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Being at RIT on the formula team (ME/automotive option, EE minor) I think this could be good for a bunch of reasons.
I can’t imagine it being a bad thing. But I doubt it will be what u might be looking for. By no means will it turn u into a “tuner”. But it may not be a bad idea to get your foot in the door. Honestly if you understand what each sensor in a car does and how it interprets data with ecu and how its affected by user modifiable data tables that is all you need to know to get you started to making maps. You can never replace real world testing. Tuning is an art form that can’t be perfected really because ideal situations and environments are non-existant in the world of combustion for auto applications. There is a lot of useful articles online that you can read for free. I suggest spending a few hundred hours reading. The more you understand the control systems, the physics that involve combustion and airflow, and the software that you are using for tuning, the better at tuning you’ll become. Its really a never ending learning process.
You will learn much more doing that(megasquirt and online research) then you will taking their 2 day course. That being said, Efi university does a good job with their courses and reading material.
I’ve learned to tune cars, and I must say its a cool thing to be able to do. However, if you only plan on tuning a few cars here and there you are really better off just paying someone to do it. The amount of time (and motors ) I have invested into learning is huge, and I still don’t know and can’t work with half the stuff that’s out there. It’s not the type of thing you just learn to do and can do it, it keeps changing constantly with different cars and management systems. The general principle behind it just stays the same.
read this front to back and dont skip anything. do not move onto the next section until you understand completely what you have read.
when your done reading this you will need first hand experience. unfortunately this is the most important part and the most time consuming. Theres certain things that you need to hear and experience in person to realy know what they sound/feel like.
I think you guys are kind of missing the point. I’m not trying to be a ‘tuner’ per say, I think it would be a great addition to my resume and engineering career. I’ll buy some books and see what happens in the next year or so.
Might want to check the rules? RIT formula doesn’t need a whole lot of improvement in performance (afterall back to back 1st place finishes on the west coast). As an OEM “tuner” (Performance Analyst), as long as you have a basic knowledge the company will teach you everything you need to know. The majority of OEMs are not looking for horsepower, they are more concerned about Emissions.
Yea, but I think with a few more engineering classes I could take more away from it. But even still, I’m pretty sure I’m more ‘ready’ than most that attend the class. Through spring and summer Ill have taken material science, mechanics of materials, statics, thermo, fluids, multivar calc, diff eq, and maybe physics 3.
Lots of learning is bound to happen in the next 6 months. lol.
) I have invested into learning is huge, and I still don’t know and can’t work with half the stuff that’s out there. It’s not the type of thing you just learn to do and can do it, it keeps changing constantly with different cars and management systems. The general principle behind it just stays the same.