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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 11:12 AM
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MTH SAFC II 380cc

If I have MTH Tuner file on my car, am I gonna be able to use SAFC II with 380cc ?

If I use SAFC with MTH how many more ponnies will I gain?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 12:42 PM
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I guess nobody has a clue.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Minirowski
If I have MTH Tuner file on my car, am I gonna be able to use SAFC II with 380cc ?

If I use SAFC with MTH how many more ponnies will I gain?
forgive my ignorance.. what is SAFC?
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Minirowski
If I have MTH Tuner file on my car, am I gonna be able to use SAFC II with 380cc ?

If I use SAFC with MTH how many more ponnies will I gain?
Why would you use both? If the MTH map was correct, then you'd gain absolutely nothing with the SAFC. If you did gain anything with the SAFC, it just means that your MTH map is off.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:13 PM
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Why would you use both? If the MTH map was correct, then you'd gain absolutely nothing with the SAFC. If you did gain anything with the SAFC, it just means that your MTH map is off.
I was searching thru forum and I found a someone mentioned SAFC II will give more horsepower with the 380cc JCW.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:14 PM
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Originally Posted by BMDoubleU
forgive my ignorance.. what is SAFC?
It's like Vtech controler piggyback to tune the Air Fuel ratio.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Minirowski
If I have MTH Tuner file on my car, am I gonna be able to use SAFC II with 380cc ?

If I use SAFC with MTH how many more ponnies will I gain?
Try asking in the MTH Official Support forum. You may get more support there. -- Johan
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 01:40 PM
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It will with base, but not as much as from stock..

I was thinking about a combo like this. just get the base MTH for the DSC and red-line mods, and then tune A/F with the Apexi. But you should have a wideband on the car as well, otherwise you won't have a good way to tune mixtures.

Matt
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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The MTH chip alters the ignition timing, something that the SAFC does not.
 
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Old Dec 9, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JeffS
Why would you use both? If the MTH map was correct, then you'd gain absolutely nothing with the SAFC. If you did gain anything with the SAFC, it just means that your MTH map is off.
Andy put it perfectly- AF/fuel trim is only half of the battle. You can and most [all?] softwares do alter ignition timing to optimize power extraction.
 
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