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proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 3:12 am
by turbo970
just wonder whats considered a good a/f reading when under boost.

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:06 am
by SILINC3R
if under full boost you need to be under 11. At idle or crusing should be 14.7 and off throttle will be lean or off scale as the ECU cuts fuel. You should be able to slowly creep into boost and watch it drop.

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 4:14 am
by turbo970
cool. and thanks i'm set at 14 psi and when i get on it to pass some one it drops to 10:1 to 11: 3

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:54 am
by robertpaige
Yeah 11 or under is best. I run like 10.2 under WOT lol.. 14.7-15.2 at idle.

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 11:24 am
by James614
10s sounds pretty darn rich. Guess that's why my MPG was only 14 if I drove like a teenager after my tune, lol.

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 12:21 pm
by robertpaige
Yeah 10s is rich as hell.. but safe! :)

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Wed Jan 07, 2015 7:39 pm
by turbo970
well i get in the 10's when its cold cold. but later in the day it gets low 12's high 11's

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 1:52 am
by turbo970
so this may sound dumb. lol so anytime i'm in boost i should read richer whether its 5 lbs of boost or 14 lbs and should be 14.6 to 15.0 idle and cruise?. this is my first wideband and still learning

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 12:22 pm
by robertpaige
Yeah 12's is bad... You need to be 11.4 or lower in boost for it to be safe. As soon as you start to get into boost you should see the numbers start to get lower. At WOT you should be seeing 10's, 14.6-15.2 is usually where my idle reads.

Re: proper a/f readings

Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2015 2:18 pm
by turbo970
thanks robert. just want to make sure i was reading it right. because soon as i ease into boost the numbers drop fast. then once i hammer it it drops to the 11's and even 10's depending how cold it is. i'm getting cj's old fcd to so i can get rid of my get me by fcd lol