrolvsspeed .......................................213
7.6.8 Boost2controlsettings .......................................213
7.6.9 Wastegate dome pressure control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 214
7.6.10DomeBiasTable...........................................215
7.6.11Turboanti-lag(ALS) .........................................215
7.6.12Turboanti-lagtables.........................................217
7.6.13ALSrovingidlefuelcut%......................................218
7.6.14VVTsettings .............................................218
7.6.15 VVT intake and exhaust tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
7.6.16VVTon/offtable ...........................................221
7.7 TableChoices.................................................222
7.7.0.1 Examplescenarios ....................................222
7.7.0.2 Fuel blending and switching types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
7.7.0.3 Fuelsettings........................................224
Single algorithm, single table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Single algorithm with table switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Single algorithm with table blending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Dualtable...........................................226
7.7.0.4 Spark / ignition blending and switching types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Singletable..........................................227
Single algorithm with table switching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Single algorithm with table blending . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Combined tables - secondary additive table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Secondary algorithm blended table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
7.7.0.5 AFR blending and switching types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
7.7.0.6 Boosttableswitching ...................................230
7.7.1 TableSwitch/DualFuel.......................................230
7.7.2 TemperatureAdjustment.......................................232
7.7.3 PressureAdjustment.........................................233
7.7.4 AltInjectorDead-time2 .......................................233
7.7.5 Alt Injector small pulsewidths 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
7.7.6 Blendcurvemenus..........................................233
7.8 AdvancedEngine...............................................234
7.8.1 Speedandgearsensors ......................................234
7.8.1.1 Analoguelinearinput ...................................235
7.8.1.2 Digital pulse input to MS3Pro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Wheelmounted........................................235
Drivelinemounted ......................................235
7.8.1.3 Speed value from a remote CAN device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
7.8.1.4 Pulse data from a remote CAN device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
7.8.1.5 Menusettings .......................................236
7.8.1.6 VSSdotsmoothing ....................................236
7.8.1.7 VSSsampling .......................................236
7.8.1.8 VSSoutput.........................................236
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7.8.2 ShaftSpeedSensors ........................................237
7.8.3 EGT/Thermocouplesettings....................................237
7.8.4 Genericsensorinputs ........................................238
7.8.4.1 Source ...........................................239
7.8.4.2 FieldName.........................................239
7.8.4.3 Transformation ......................................239
7.8.4.4 0V,5Vvalue ........................................240
7.8.4.5 Lag .............................................240
7.8.4.6 CLT/MATtempunits....................................240
7.8.4.7 AllowInputSharing ....................................240
7.8.5 Accelerometerparameters .....................................240
7.8.5.1 Collecting calibration data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241
7.8.6 Tractioncontrolsettings .......................................242
7.8.6.1 Traction control settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
7.8.6.2 Three and four wheel speed sensor traction control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
7.8.7 Traction control - perfect run VSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
7.8.8 Traction control - perfect run RPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
7.8.9 Traction control - External % slip input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
7.8.10Tractioncontrolreactions ......................................246
7.8.11 Launch / 2 step / 3 step / T-Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
7.8.11.1 Basic launch control / flat shift settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
7.8.11.2 Variable launch settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
7.8.11.3 Transbrake and throttle stop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
7.8.11.43step/burnoutlimiter...................................250
7.8.11.5Linelockstaging......................................251
7.8.12Timedretardafterlaunch ......................................251
7.8.13Speedbasedlaunchcontrol.....................................251
7.8.14Sequentialshiftcut..........................................252
7.8.15Nitroussystem ............................................254
7.8.15.1Wetflownitrous ......................................254
7.8.15.2Drynitrous .........................................254
7.8.15.3On/Off ...........................................254
7.8.15.4Progressivecontrol ....................................254
7.8.15.5 Multistage and progressive nitrous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
7.8.15.6Tuningconsiderations...................................254
7.8.15.7Nitroussettings ......................................255
7.8.16 Nitrous - time based progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
7.8.17 Nitrous - RPM based progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
7.8.18 Nitrous - VSS based progressive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
7.8.19Waterinjection ............................................258
7.8.20HighPowerTimeEnrichment....................................259
7.8.21OilPressure .............................................260
7.8.22Pitlanelimiter ............................................261
7.8.23 Programmable on/off outputs 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
7.8.23.1Outputportpane......................................262
7.8.23.2Portsettingspane.....................................262
7.8.23.3Conditions .........................................262
Outputchannel........................................262
>=< .............................................263
Threshold...........................................263
Hysteresis...........................................263
Additionalcondition .....................................263
7.8.24 Programmable on/off outputs 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
7.8.24.1Loopconditions ......................................264
7.8.25GenericPWMoutputs........................................264
7.8.26GenericClosedLoopoutputs....................................265
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