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FT500 SFI / FT500LITE SFI

Battery

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ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP

THERMATIC FAN

BAT

POWER GROUND

ENGINE

()BLOCK OR CHASSIS

TPS

Battery negative

Signal

5V input

FUEL PUMP RELA

FAN RELAY

Ignition Switch

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Battery negative - Black

24-way Connector

Blue #1

Engine ground (head/block) - Black/White

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EFI RELAY

INJECTORS RELA

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-B

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FUEL PRESSURE

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PS-150

OIL PRESSURE

INTAKE AIR

TEMPERATURE

Battery negative

ENGINE

TEMPERATURE

Battery negative

BAT

POWER GROUND

ENGINE

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TPS

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5V input

Ignition Switch

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Blue #1

Engine ground (head/block) - Black/White

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do not use

2 core Shielded cable

1 core Shielded cabl

EFI RELAY

INJECTORS RELA

Shield

16-way

Connector

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Harness Connector

Rear View

Chassis Ground

Peak and Hold 4A/1A

Switched 12V

Chassis Ground

Injectors

Trigger Input

Peak and Hold 4A/1A

Switched 12V

Connect to chassis (engine block or head)

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button

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Hall

12V inpu

Signal output

input

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input

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Battery negative

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Hall

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Battery negative

12V input

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CAM SYN

HALL 1 REAR

CAM SYN

HALL 2 FRON

Hall

B C

CRANK HALL

24x OR 58X

Battery negative

12V inpu

Signal

RPM

signal input - Red

Blue #1

Blue #3

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Injectors

Trigger Input

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Harness Connector

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Power Ground engine

LS Coil Cyl #1 Connector

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FUSE

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Cyl #6 Coil

Cyl #8 Coil

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electrical diagram LSX V8 MSD - Wasted spark

Eletrical diagram

Summary of Contents for FT500 LITE

Page 1: ...Programmable Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition System Installation and Operation Guide Programmable Electronic Fuel Injection and Ignition System Installation and Operation Guide ...

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Page 3: ...erature sensor 36 12 3 Fuel and oil pressure sensor PS 10B 37 12 4 Throttle position sensor TPS 37 12 5 Crank trigger RPM sensor 37 12 6 Camshaft position sensor 41 12 7 O2 sensor 41 12 8 Step motor idle speed 42 13 Auxiliary outputs 43 13 1 Cooling fan 1 e 2 43 13 2 Idle valve 43 13 3 Air conditioning 43 13 4 Shift Alert 43 13 5 Fuel pump 43 13 6 Variable camshaft control Powerglide gearbox 44 13...

Page 4: ...st control 69 19 12 Boost activated output 70 19 13 Tachometer output 70 19 14 MAP signal output 71 19 15 BoostController 71 19 16 Start button 75 20 Drag race features 75 20 1 Burnout mode 75 20 2 3 step boost spool 76 20 3 2 step rev limiter 76 20 4 Timing table for rev launch 77 20 5 Gear shift output 78 20 6 Time based fuel enrichment 78 20 7 Pro Nitrous 81 20 8 Time based output 83 20 9 Wheel...

Page 5: ...d other compatible fuels The electronic throttle control is fully integrated to the module and configured directly in the display without any additional computer or module It is possible to set alerts to dangerous situations for the engine such as over rev low oil pressure high engine temperature among others These alerts can also be programmed to limit rpm or shut off the engine bringing more sec...

Page 6: ... proper installation of this product Always cut the unused parts of cables off NEVER roll up the excess The black wire of the harness MUST be connected directly to the battery s negative terminal as well as each one of the sensors ground wires The use of the 16 way harness is mandatory even when connecting the FT500 FT500LITE on an installation for previous FT ECUs WARNING It is a good practice to...

Page 7: ...ay adjust Deadtime compensation table by battery voltage Ignition timing compensation by boost vacuum and throttle position TPS Fuel compensation by air and coolant temperature and by battery voltage RPM limiter by fuel and ignition Deceleration fuel cut off Exclusive Drag Race features burnout mode 2 step 3 step timing table for rev launch 2 step by wheel speed time based rpm limiter by ignition ...

Page 8: ...8 White wire from the 2 core shielded cable 8 Magnetic RPM sensor reference Connected to the negative wire of the magnetic sensor When OEM ECU is reading the sensor in parallel split this wire with OEM sensor negative Do not connect when using hall effect sensor Red wire from the 2 core shielded cable 17 RPM signal input Connected to the crank trigger sensor hall or magnetic or to the distributor ...

Page 9: ...le Gray 6 2 Gray output 6 Ignition output 6 can be configured as injector or auxiliary output Gray 7 4 Gray output 7 Ignition output 7 can be configured as injector or auxiliary output Blue 4 6 Blue output 4 Injector output 4 can be configured as auxiliary output Blue 5 8 Blue output 5 Injector output 5 can be configured as auxiliary output Black White 9 Power ground inputs Engine ground head bloc...

Page 10: ...es Drive loads always by negative Yellow PUSH PULL ou HALF BRIDGE 5A 5A in 12V Electronic throttle step motor MSD M W and other ignitions activated by 12V When used to control relays valves or any other load by negative there is a risk of 12V return to the ECU This will keep the ECU always powered on In this case an external diode or a relay with built in diode is required for protection Total max...

Page 11: ...o 4 by standard they re as electronic throttle control Yellow 1 and 2 or stepper motor control Yellow 1 to 4 Yellow outputs not used for electronic throttle control can be set up as injectors outputs the use of a Peak and Hold driver is mandatory or as auxiliary outputs the use of a relay is mandatory Tach output by default it is configured in the gray 8 but if this pin is needed for other functio...

Page 12: ...miter alerts by fuel and oil pressure TPS etc 5 Engine Settings Engine basics info as inition mode RPM signal pedal throttle settings idle actuador injectors deadtime ignition dwell wiring harness diagram 6 Interface Settings LCD backlight and alert sounds dashboard configs meansurement units touchscreen calibration serial number and version 5 The last step before the electric installation is to c...

Page 13: ...Quick access 14 Function table 15 Help 16 Function or map graph 17 Real time dashboard 13 17 16 15 14 10 15 TPS compensation 20 21 19 27 18 27 25 22 23 24 26 In the FTManager all commands are acessible through mouse and keyboard The advance 3D fuel table is shown below Advanced edition mode In the advance mode both fuel and timing tables will be in a 3D table format Some functions will also be pre...

Page 14: ...nge is related to miliseconds Getting to know the ECU 1 6 5 4 4 3 2 Shift slow value decrement in 0 001ms steps On VE and DC the change is related to miliseconds A sum M multiply Space bar pops up a box to fill a value I interpolate the selected cells V interpolate vertically the selected cells H interpolate horizatally the selected values S site function Moves the cursor to actual engine position...

Page 15: ...s the main menu 4 Maximum read value 5 Minimum read value All maximum and minimum values are saved and can be erased by accessing the interface settings menu and selecting Clear peaks Minimum and maximum values reached are displayed on the bottom of each frame Minimum values will be on the left and maximum values on the right The dashboard is also shown in real time in FTManager To add or remove g...

Page 16: ...ECU detects noise in the cam sync sensor signal or when the cam trigger wheel has more than one tooth ATTENTION when the 2 step and 3 step are set to activate by speed its operation can be checked through the page 1 of the Diagnostic Panel not through page 2 since you are not using an analog input white wire to switch Diagnostic panel labels Input or output is configured enabled and working proper...

Page 17: ... any situation Be extreme cautious when tuning your engine never requires high loads before it a good tune Start tuning with a rich map and a conservative timing because starting with a lean map and advanced timing can severely damage the engine To create a default map by FTManager click the File menu and then New to start the wizard The menu Engine Settings will be passed in sequence Check in lat...

Page 18: ... 6 5 4 8 Ford 351 400 and Porsche 928 1 5 4 8 6 3 7 2 Mercedes Benz Engine setup 5 6 TPS MAP Main fuel table TPS idle fuel injection table Disab Enab Acceleration fuel enrichment TPS MAP MAP this mode is indicated for turbo or naturally aspirated engines That s the mode that better represents engine load because engine vacuum varies under different loads even with the trottle on the same position ...

Page 19: ...ble to eletromagnetic interference When the crank trigger signal is splited with the OEM ECU this option is mandatory Hall VR with pull up Select when using Hall effect RPM sensor or when experiencing problems with electromagnetic interference RPM Signal Edge this option changes the way the ECU reads the RPM signal As there s no simple way of telling which one is the correct option without an osci...

Page 20: ...VR sensor This sensor is mandatory when controlling fuel or timing in sequential mode Without cam sync sensor the injection mode will be only semi sequential or multipoint Ignition will be always wasted spark Edge cam sync sensor 4 5 Rising Edge Falling Edge Hall VR with pull up Variable Reluctance Not used Random Hall Random VR Random cam sync sensor option is a test mode that automatically assum...

Page 21: ... limiter These numbers are valid to all kinds of ignition cut with the exception of time based compensations time based RPM and driveshaft RPM wheel speed and 2 step These features have their own parameters 7 3 Ignition This menu sets everything related to the ignition control mode and there is a Default mode configurable through the ECU or PC and a Custom mode configurable only through the PC Whe...

Page 22: ...check with its manufacturer 7 4 Fuel injection In this menu all the options related to fuel settings must be configured RPM signal Ignition Engine setup Pedal Throttle Fuel injection Engine Settings Fuel injection 1 6 Basic Advanced PC This selection opens all fuel injection setup parameters Default This mode makes available the options that are commonly used for the majority of engines with stand...

Page 23: ...he total flow of all injectors on the bank primary or secondary This data is used to allow adition of some fuel tables in lb hr I e four 80 lb hr injectors on primary bank have a total flow of 320 lb hr 80 x 4 Fuel type Fuel injection 6 6 Fuel type Fuel injector phase reference Fuel injector opening Fuel injector closing E85 Race gas Alcohol Pump gas Select the fuel used on the motor This informat...

Page 24: ...ttle motor 1A control Yellow 4 Available Yellow 3 motor 1A ETC Yellow 2 Available ETC motor 1B output selection default yellow 4 Test output Test Pedal Throttle 7 9 Yellow 1 Available Input for throttle motor 1B control The next parameter to be setup is the Throttle speed There are five control modes Pedal Throttle 8 9 Electronic Throttle speed Smooth Normal Fast Smooth when cold and normal when h...

Page 25: ...els number of steps and a Custom mode that allows the configuration of steps As there are many variables in the manufacturing process Idle actuator 1 4 PWM valve Stepper motor Electronic throttle None Output selection Idle actuator 2 4 Yellow 1 Step motor 1A Yellow 2 Step motor 2A Yellow 3 Step motor 1B Yellow 4 Step motor 2B Test output Test Idle actuator 3 4 Numbers of steps 280 Stepper motor ty...

Page 26: ... contained in the Engine Settings menu 7 8 Fuel injectors deadtime All fuel injectors as they are electromechanical valves have an opening inertia which means that there is a dead time a moment in which the injector has already received an opening signal but still has not started to inject fuel This parameter considers as a standard value 1 00ms for high impedance fuel injectors For low impedance ...

Page 27: ... x RPM or TPS x RPM timing table with 32x32 cells Ignition pins assignment mode Automatic ignition pins are automatically assigned by the ECU Manual ignition pins are manually assigned by the user through Sensors and Calibration Outputs menu RPM settings Basic Pre defined voltage detection levels for VR crank and cam sensors Advanced The adjustment of voltage levels for detection of VR sensors in ...

Page 28: ...ine Red wire 12V input Being the 12V input to FuelTech ECU this wire must be connected to 12V from a relay Main Relay and cannot be shared with the positive wire that powers coils fuel injectors or other actuators 12V for sensors use a 24 AWG wire from the same 12V wire that feeds the ECU Main Relay Example Hall Effect sensors pressure sensors speed RPM sensors etc This wire cannot be shared with ...

Page 29: ...ood connection is using a tester to measure the resistance between the battery s negative terminal and the chassis ground Connect the red probe on the chassis point that the shield is connected and the black probe on the battery s negative With the tester on the 200ohms range the resistance measured must be below 0 2 Ohms Remember to touch both probes to check its resistance This reading must be s...

Page 30: ...lowed The function that was auxiliary output 4 must now be reallocated to yellow 7 of the 16 way connector any other output can be used The connection of the wire that stays in the motor must be changed as follows Yellow 4 must be connected in one of the ways shown below VR Differential that s the most recommended option cause makes the RPM sensor readings most protected against electromagnetic in...

Page 31: ...rankshaft revolution 360 degrees composing with 2 injection pulses the total fuel needed per cycle 720 degrees On Multipoint or Semi sequential modes the injectors will still be fired only once per crankshaft revolution keeping similarity with the previous map The difference comes when sequential mode is selected In this mode injectors are fired only once per cycle 720 degrees delivering the total...

Page 32: ... Even with each output controlling only one injector it is possible to change the triggering mode to multipoint batch fire semi sequential outputs triggered in pairs or sequential 11 Ignition A FT500 FT500LITE has 8 ignition outputs that can be used according to the needs of the project controlling a distributor or a crank trigger Ignition with distributor When using this ECU with a distributor th...

Page 33: ...n module MSD 6A MSD 7AL Crane Mallory FuelTech s ignition output must be connected to the MSD ignition module usually the white wire is the points input When using a MSD ignition box the yellow 1 is automatically set up as ignition output The installation of ignition modules must always follow what is indicated by its manufacturer in the instructions manual This ignition module will receive a Poin...

Page 34: ...4024 No internal igniter Fiat Punto Linea 1 4 T Jet Pin 1 Porwer ground engine head Pin 2 Switched 12V from relay Pin 3 Ignition power from SparkPRO or similar VW Audi 20V BMW No internal igniter All VW Audi 1 8 20V Turbo BMW 328 Pin 1 Ignition power from SparkPRO or similar Pin 2 Power ground engine head Pin 3 Switched 12V from relay Magneti Marelli BAE700AK No internal igniter Dwell 2 50ms Peuge...

Page 35: ...e Pin 3 Reference ground battery negative Pin 4 Switched 12V from relay Wasted spark coils connections Coil Type Cars where it s usually found Pin Connection Bosch F000Z S0103 No integrated igniter two spark plug outputs Fiat Palio Siena Uno 1 0 1 5 1 6 Tempra 2 0 Pin 1 Ignition power from SparkPRO or similar Pin 2 Switched 12V from relay Bosch 4 cylinders 3 wires F 000 Z S0 213 F 000 Z S0 222 0 2...

Page 36: ...wer ground engine head Pin 2 Gray 1 cylinders 1 and 4 Pin 3 Gray 2 cylinders 2 and 5 Pin 4 Gray 3 cylinders 3 and 6 Pin 5 Switched 12V from relay GM Coil 94702536 DELPHI CE20131 Integrated igniter GM Agile 1 4 Pin A Gray 2 cylinders 2 and 3 Pin B Gray 1 cylinders 1 and 4 Pin C Reference ground battery negative Pin D Power ground engine head Pin E Switched 12V from relay Ignition 12 Sensors and act...

Page 37: ...cording to throttle opening with gap bigger then 3V between fully closed and wide open throttle 12 5 Crank trigger RPM sensor To control fuel and ignition this ECU is able to read magnetic and Hall Effect sensors Distributor To read RPM signal from a Hall Effect distributor it should have a sensor with at least 3 pin and have the same number of reading windows or triggers than the engine has numbe...

Page 38: ...ly to battery s negative Cam sync sensor Pin 1 switched 12V Pin 2 CAM signal connect to white wire from FT500 1 core shielded cable pin 15 Pin 3 connect directly to battery s negative Ignition settings Stock Honda coil and igniter setup ignition as Distributor single coil and select option Rising edge Honda distributor In this option only the ignition output 1 will be active Multi coils and or ext...

Page 39: ...t be 4 cylinders 2 at crank or 4 at cam 6 cylinders 3 at crank or 6 at cam 4 cylinders 4 at crank or 8 at cam RPM sensor VR differential rising edge crank index position 45º need to calibrate ignition with timing light Cam sync sensor Not utilized unless you are running crank trigger and distributor or a dedicated cam sync sensor with a single tooth 60 2 Trigger Wheel Aligned on the 15th tooth aft...

Page 40: ... Punto Fiat 500 1 4 Turbo Pin 1 red wire 2 core shielded cable Pin 2 white wire 2 core shielded cable Siemens 2 wires VR Renault Clio Scènic Pin A red wire 2 core shielded cable Pin B white wire 2 core shielded cable Magneti Marelli P N Fiat 464 457 31 P N Marelli 4820171010 VR Fiat Palio Uno Strada Siena 1 0 1 5 8V MPI Pin red wire 2 core shielded cable Pin white wire 2 core shielded cable Pin S ...

Page 41: ...hielded cable Ford 2 wires Denso Suzuki Bikes VR Ford Zetec Ranger V6 Suzuki Hayabusa e Suzuki SRAD Pin 1 white wire 1 core shielded cable Pin 2 shield 1 core shielded cable 3 wires close the small hole with an adhesive Optical Mitsubishi 1 6 16V Pin 1 black shield 1 core shielded cable Pin 2 white red white wire 1 core shielded cable Pin 3 red 5V FT green red wire Denso 3 wires Hall Honda Civic S...

Page 42: ...librated every time the ECU is turned on so before cranking the engine it is recommended to wait about 2s after turning the ignition switch on If this procedure is not respected the engine may be revved up unwittingly during the step motor calibration coming back to normal within seconds 12 8 Step motor idle speed Its control is done through the four yellow outputs of the 16 way connector also use...

Page 43: ...LITE controls its activation only when the engine is already on and the idle speed has stabilized and turns off the air conditioning when the valve exceeds a predetermined value a resource commonly used in low powered engines White wire A C signal input A C button on the dash When A C is turned white wire receives ON positive 12V A C button positive when ON White wire A C button input A C button n...

Page 44: ...er than the first option It is important to clarify that in order to use the dry nitrous system the fuel injectors must be correctly sized for the power maximum with the nitrous system operating There is a difference in the operation of solenoids that control nitrous injection and the ones that control fuel injection nitrous solenoid starts pulsing after 5 fuel solenoid only pulses after 20 Variat...

Page 45: ...boost Pipe aux output Boost controller 13 9 BoostController See more information in chapter 19 15 BoostController diagrams Select the output signal as activated at 0V and frequency at 20Hz With this kind of wastegate the boost valve relieves the pressure in top of wastegate to increase boost pressure 14 Electronic throttle control Electrical installation of an electronic throttle on FT500 FT500LIT...

Page 46: ...h support Sensors and Calibration 15 1 TPS calibration IMPORTANT To perform this calibration it is very important that the engine is not running because the throttle is fully opened and closed Through FTManager click in the TPS Pedal button 15 Sensors and Calibration This chapter has the final steps before the first engine start It basically guides the user through checking sensor readings and cal...

Page 47: ...the screen between Input value mV adjust and Output value pressure offset The field Read value shows readings in real time Make sure your external gauge is correctly calibrated and that the correct sensor is selected as incorrect use of this function can cause significant error in pressures reported Engine temperature Ignition calibration Oil pressure Air temperature Fuel pressure Sensors and Cali...

Page 48: ...nder 3 Cylinder 7 Cylinder 11 Cylinder 4 Cylinder 8 Cylinder 12 General 2 3 CAN equipment to General CAN ID Model CAN Port Input Associate General 3 3 Make sure only 1 sensor is disconnected The reading will be associated to this position Associate CAN network reading Through CAN network the reading is sent directly to FT500 FT500LITE the only configuration necessary is to indicate what is the pos...

Page 49: ... 3 XX Ajustar offset do sensor 0 36 0 87 λ volts Valor lido Calibração da Sonda Lambda O2 Sensor 1 3 3 Sensor offset 3 1 00 λ mV Reading O2 sensor calibration O2 Sensor 1 3 3 Alcohol O2 calibration Before starting the calibration the probe must be removed from the exaust pipe and kept in free air for 20 seconds Calibrate 2 87 V 15 6 Speed inputs In the FTManager there is a menu with all the settin...

Page 50: ...15 8 Driveshaft RPM This menu is used to setup the driveshaft RPM reading Select the FT500 sensor input to be used and insert the trigger wheel number of teeth Driveshaft RPM O2 Sensor 2 Traction type Rear wheel speed Front wheel speed Sensors and Calibration Driveshaft RPM 1 5 White 1 O2 sensor 1 Input selection None White 2 2 step White 3 Air Conditioning White 4 Oil pressure Driveshaft RPM 2 5 ...

Page 51: ...second mode reads an analog gear position sensor which is a potentiometer that indicates the engaged gear in transmissions already equipped with this sensor Select the input that will read the sensor signal and then configure each gear voltage To find the gear voltage use a multimeter in 20VDC scale connected to the output of the gear position sensor and engage a gear at a time Gear detection 4 5 ...

Page 52: ...isted clutches To read the pressure use a PS1500 sensor or a similar one Clutch pressure 1 3 White 6 Fuel pressure Input selection White 8 Avaliable White 7 Air temperature White 9 clutch White 10 MAP signal Pressure sensor type 1450 PSI PS100 1 0 5 0V a 1500 0 5 a 4 5V PSI Clutch pressure 2 3 Custom Input value Output value Sensor offset 0 3 PSI 1350 0 PSI Reading Clutch pressure 3 3 15 14 Ride H...

Page 53: ...s fuel pressure on the line Check if the FT500 FT500LITE reads the correct RPM in its dashboard and make sure there s spark on the spark plugs unplug the spark plug wires and install a spark plug on it to check for spark On engines fueled with ethanol or methanol use gasoline on the throttle body to make the first start smooth When the engine starts keep it at a fast idle and double check oil pres...

Page 54: ...t it is possible to switch to advanced 3D mode To change this parameters in the FTManager go Advanced map options in the Engine settings menu On FTManager it is possible to edit the map cell ranges of MAP TPS RPM etc making it possible to increase the detail level on the maps where a fine tuning is needed To do it simply click on Edit axis on FTManager tool bar Basic Mode 2D table In the basic mod...

Page 55: ...NT It is very important to check data continuity avoiding incoherent values that may produce abrupt changes on the RPM graphic 17 4 O2 Closed Loop O2 closed loop reads O2 sensor and adds or removes fuel from the main fuel table in order to reach the O2 target set up O2 cloed loop 4 9 λ 4000 RPM 3000 1 00 0 80 0 88 4250 0 88 0 90 0 80 0 88 0 75 1 00 0 90 0 80 bar 0 70 O2 closed loop 5 10 O2 closed ...

Page 56: ...y enabled when all Pro Nitrous requirements are fulfilled Disabled Enabled Time based 2 step Time based Pro N RPM based Pro N Set based lambda RPM target to each Pro Nitrous stage O2 closed loop 8 9 Auxiliary closed loop 2000 RPM 3000 1000 Stages 3 2 1 3 0 82 0 82 0 82 2 1 0 82 0 82 0 82 0 82 0 82 0 82 λ O2 closed loop 9 9 Aux Pro Nitrous by time This feature is a 16 points time based O2 target ta...

Page 57: ...decay on max pump this is the injection time that will be subtracted from the actual injection time during a sudden throttle closure With this in a fast throttle closing is possible to remove fuel and have a more stable AFR during deceleration 17 7 Engine temperature compensation Engine temp compensation 20 C 15 This compensation is applied based on the engine temperature sensor which in water coo...

Page 58: ... ethanol or methanol Whenever the RPM drops below 400rpm the ECU applies start injection pulses in addition to the idle speed value This excess of fuel prevents the engine from failing involuntarily making it return to idle speed Be careful not to exaggerate on injection time as it may cause the engine to stall flood easily The engine must always be turned off through the injection system Otherwis...

Page 59: ...Enabled Enables a fuel compensation by map per gear This RPM function is used to ensure safer O2 readings on higher gears Enrichment per gear 1 2 7 1000 RPM 10 0 17 17 Gear shift fuel enrichment This function enables fuel compensation when a gear shift is detected that allows building a time based enrichment table NEW This feature adds fuel when a gear shift is detected Enrichment adds the fuel am...

Page 60: ...ll only be the same as the main table if all the compensations are zero The rpm breakpoints can be changed up to 32 cells allowing a fine tuning Ignition Tables Adjust 400 RPM 18 75 º Advanced mode 3D table In this mode the main ignition table is a 3D map that relates RPM x MAP x ignition timing As well as the basic mode the MAP range is from 14 5psi up to de desired pressure When the main timing ...

Page 61: ...ng split 4000 RPM 3000 0 00 15 5 30 0 29 9 0 30 bar 0 70 4250 0 1 29 9 30 0 15 5 0 1 0 0 18 7 Individual cylinder trim Set a timing compensation to each ignition output on a table that relates engine RPM with individual cylinder trim compensation The timing compensation is done individualy to each cylinder according to the engine RPM and it comes from the flow differences heating dissipation capac...

Page 62: ... This function allows advancing or retarding the timing after a gear shift upshift You can enable a TPS condition so the retard can happen In the example there will be a 5º timing retard The ramp return time is the retard total time which will be gradually re established In other words after shift gear timing will be retarded 5º 0 25s the retard will be 2 5º and 0 50s after the shift there will be...

Page 63: ...ger can be set up by RPM signal or by a button on the ECU dashboard When selecting RPM Signal the log will be started only when the programmed RPM is reached If a button on the dashboard is preferred select it on the internal datalogger After that go to Interface settings menu and set up the datalogger button on a spot under Dashboard setup Log is automatically stopped when memory is full ECU is t...

Page 64: ...igh reaction levels may lead the idle speed to be unstable Position on idle Idle speed control settings 2 9 Automatic Fixed 6 0 Standard reference openning hot Standard reference openning cold 3 0 Automatic in this mode idle actuator is automatically opened and closed by the ECU in order to make the engine idle near the target RPM Fixed in this option idle actuator assumes a fixed position set up ...

Page 65: ...d The table controls the actuator opening after the engine start The table is an actuator position vs time After the time slip the position is defined by the actuator position table based on engine temperature Idle speed control settings 6 7 2 s 2 5 RPM for idle speed This table tells the ECU the target RPM the idle control will assume according to engine temperature On intermediate temperature ra...

Page 66: ...n is cut off when the configured RPM is reached It is recommended for high power engines especially turbocharged ones being the most efficient and safe option Disabled Enabled Revolution limiter Fuel injection Ignition Rev limiter 7000 RPM 19 5 Shift Light When the engine reaches the RPM set in this parameter the screen will display a blinking message SHIFT indicating that gear must be shifted To ...

Page 67: ... Fuel pump This output activates the fuel pump by grounding the relay that controls the pump When switching the ignition key this output is activated for six seconds and it turns itself off if the ECU does not receive any RPM signal The relay must be adequate to the current needed to power the fuel pump Fuel pump 1 2 Grey 7 Air conditioning Grey 8 Available Yellow 1 Available Yellow 2 Available Ou...

Page 68: ... Progressive nitrous control 7 20 Disable Nitrous when engine temperature under The fuel enrichment for 2 step is a fuel compensation when the 2 step is enabled The timing retard for 2 step is a compensation applied to the timing configured in the 2 step function The minimum and maximum RPM is a RPM window and work as a safety feature so the progressive nitrous will only active if the engine rpm i...

Page 69: ...ay Time to deactivate timing compensations In the end there are the OFF delay and the OFF ramp and are used to keep the engine safe avoiding an immediate timing advance that could damage the engine 19 11 Boost control This feature allows the control through PWM of a solenoid valve that manages the wastegate valve therefore regulating the boost pressure Through an external button you can activate t...

Page 70: ...ated output This function is used to activate an auxiliary output according to MAP readings Boost activated output 1 2 Yellow 1 Camshaft control Yellow 2 Progressive nitrous control Yellow 3 Boost control Yellow 4 Available Output selection Test output Test Select an available output to trigger a relay or any other external device In the FTManager this setup is at Sensors and calibration Outputs B...

Page 71: ...nd maximum MAP pressure on 2 step When the BoostController is off the target is zero and each time the read pressure for any reason exceeds 1 1psi the decrease solenoid is activated Installation diagram 1 Decrease solenoid injector trigger connected to the blue or yellow output 2 Decrease solenoid 3 Increase solenoid injector trigger connected to the blue or yellow output 4 Increase solenoid 5 12V...

Page 72: ...tc IMPORTANT Use a PS150 pressure sensor connected to any white input Setup as Wastegate pressure Other functions Set the outputs of the increase and decrease solenoid valves NOTE It is recommended to use the yellow or blue outputs for connecting the solenoids IMPORTANT Avoid using different color outputs for solenoids Use two yellow outputs or two blue outputs In datalogger you can configure the ...

Page 73: ...bar bar Reading FT500 Input setting In the Sensors and calibration menu select the Wastegate pressure after this set the associated input and the sensor type used FT500 setting In this menu should inform the BoostController its basic settings Other functions Valve model You can choose which valve type will be used high or low flow injectors FuelTech 2 valve block or BoostController2 solenoid Gener...

Page 74: ...up to 32 time points The intermediate values are interpolated Other functions Wastegate pressure for gear 1 2 8 2400 RPM 1 05 psi Gear and Engine RPM Gear elapsed time Time based after 2 step Single target valve Engine RPM based Main targets 1 8 By gear and engine RPM set up a stage for each gear with up to 8 points per engine RPM It is necessary that the gear change detection function is enabled ...

Page 75: ... for engine start set in the engine setup menu As soon as the engine is running the function of the button on the dashboard is now changed to turn the engine off when pressed by cutting fuel and spark Other functions 20 Drag race features This menu gathers all options normally used in drag race applications All the time based features start after releasing the 2 step button which indicates the mom...

Page 76: ...al switch similar to the button but in this case the function is enabled while the input is grounded In the FTManager this setup is at Sensors and calibration Inputs The burnout mode can be automacally disabled by RPM When the engine RPM is below an editable value This option is not available for external switch option Fuel enrichment Ignition timing 45 16 0 Map Fixed 3 Step Boost spool footbrake ...

Page 77: ... s When above 5000 RPM Actived below actived above Actived value 3 51 bar bar Actual 3 50 bar 2 step actived value 2 step rev limiter 8 8 To prevent the driver to activate the 2 step on a run there are 2 safety parameters Block 2 step by time or by RPM This way even if th driver press the 2 step button it will not activate before the time slip or above the RPM When using the 2 step by an input sen...

Page 78: ...hange output 3 3 Gear change RPM 7000 3 4 7000 4 5 7500 2 3 7500 1 2 6500 5 6 Gear shift output 3 4 Lock time between gear shift 0 60 S Disab Enab Pulse trigger time 0 25 S 20 6 Time based fuel enrichment Enables a time based fuel compensation that starts after the 2 step deactivation This compensation is a time seconds versus compensation feature After you enter the table a graph will be displaye...

Page 79: ...stabilize more smoothly the rev limiter but allows the RPM to pass the RPM set as rev limiter For inductive ignition systems it is recommended to use 90 maximum level and 200 RPM progression range For capacitive system like MSD it is recommended to use 100 maximum level and 1 RPM progression range 10000 9000 8000 7000 4000 0 00 0 50 1 00 1 50 2 00 3 00 Time based RPM cut 2 50 6000 5000 The last sc...

Page 80: ...rd the curve B speed the retard applied to the timing that is interpolated between the two retard Disabled Enabled Time based speed retard 1 6 Time based speed control allows the car to regain traction through a timing retard ramp Driveshaft RPM Speed traction s 5 3 2 Speed mph 5500 1 25 3 00 2 50 5000 Speed curve A 3700 4 0 55 3500 1 0 00 3800 Time S Time based speed retard 2 6 mph 5 3 2 Speed mp...

Page 81: ...closed loop main tables The first parameter to be set is the enabling mode Dashoboard button a touchscreen button in the LCD screen that can be found in the Dashboard settings menu External switch a white input must be used in an external switch While the input is grounded the Pro Nitrous will be on FuelTech FT500 allows firing the solenoids by switching 12V or 0V ground which must be setup in the...

Page 82: ...el table It is possible to set an OFF delay and OFF ramp after each stage It helps because moments after shut down the nitrous solenoid the intake still full of nitrous that will be consumed by the engine Nitrous stage cylinder trim and bottle pressure compensation This is a fuel injection cylinder trim for the Pro Nitrous feature Pro Nitrous cyl trim 1 2 2 Stag 3 3 2 1 1 3 7 0 0 0 3 0 2 Cylinders...

Page 83: ...enu then Outputs Wheelie control 1 9 Disab Enab Disab Enab Retard stage This feature retards or advances timing to control pitch or height Cut stage This feature applies up to 90 of cut to the ignition to control pitch or height 20 9 Wheelie Control This function uses the reading of height and pitch sensors to avoid the car to wheelie It is recommended to rear wheel drive cars and bikes The retard...

Page 84: ...re White 4 TPS Timing signal 1 2 None Input selection White 1 Avaliable White 2 Avaliable White 3 Air temperature White 4 TPS SmartDrop TM Signal 2 2 20 11 Staging control This function helps the car alignment when pre staging after the burnout When activated it s possible to control the transbrake solenoid frequency to hold the car properly Select the input and output of the function Setup the in...

Page 85: ...l shift light Shift light 3 3 Turn on shift light with RPM above 6500 RPM Shift Alert 1 2 None Blue 7 Fuel pump Blue 8 Electric fan 1 Gray 5 Available Output selection Test output Test Disabled Enabled Single value Each gear RPM settings Output options Dashboard Output pin Shift light 2 3 Over rev Setup the RPM for alert and the action the ECU must perform Over Rev Alert 6000 RPM Over Rev 1 2 Disa...

Page 86: ...ill be disconsidered for analysis 22 Favorites In this menu it is possible to have access to the most used functions of the ECU It gives quick access to functions as Main fuel table Main ignition table Idle speed control Internal datalogger Accel fuel enrichment and decay Engine start Two step rev limiter Overall fuel trim Favorites Main fuel injection table Main ignition table Two step rev limite...

Page 87: ...r Alert lower 98 C 0 C Disab Enab Disab Enab RPM bar When clicking the RPM bar parameter it is possible to setup the RPM where the red zone starts Display configuration Red zone RPM 5500 RPM 23 Interface settings Allows the configuration of all the visual functions of the FT500 like dashboard and day night mode selection 23 1 Day night mode selection There are 4 options to select from Day mode Dis...

Page 88: ... changed at FuelTech factory being the owner in charge of shipping the ECU along with its purchase invoice Measurement Units 1 2 Pressure unit bar Psi kPa Temperature unit C F Measurement Units 2 2 O2 Sensor unit Lambda AFR Speed unit kph mph 23 9 Demonstration mode The demonstration mode can be enabled to show the main features of FuelTech FT500 and its working You can set the waiting time to get...

Page 89: ...d f g h j k l z x c v b n m l File Manager 2 2 Edit map file name Generate FuelTech base map Copy map to another file Erase file 24 3 Copy map to another file This option copies a map that is already setup to an empty position or to overwrite a previous map First select the map that will be copied click right then select the option Copy map to another file On the next screen map that will be copie...

Page 90: ...gine After the steps above are correctly followed the Crank Angle Sensor should be aligned at TDC with the eccentric shaft 25 2 Crank angle sensor wiring The stock distributor will be read by FT as a Crank Angle Sensor and Camshaft Position Sensor Here s how to connect the FT to your stock Mazda distributor 24 Teeth 2 Teeth Distributor CAS 2 core shielded cable 1 core shielded cable Shield From FT...

Page 91: ...kPRO Notes 1 Use two 2 ignition units 2 Considering that MW PRO 14 R trigger edge need to be configured as Falling Dwell leaving pins 9 to 10 unconnected See page 9 of MW Ignition manual for more details 3 There is no set up the trigger edge of Pro Drag 4 R Trigger edge is Falling Dwell by default After setting up Fuel Injection Setup and Ignition Setup menus make sure you go through chapter 11 3 ...

Page 92: ...core shielded cable 1 core shielded cable VR SENSOR Reference Shield Signal Output CRANK TRIGGER CRANK TRIGGER SENSOR 1 2 3 4 85 30 86 87 MAIN RELAY Gray 6 Gray 7 White 9 Blue 4 Blue 5 Yellow 2 White 3 White 2 Power ground engine head or chassis Black White White 10 White 1 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1...

Page 93: ...2 core Shielded cable 1 core Shielded cable 85 30 86 87 EFI RELAY 85 30 86 87 INJECTORS RELAY Shield 16 way Connector 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Gray 6 Gray 7 White 9 Blue 4 Blue 5 Yellow 2 White 3 White 2 Black White White 10 White 1 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 9 W...

Page 94: ...e 8 2 core Shielded cable 1 core Shielded cable 85 30 86 87 EFI RELAY 85 30 86 87 INJECTORS RELAY Shield 16 way Connector 15 13 11 9 7 5 3 1 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 Gray 6 Gray 7 White 9 Blue 4 Blue 5 Yellow 2 White 3 White 2 Black White White 10 White 1 6 6 6 6 4 4 4 4 4 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 5 5 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 10 10 10 10 9 9 9 9...

Page 95: ...FT500 SFI FT500LITE SFI 95 82mm 141mm 28mm 141mm 28mm 33mm 27 FT500 SFI FT500LITE SFI ECU Dimensions ECU Dimensions ...

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