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UCON Flex Advanced Engine Management System

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by gray223, Jul 5, 2014.

  1. Aug 11, 2017 at 3:03 PM
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    Murphinator

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    Don't forget to post lots of pictures of the ypipe! Interested to see what the 4x4 pipe looks like :D
     
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    Will do! :thumbsup:
     
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  4. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:22 PM
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    Lol ..

    Stage 3 tune installed.
    What a difference ! Fuel is added ONLY when I get into boost. 2-3 psi, afr holding steady 12.5, drops to 11.5 at WOT.

    My only issue ... I live in downtown LA. Can't find a open stretch for WOT test run especially during Friday traffic !!
     
  5. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:32 PM
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    Gotta find a way into the LA river channel.
     
  6. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:42 PM
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    Getting updated tomorrow at 10am.

    Looking forward to everyone else's upgrades so I can see how it goes. That and I'm out of cash for the rest of the year.

    Wife will kill me if I spend any more.
     
  7. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:45 PM
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    I hear ya Keith. I'm getting updated tune in the morning as well. Not wanting to spend more money buttttt the water/meth kit is killing me!
     
  8. Aug 11, 2017 at 6:59 PM
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    Need to weld in another bung on the y-pipe. They have two on the right but only one on the left. Fine for most people but I'm that nerd that wants a wideband on each bank.

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    Y pipe doesn't look like it works with a rear skid plate.
     
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  11. Aug 11, 2017 at 7:29 PM
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    I went offroad one time at the whataburger drive-thru and didn't scrape anything. I should be good.
     
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    Just got done having Scott reflash my UCON, now I just need to find an empty stretch of highway for a banzai WOT run
     
  13. Aug 11, 2017 at 7:44 PM
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    A couple data logs and I'll know where I stand
     
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    HAHA .. well despite the S/C truck is still an off-road build. I just want to have fun on-road as well.
     
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    Of the 3 USB ports which one is used for communicating with the UCON via a computer?

    Nevermind .. figured it out.
     
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  17. Aug 11, 2017 at 11:18 PM
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    You have one extra bung in the each header, but it sees only one cylinder. Not hifi enough? ;)
     
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  18. Aug 12, 2017 at 1:08 AM
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    I'll see how it sits in the installed position. if I end up bending things in the future, I'll look for a different solution.

    The first set of bungs are in the middle exhaust port on each bank. So there are 4 cylinders that wouldn't be monitored if using those bungs. I'm not sure what the point of those bungs are, at least for my purposes.

    Stock WRAFs go in the header collectors so the ECU/UCON gets a full picture with all 3 cylinders on each bank.

    Innovate suggests installing widebands 24" downstream from the exhaust port outlet. Having them in the y-pipe inlets is just about perfect.
     
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  19. Aug 12, 2017 at 2:38 AM
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    I know, I have the SPEC-U headers too. Hope you ordered the WRAF wire extensions too.
     
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  20. Aug 12, 2017 at 4:45 AM
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    I did order the extension cables.

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