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Old Jul 24, 2009 | 06:49 PM
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The Y-axis of tables (fuel, ign, afr etc) are all in % (of what, 250kpa?).
It seems more logical to have these directly in kPa, how would I do that?
Old Jul 24, 2009 | 07:31 PM
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Am I right that % equals kPa? So if I enter 180%, this would be 180kPa?

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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 02:41 AM
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If you have set your control algorithm to "speed density" which you will and should have - the % are the kpa.
Old Jul 25, 2009 | 06:48 AM
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I haven't played much with my MS2 lately, but IIRC % = "Percent Baro", not absolute pressure (ie kPa). There is a setting somewhere to switch to absolute MAP pressure instead of percent baro.

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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 07:03 AM
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MSx/Extra EFI • View topic - Megatune showing %, not KPA, also acting weird

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Old Jul 25, 2009 | 02:06 PM
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thx, I'm using speed density, so it's kPa. I'll have to change my tables from 100% to 200%
Old Jul 25, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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Try using the MSPNP maps for fuel and spark - shuold give you a good starting point.
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