Dumbo The Flying Elephant

[Larry Hill]

To help avoid confusion on what file needs to be downloaded to see the data log of the run. I will delete the down loadable files from the ECU so only to have a choice of around eight to download for the run. Every time I stated the engine it starts a new file.

[Larry Hill]

The rev limiter works I just hope it was set low enough.

[Larry Hill]

Just picked up my Buxton spring checker, thanks Mr Don showing me your Buxton. It will be a great addition to my engine program.

[Larry Hill]

Just started working on a new set of heads for my small elephant engine. I hope it will run well enough to get in Indy. I still think it should be class winners and the remainder of the field based on qualifying, that will get folks to run them all out. I have never won class in super stock.

[Larry Hill]

8750 rpm spike and the engine leaked within 4% of each other. The Comp springs did there job, Jeff Taylor gave me some good direction, and the Buxton spring checker gave me very repeatable information to set springs from coil bind. I think I will lower the Rev limiter to 8500 just to give me that warm fuzzy feeling.
I would like another Copper Class Trophy from the Sports and a class picture without “The Mask”.

[Larry Hill]

Yesterday I decided to stop tiptoeing around the fear of the tune for Dumbo. I changed a few things with the help of Robin and Jeff. I took good notes I think and tried to use good judgment on not straying to far from the line.

[Larry Hill]

Yesterday was a.very good day. I pulled the tune out of the ECU I made notes on the settings and reinstalled it. It worked but it did not log like I wanted. The car started and ran fine, I think. I will know for sure at the Sports. Pulled the tune back out and tried and tried to get it to log like I wanted. After what seemed like a short eternity I found an important bread crum on the computer screen “unsaved”, I hit “save” and the logging did as I think I wanted after I reinstalled the tune. Then I spent the rest of the day studying the Holley system.

I don’t know what is the best way to learn EFI installation and tuning. Never having to work with computers really put me behind in technical development. I went to David Page’s FAST two day school and still think it was money well spent. On Saturday we all got to adjust some stuff on the dyno mule. But if I would have asked a question every time I needed a question answered we would have still been on chapter 3. For me it was better the second time because the words had meaning.

I’m armed but not very dangerous and may never be, but l’m not hesitant anymore. Now the only question is What will make it better?