Unreliable power on Diablo

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vld

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Had Diablo for about 5 months now and the power has always been spotty. Great when the motor is cool, purely lethargic when the motor is hot. I am running max timing and wot fuel trim. Any ideas what may be causeing this?

 

jstreet0204

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vld said:

Had Diablo for about 5 months now and the power has always been spotty. Great when the motor is cool, purely lethargic when the motor is hot. I am running max timing and wot fuel trim. Any ideas what may be causeing this?

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^^ Your maxed out values is likely the cause. Too hot, too much timing, and too little fuel.

 

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Definately do not max the fuel to the lean side...that is crazy not knowing where you are at. If you leave the fuel as-is and max the timing you will be fine.

 

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you want to reduce your timing from maxed out in the heat. Beacuase if you have it too advanced, the computer is having to pull timing the whole time.

 

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You may also want to run a cooler thermostat (160* - 180*??). DON'T max your values unless you are dyno'd.

 

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also make sure your software version is the latest from diablos website. I updated mine and it fixed the problem you described.

 

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squares98 said:

you want to reduce your timing from maxed out in the heat. Beacuase if you have it too advanced, the computer is having to pull timing the whole time.

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roger that. timing, according to diablo, has been all over the place. pulling timing and adding fuel. thanks yall.

 

jstreet0204

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vld said:

roger that. timing, according to diablo, has been all over the place. pulling timing and adding fuel. thanks yall.

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Timing will be all over the place regardless. Setting timing isn't as straight forward as just picking a number. The EEC is constantly changing timing based on ECT, ACT, load, and several other things.

I just didn't want you to be confused when you back it off and it is still al over the place.

 

1fast03pony

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did you check to make sure your software version was updated?

 

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yeah, last update was jan 05. i bought the unit in feb 05

 

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Ya and Diablo's next update should be out by 2027 .