Flip-chip relearning
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Flip-chip relearning
hey mike, after your great advice, i decided to wait on the NX system till i can get the flip chip, well, here's my scenario,
when you flip to the "nitrous" program, how long will it take the computer to get readjusted? is it the typical 50 mile wait period, or is it more of an istant thing?
in other words can i FLIP at the track, or do i need to flip over a couple days before hand, so that i dont spray and spray engine parts into the clouds........thanks..........
when you flip to the "nitrous" program, how long will it take the computer to get readjusted? is it the typical 50 mile wait period, or is it more of an istant thing?
in other words can i FLIP at the track, or do i need to flip over a couple days before hand, so that i dont spray and spray engine parts into the clouds........thanks..........
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Hi fellas,
Glad to hear you decided to wait on the NO2 until you can do it in the Flip Chip, Bullitt!
Actually, the Flip Chip was invented years ago *specifcially* for those who are spraying NO2.
It's just grown into so many more uses over the last 10-15 years for many different things, dual octane configurations, blower motors, street/strip combos, etc.
With the nitrous program combo, it takes effect basically right away. If you're at the track (or street), just flip the switch with the engine off, then fire it up and you're ready to spray. The kind of changes we do in NOS programs are ready to go when you flip the switch.
With the Flip Chip, you have already done the Superchip installation, and the ECU has already gone thru it's basic adaptation to your street performance program you'd be running on all the time. So it's not as big a change to the system when you flip the switch like that as it is upon initial installation with that type of program combination. With these non-Lightning F-150's you have to use "wet" NO2 kits, due to their stock 19# injectors not have any additional capacity for nitrous (well, maybe a small shot on a bone-stocker) so the additional fuel is already going to be available by virtue of it being a wet type of nitrous kit.
So it's very simple, flip the switch & spray!
This 50-mile deal applies more to combos like our dual-octane setup, where you have significant fuel table changes as well as timing changes, and they are bing implemented with some 87 octane remaining in the tank when you fill up with premium, so it takes a little while to get the higher octane really worked into the system.
How quickly the program changes take effect when you flip the switch has a good deal to do with just what are the differences between the 2 programs. In the case of nitrous, just flip the switch & go spray with the "wet" kits these trucks have to have. When you flip the switch, you are instantly changing which physical EEPROM chip the ECU gets its instructions from; then it's in large part a matter of what the differences between the 2 programs are.
Have fun!
Glad to hear you decided to wait on the NO2 until you can do it in the Flip Chip, Bullitt!
Actually, the Flip Chip was invented years ago *specifcially* for those who are spraying NO2.
It's just grown into so many more uses over the last 10-15 years for many different things, dual octane configurations, blower motors, street/strip combos, etc.
With the nitrous program combo, it takes effect basically right away. If you're at the track (or street), just flip the switch with the engine off, then fire it up and you're ready to spray. The kind of changes we do in NOS programs are ready to go when you flip the switch.
With the Flip Chip, you have already done the Superchip installation, and the ECU has already gone thru it's basic adaptation to your street performance program you'd be running on all the time. So it's not as big a change to the system when you flip the switch like that as it is upon initial installation with that type of program combination. With these non-Lightning F-150's you have to use "wet" NO2 kits, due to their stock 19# injectors not have any additional capacity for nitrous (well, maybe a small shot on a bone-stocker) so the additional fuel is already going to be available by virtue of it being a wet type of nitrous kit.
So it's very simple, flip the switch & spray!
This 50-mile deal applies more to combos like our dual-octane setup, where you have significant fuel table changes as well as timing changes, and they are bing implemented with some 87 octane remaining in the tank when you fill up with premium, so it takes a little while to get the higher octane really worked into the system.
How quickly the program changes take effect when you flip the switch has a good deal to do with just what are the differences between the 2 programs. In the case of nitrous, just flip the switch & go spray with the "wet" kits these trucks have to have. When you flip the switch, you are instantly changing which physical EEPROM chip the ECU gets its instructions from; then it's in large part a matter of what the differences between the 2 programs are.
Have fun!