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Increasing fuel pressure on the SHO
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Some people have posed the question on the mailing list as to whether increasing
the fuel pressure in the SHO would result in an increase in performance.&nbsp;
Thanks to Ted Breaux for the following answer :
<p>This applies to Ford vehicles, and comes directly from Mike Wesley (Ford
engineer and inventor of the Calibrator):
<p>"From this example, you'll quickly see why an adjustable pressure regulator
might not be a good investment of your money. Ford uses a fuel pressure
of
<br>roughly 39 PSI to rate it's fuel injectors. The fuel regulator operates
in conjunction with manifold pressure to keep the delta pressure across
the fuel injectors at roughly 39 PSI at all times. In the EEC calibration,
there is a number that represents the size of the injectors installed in
the engine. This number represents how much fuel the injector will flow
at 39 PSI. The EEC uses this number, along with airflow information to
correctly calculate A/F ratio. Based on the airflow number and it's target
A/F ratio, the EEC pulses the fuel injector to give just the right amount
of fuel to reach it's target A/F ratio at any given Speed/Load point. Now
if you were to increase the fuel pressure, the amount of fuel delivered
for a given pulsewidth would go up since more fuel will be forced through
the injector.&nbsp; As soon as the EEC goes into Closed Loop control, it
will 'see' this increased fuel pressure. The reason for this is for any
given pulsewidth, the A/F ratio as measured by the oxygen sensor will be
richer than what the EEC wanted it to be since now there is more fuel delivered
with the same pulsewidth. The EEC will calculate the difference from what
it wanted and what it got and update the Adaptive table with a 'correction
factor' and use
<br>this correction factor to reduce the injector pulsewidth the next time
the injector fires. Eventually what happens is the EEC is able to 'dial
out' the extra fuel that was added by increasing the fuel pressure. Now
you can probably see why raising the fuel pressure is only a temporary
'fix' for a lean problem. Soon you will be right back where you started
from. The EEC is continuously updating the Adaptive table anytime it is
in Closed Loop."
<p>"What about Open Loop?" you might ask. Well, it works there too. This
fact alone is know by very few people. Most people think Adaptive only
works when in Closed Loop. This is wrong! Adaptive is only UPDATED during
Closed Loop. It would be silly to ignore changes in the air and fuel system
in Open Loop and only correct them in Closed Loop. If you have a serious
fuel problem, your car might not even start if the EEC didn't have some
way of correcting things all the time. The way the EEC uses Adaptive in
Open Loop is similar to Closed Loop except it doesn't update the table.
This means it's not
<br>looking at the oxygen sensor for feedback. It is merely relying on
the information stored in the table to make corrections. Since the Adaptive
table only contains Speed / Load points normally seen during Closed Loop,
where does the correction factor come from if I'm at WOT? Good question.
The answer is; it uses the last value it was using while in Closed Loop.
Since the Keep Alive Memory has power to it even when the ignition key
is turned off, the Adaptive table retains it's information. The only way
to clear the Adaptive table is by disconnecting the vehicle's battery.
Do that and you're back to working with a clean slate and the whole process
starts over again.&nbsp; Now there are limits to how much the Adaptive
Control system can change the calibrations. The adaptive system has a range
of roughly +/- 25%. If you had an adjustable fuel pressure regulator installed,
and you needed more fuel, you could keep cranking it up until the EEC could
no longer dial the fuel back out. The problem with this is you will set
a code and the 'Check Engine' light might come on."
<p>As you can see, increasing the pressure just causes the computer to
compensate in the reverse direction.&nbsp; Attempting to increase fuel
pressure is basically a dead-end proposition in EEC controlled vehicles.
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